Zimbabwe: Zim Doctors Blast Govt Hospital Privatisation Bid

8 December 2019

ZIMBABWEAN doctors say they were against the implementation of the Public Private Partnerships on the country's public health sector, describing the model as privatising public health institutions to the disadvantage of the poor majority.

Senior doctors said the system was not a viable one as it would mean higher medical costs which the ordinary citizen could not afford. They also find the system as riddled with corruption while also driven by profits and not patient care.

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