Vice President and Minister of Health and Child Care, Dr Costantino Chiwenga has officially opened Kwekwe Infectious Diseases Hospital formerly Garandichauya bar in Mbizo.
“It is my great pleasure to be amongst the people of Midlands today where we are gathered for the official opening of the Kwekwe Infectious Diseases Hospital.
Chiwenga added that he has no doubt that medical infrastructural developments will contribute significantly to the attainment of an empowered upper-middle-income society.
“This project was wholly funded by the Government of Zimbabwe using devolution funds. I would like to commend the able leadership of the Midlands Provincial Taskforce that saw it fit for the Kwekwe community to benefit from the construction of this infectious diseases hospital, the first in the Kwekwe City.
“The facility will not only cater for Covid-19 patients but all other infectious diseases that the Kwekwe community would suffer from. We all have a collective responsibility to improve the quality of life of our people through the infrastructural facilities.” added Chiwenga.
The construction of the hospital was funded through government availed devolution funds and from the local council’s coffers at a total cost of $16,9 million.
The hospital has 3 wards (children, male and female) with a total of 25 beds.