By Tadiwa Shunje
MASVINGO – Old Mutual Zimbabwe has donated 200 blankets, 480 pulse oximeters and 10 oxygen concentrators to Masvingo Provincial Hospital on July 17, 2026 as part of its annual winter campaign aimed at supporting vulnerable groups and strengthening healthcare services.
The donation, handed over at the provincial referral hospital, is part of Old Mutual’s winter initiative launched last year to provide relief to vulnerable communities while fostering long-term partnerships with key public institutions.
Old Mutual Zimbabwe Group Legal and Governance Executive Hardlife Nharingo said the company was pleased to continue the campaign and hoped the donated items would improve patient care.
“We are very pleased to be here as part of our winter campaign, which we started last year focusing on vulnerable groups. We hope these items will be useful for the hospital,” said Nharingo.
He said Old Mutual had toured the hospital to understand its areas of greatest need and would continue assessing how it could strengthen its partnership with the institution.
“We have been taken around to look at areas of need. I think we will continue to assess our partnership,” he said.
Nharingo noted that while the hospital had made notable progress, there was still room for improvement, adding that the company remained committed to supporting the institution where possible.
Receiving the donation, Masvingo Provincial Hospital Medical Superintendent Dr Noel Zulu expressed gratitude to Old Mutual, saying strategic partnerships were critical to improving healthcare delivery.”We are grateful for having a corporate organisation that has come to this institution to donate.
One of our key strategic areas is building partnerships, which we encourage everyone to participate in,” said Zulu.
He said the donation had come at an ideal time as the province experiences cold winter conditions and the hospital continues to care for large numbers of patients.
“We are grateful that Old Mutual has come at the right time during winter with sizeable donations that will go a long way in helping. We have many patients who come here, and the blankets will help keep them warm during this winter,” he said.
Zulu said the oxygen concentrators would improve the hospital’s capacity to provide oxygen therapy, while the pulse oximeters would enable healthcare workers to accurately monitor patients’ oxygen saturation levels.
“The oxygen concentrators help patients who require oxygen therapy. The pulse oximeters allow us to monitor oxygen saturation so that we can determine the amount of oxygen a patient requires. We are grateful for these donations,” he said.
He urged other companies and members of the public to support the hospital’s transformation.
“This is your hospital, so be part of the process of transforming it into the kind of institution we all want. We look forward to more partners coming on board to support us,” said Zulu.
The latest donation adds to growing corporate support for Masvingo Provincial Hospital
. In May, Delta Beverages, through its flagship brand Castle Lager, donated 10 state-of-the-art hospital beds under a nationwide programme to strengthen public healthcare.
The beds were part of Delta Beverages’ pledge to donate 100 hospital beds across Zimbabwe’s 10 provinces during the 10th anniversary of the National Castle Lager Braai Day celebrations, with Masvingo becoming the ninth province to benefit.
Receiving that donation, then Acting Medical Superintendent and Clinical Services Director Dr Richard Makoni said the beds had arrived at a crucial time as the hospital was undergoing major renovations aimed at improving service delivery.
He said the equipment would contribute to the hospital’s vision of becoming one of Zimbabwe’s leading public health institutions.
