… As public health providers fully booked until 2024
Beverly Bizeki
A woman from Gutu who is battling cervical cancer has been plunged into depression as she is failing to raise the required amount of money to go through an emergency operation with some public health facilities being said to be fully booked until February next year.
51 year old Tsungirirai Chimbandi is appealing to well-wishers to support her raise US$1200 to undergo an operation at private hospitals as she is experiencing excruciating pain and needs an urgent operation.
Efforts to seek medical attention in a neighboring South Africa failed to speed up the process as she was also booked for January next year.
Chimbanda’s sister Edina Chikonye said she had gone to South Africa as well to seek treatment at public hospitals where she has been booked for January 16.
“The situation is dire for my sister as she is in excruciating pain and is now surviving on taking strong painkillers while she is waiting to go for an operation. The sad part however is she can only get treatment at public hospitals next year in February as they are fully booked at the moment and her condition is deteriorating.
“Chimbandi has also gone to South Africa to seek treatment and was given a date in January at a public hospital which has made her lose hope as doctors indicated that the she should get an emergency operation to avoid spreading of the cancer in her body,” she said.
Chimbandi started having these pains end of 2022 but she was diagnosed with cervical cancer in September this year and she has been languishing in pain ever since
Chimbandi can no longer fend for herself ever since she got diagnosed of cervical cancer since she and her husband are farmers and not formally employed.
Her sickness has not only disturbed her wellbeing but it has also caused misunderstandings and unhappiness in her family causing her depression.
Zimbabwe is amongst the top five countries with high incidences of cervical whereby at least 61 of every 100 000 women are being diagnosed annually.
Well wishers can make donations on +263 784964209 (Edina Chikonye)
