Elliot Jinjika
BUHERA –
It was all smiles for a Buhera community recently when Lions Club of Angle
Vale, an international charity organisation based in Australia, made donations to
Murambinda Mission Hospital to the tune of US$15 000.
It was all smiles for a Buhera community recently when Lions Club of Angle
Vale, an international charity organisation based in Australia, made donations to
Murambinda Mission Hospital to the tune of US$15 000.
The
organisation was represented by its treasurer, Kennedy Mavunganidze who happens
to be a native of Buhera district.
organisation was represented by its treasurer, Kennedy Mavunganidze who happens
to be a native of Buhera district.
The
organisation, whose motto is ‘We Serve’, consists of 16 members most of whom
being retired persons.
organisation, whose motto is ‘We Serve’, consists of 16 members most of whom
being retired persons.
“We
conducted a research on the useful things that are needed here at the hospital
and we started raising money. We chose Murambinda because it is a referral hospital,
meaning many clinics in the district are dependent on it for medical cases they
themselves cannot handle.
conducted a research on the useful things that are needed here at the hospital
and we started raising money. We chose Murambinda because it is a referral hospital,
meaning many clinics in the district are dependent on it for medical cases they
themselves cannot handle.
“It
was not easy as we faced a lot of challenges in raising the required money but
we are moved by the need to stretch a helping hand towards different areas of
need,” said Mavunganidze.
was not easy as we faced a lot of challenges in raising the required money but
we are moved by the need to stretch a helping hand towards different areas of
need,” said Mavunganidze.
The
organisation donated kitchen cookware, clothing for boys, men and women, shoes,
hospital consumables, linen sheets, spectacles, syringe drivers, books, medical
clothing, weighing scales, commodes, examination tables, office chairs, leg
braces, hospital beds, mattresses, tables, plastic and metal stools, IV stands,
blood pressure machines and cuff, medicine cabinets, wheelchairs, dental
electric chairs among other goods.
organisation donated kitchen cookware, clothing for boys, men and women, shoes,
hospital consumables, linen sheets, spectacles, syringe drivers, books, medical
clothing, weighing scales, commodes, examination tables, office chairs, leg
braces, hospital beds, mattresses, tables, plastic and metal stools, IV stands,
blood pressure machines and cuff, medicine cabinets, wheelchairs, dental
electric chairs among other goods.
Many
Murambinda Mission Hospital staff members expressed great appreciation for the
generous gesture, saying the donation will go a long way in helping the
hospital deliver on its mandate.
Murambinda Mission Hospital staff members expressed great appreciation for the
generous gesture, saying the donation will go a long way in helping the
hospital deliver on its mandate.
“The
donation has brought relief, making it easier for us to take care of the
patients and we thank you so much for coming here with a kind heart. You have
filled a huge gap,” said Nzwisisai Mazuru, a tutor at Murambinda Mission
Training School.
donation has brought relief, making it easier for us to take care of the
patients and we thank you so much for coming here with a kind heart. You have
filled a huge gap,” said Nzwisisai Mazuru, a tutor at Murambinda Mission
Training School.
District
Medical Officer, Dr Kwiri said the equipment donated by the club was going to
be of great use in surgical operations and other services.
Medical Officer, Dr Kwiri said the equipment donated by the club was going to
be of great use in surgical operations and other services.
“The
surgical equipment you brought will be of great help. We will pray for you to
do more as we work together to improve health services at this hospital and
elsewhere,” said Dr Kwiri.
surgical equipment you brought will be of great help. We will pray for you to
do more as we work together to improve health services at this hospital and
elsewhere,” said Dr Kwiri.
Mavunganidze
thanked members of the club for their capability to acknowledge the role they
could play in improving conditions at rural hospitals in Zimbabwe, saying it
was hard to explain the Zimbabwean situation to people who have not been to
Africa.
thanked members of the club for their capability to acknowledge the role they
could play in improving conditions at rural hospitals in Zimbabwe, saying it
was hard to explain the Zimbabwean situation to people who have not been to
Africa.
He
thanked Buhera Central Member of Parliament (MP) Dr Matthew Nyashanu Gijima for
facilitating the movement of the container to its final destination despite
some challenges.
thanked Buhera Central Member of Parliament (MP) Dr Matthew Nyashanu Gijima for
facilitating the movement of the container to its final destination despite
some challenges.
