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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>Doctors based at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals, which is Zimbabwe\u2019s largest referral hospital, have requested a meeting with authorities at the hospital over the deteriorating conditions.<\/p>\n

In a letter addressed to the hospital\u2019s chief executive officer Ernest Manyawu, the doctors said the hospital had no basic medicines, even for primary care. Part of the letter reads:<\/p>\n

As healthcare practitioners, we spent innumerable years in school training to serve our people.<\/p>\n

However, the critical lack of consumables in our hospital is rendering us ineffective as we can no longer deliver the services required at the tertiary hospital.<\/p>\n

… We often run out of and lack basic sundries which should be available even at primary institutions.<\/p>\n

To mention a few, there have been shortages or lack of yellow cannulas, 5ml and 10ml syringes, sterile gloves, betadine, cotton wool strapping, catheters, and urine bags.<\/p>\n

Our U&E machine (urea and electrolytes) is always down, the most common being no reagents, sometimes no water or it\u2019s a mechanical issue.<\/p>\n

In an interview with NewsDay<\/b> on Wednesday night, Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals spokesperson Linos Dhire confirmed that authorities had received the letter. He said:<\/p>\n

I can confirm that we have received the letter and authorities are meeting the doctors tomorrow to discuss the issues.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. Doctors based at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals, which is Zimbabwe\u2019s largest referral hospital, have requested a meeting with authorities at the hospital over the deteriorating conditions. In a letter addressed to the hospital\u2019s chief executive officer Ernest Manyawu, the doctors said the hospital had no basic medicines, even for primary care. 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