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By Staff Reporter
MIDLANDS, according to President Emmerson Mnangagwa, is among the country’s provinces that have registered a very low uptake of the Covid-19 vaccine.
The exercise started in February, but Mnangagwa who hails from Midlands, expressed dissatisfaction that his fellow homeboys and girls were unwilling to take the jab.
He was speaking in Kwekwe Thursday where he took his second vaccination.
He told Zanu PF supporters in attendance that he found it ironic that while people in other provinces were registering a huge uptake of Covid-19 vaccine, Midlands residents where shunning the jab.
“Reports from our (Zanu PF) national chairperson Oppah Muchinguri indicate that in terms of numbers Midlands is still very far in terms of Covid-19 vaccination.
Zimbabwe: ‘Covid-19 a Blessing in Disguise As Govt Forced to Upgrade Hospitals’ – ED
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President Emmerson Mnangagwa says although the Covid-19 pandemic has ravaged the country and globally community, in Zimbabwe it has turned to be a “blessing in disguise”.
He said the pandemic had given his government an opportunity to upgrade abandoned public health facilities across the country.
Government health institutions in Zimbabwe have in recent years deteriorated to alarming levels due to lack of maintenance and equipping them with machinery and drugs.
This saw senior state government and Zanu PF officials and their families including ministers travelling out of the country shunning the neglected and ill-equipped facilities.
By Staff Reporter
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says although the Covid-19 pandemic has ravaged the country and globally community, in Zimbabwe it has turned to be a “blessing in disguise”.
He said the pandemic had given his government an opportunity to upgrade abandoned public health facilities across the country.
Government health institutions in Zimbabwe have in recent years deteriorated to alarming levels due to lack of maintenance and equipping them with machinery and drugs.
This saw senior state government and Zanu PF officials and their families including ministers travelling out of the country shunning the neglected and ill-equipped facilities.
For years, the government has also been unwilling to improve the welfare of public healthcare workers resulting in thousands of them seeking greener pastures in other countries leaving hospitals without critical staff.