{"id":21336,"date":"2020-03-29T19:42:51","date_gmt":"2020-03-29T17:42:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=21336"},"modified":"2020-03-29T19:42:51","modified_gmt":"2020-03-29T17:42:51","slug":"scared-health-workers-turn-away-patients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/scared-health-workers-turn-away-patients","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Scared\u2019 Health Workers Turn Away Patients"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Health workers at some of Zimbabwe\u2019s public hospitals are turning away patients for fear of contracting the dreaded novel coronavirus disease due to ignorance and a lack of Protective Personal Equipment (PPE).<\/p>\n<p>This was revealed by Mpilo Central Hospital Clinical Director Dr Solwayo Ngwenya during an interview with Sunday News. He said:<\/p>\n<p>We have a worry about health workers turning away people from hospitals. I have been saying that there will be ignorance leading to chaos leading to mass deaths and this is already happening.<\/p>\n<p>We have a situation whereby health workers are now labelling everyone as a Covid-19 patient and this is going to kill people unnecessarily.<\/p>\n<p>This morning (Friday) the CEO (chief executive officer) and I at Mpilo tried to have an educational talk with members of staff and they appear not to be receptive to any educational changes.<\/p>\n<p>They have made up their mind that every patient in Zimbabwe is a Covid-19 patient which is quite grossly ignorant on its own. So yes, indeed this is a fear that I have always had.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Ecosure, a subsidiary of Cassava Smartech, owned by billionaire and philanthropist Strive Masiyiwa, has offered free PPE, among a host of other incentives, for all doctors and nurses who attend duties during the fight against the epidemic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Health workers at some of Zimbabwe\u2019s public hospitals are turning away patients for fear of contracting the dreaded novel coronavirus disease due to ignorance and a lack of Protective Personal Equipment (PPE). This was revealed by Mpilo Central Hospital Clinical Director Dr Solwayo Ngwenya during an interview with Sunday News. 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