By Moses Ziyambi
Ward nine councillor in Masvingo Urban, Mr Babylon Beta is fighting for an establishment of a small clinic in his ward saying the people in that area were having problems with going to the General hospital which expect patients to pass through a clinic which will in turn refer them to a referral hospital.
Speaking to Tell Zimbabwe recently, Beta said he was not comfortable with the situation where patients have to go to Masvingo General Hospital even for minor ailments.
Ward nine Cllr Babylon Beta
“The problem is that Masvingo General Hospital is a referral hospital which normally expect patients to firstly pass through a clinic which will in turn refer them to the hospital for further treatment. You would be very lucky or you would be seriously ill for you to be given treatment at the general hospital without reference from a clinic,” said Beta.
Masvingo General Hospital is the province’s biggest and sole public referral hospital.
Beta said authorities were aware of the problems but lack of funding was hampering progress.
“As councillors we want to develop our communities but we don’t have the funds. In my ward, most roads and street lights are in a state of disrepair and I frequently raise this issue at council level but there is no money.
“I would also have wanted to see more boreholes being drilled in areas like Northleigh in order to cushion residents against water cuts,” said Beta.
Unlike in other wards with more boreholes, residents of Ward 9 have to grapple with persistent water cuts without an alternative source of water.Local
