MPILO Central Hospital is seeking players in the private sector to operate several departments under the private public partnership (PPPs) arrangement, saying it is in line with the government-fronted policy document, the Zimbabwe Agenda for Sustainable Socioeconomic Transformation (ZimAsset). NQOBILE BHEBHE CHIEF REPORTER
Prospective partners are earmarked to operate a pharmacy department, radiology, laboratory, mortuary, renal and operating theatres.
This is part of efforts to rehabilitate the health institution that is struggling to provide sound health delivery services to thousands of patients.
The hospital, built in 1957 for a population of about 80 000, is unable to cope with the present population growth in the country’s southern region, where it is the biggest referral institution.
In August, a donor conference to raise more than $15 million for rehabilitation works was held.
According to a notice, the hospital has the biggest dialysis centre in the country with a capacity of 20 dialysis machines, which it seeks to run on a commercial basis.
The hospital said it was presently offering limited radiography services and was seeking to “partner for the provision of a wider range of services to include ultrasound scans, magnetic resonate imagining, mammography systems and computerised tomography”.
On the mortuary, which is said to be a long term investment, interested partners should be willing to rehabilitate the old mortuary and invest in the completion of a new mortuary and a chapel which is at roof level.
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Of 12 hospital theatres, only four are “fairly functional” and the institution seeks to upgrade the infrastructure and equipment.
According to the August conference document, out of the $15 million being sought, an estimated $500 000 would be for refurbishing the student nurses’ home, $600 000 for sprucing up staff residences, while a new administration block would be built at a cost of about $1 million with a further $400 000 going towards the maternity theatre.
Completion of the new mortuary would require $1,5 million with a new mortuary chapel taking $300 000.
Lecture theaters and the functions hall require $500 000, the warehouse for general stores and pharmacy ($620 000) and road network ($800 000).
