Valentine Makufa
Masvingo City Council owned Runyararo West clinic is set to provide mental health services in its-soon to be opened health institution.
Council director of health services Suzanne Hazel Madamombe confirmed this development during a tour of the clinic by the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on March 30, 2022 on their visit to Masvingo for assessment of the Auditor General report’s recommendations implementation.
She said that mental health cases are on the rise in the community hence the department has to deal with these issues by offering such related services at the new clinic.
“We have noted that in the community there are more cases that are related to mental health, so we are setting up that department and have already advertised the post for a mental health nurse who is going to be stationed here,” said Madamombe.
She added that the clinic is also going to be a center for Adolescence and Sexual Reproductive Health Services centre.
“We are also going to make this place an Adolescence and Sexual Reproductive Health Centre where we are going to be having specialist nurses who are going to be dealing with adolescence health specifically,” she added.
The clinic that was constructed using devolution funds is awaiting clearance from relevant authority for it to open its doors to the public.
During the full council meeting held on March 28 2022 at Town House, Town Clerk Engineer Edward Mukaratirwa said all is now in place at the health center though they are putting finishing touches in the process of legalization of operations by registering the institution with the relevant authorities.
