Key Points

• US$1 million Swiss partnership to upgrade Harare’s health facilities.

• Mabvuku Polyclinic upgrade to include 24-hour emergency services.

• Swiss partnership aims to make healthcare more affordable for citizens.

In HARARE — Switzerland is giving the City of Harare $1 million to help fix up its healthcare facilities, which have been neglected and underfunded for years.

The partnership is part of a new agreement between the Swiss government and the city to work together. The goal is to improve diagnostic capacity and upgrade the Mabvuku Polyclinic so that it can provide 24-hour emergency services.

Mabvuku Polyclinic will get an upgrade that lasts 24 hours

The money will also help other public health centres by taking some of the stress off of them. The Mbuya Nehanda Polyclinic is temporarily closed for renovations, so its services have been moved to Mabvuku. Soon, Mabvuku will have better facilities, including a new operating theatre.

The initiative will improve service delivery and help the government make healthcare more accessible and affordable, according to Mayor Jacob Mafume. Mafume said at a press conference, “We are looking at upgrading Mabvuku Polyclinic.” “The state-of-the-art theatre is already doing caesarean sections and other surgeries.”

Swiss partnership to improve healthcare services

Mafume said that the memorandum of understanding with Switzerland should be finished soon, which will allow work to start early next year. “He said that taking care of people’s health is one of the city’s main jobs.” “This partnership will do a lot to help government programs.”

Stefano Berti, who is in charge of cooperation at the Swiss embassy in Harare, said that the deal will make healthcare better in the capital and could be used as a model for working together on a larger scale. He said, “Everything seems to be going well.” “We hope this agreement will make people more involved in their communities and have a lasting effect.”