Villagers in the Whunga area, under Beitbridge West who have pooled resources to construct a clinic, received a shot in the arm yesterday with
Among other things, the opening of the clinic in
Currently, they are relying on Nhwali and Zezani clinics which are located more than 20km away, while some have to travel to
Simbisa Brand's manager for Beitbridge Mr Frank Mudau said they had decided to join hands with the community in minimising service delivery challenges they are experiencing.
"We appreciate the support we have received from Zimbabweans as
Mr
Whunga Clinic Construction Committee, chairman, Mr Ratang Muleya said so far they had moulded 86 000 bricks enough to build the main clinic's structure and one nurses' cottage.
He said the idea to build the health facility was mooted in 2014 but since then nothing happened until a new committee was created in 2021.
"So what we have done is to mobilise the villagers to buy cement and mould bricks," said
"We have been receiving overwhelming support from both those members of the community within
In addition, we received 200 bags of cement through the
He said with the current cash injected by Simbisa they intend to start construction of the main clinic's infrastructure and procure window and door frames among other equipment required for the project.
"Our current situation is dire, considering that we already have transport challenges and most members of the community are finding it hard to access the health facilities in Nhwali and Zezani or Simbisa town," he said.
Already, the council is constructing a clinic in Dumba,
The development comes a few weeks after residents of Beitbridge town undertook to raise R200 000 to fix eight grounded vehicles at the local district hospital in the next three months.
Among the vehicles to be fixed by the
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