ZANU PF TAKES ZIMBABWE BACK TO THE DARK AGES

Zimbabwe’s health system is broken. Everyone knows this. But now, it has gone back to the Dark Ages. A picture is going around showing a patient at a hospital with pieces of a cardboard box and tape used instead of proper medical care. This picture shows how bad things have become under Zanu PF’s 45-year rule.

Hospitals in Zimbabwe are no longer places of healing. They are places where people go to die. There is no equipment, no medicine, and no money to fix the health system. The government has failed to take care of the people. There is no funding, and there are no proper supplies. Even basic things like bandages and painkillers are sometimes missing.

Doctors and nurses are leaving Zimbabwe because there are no good working conditions. Many have gone to other countries where they are paid better. This has left Zimbabwe with very few healthcare workers. The ones who remain must work in hospitals that do not have the equipment or medicine to treat patients.

In 2008, Zimbabwe had a cholera outbreak that killed 4,288 people. It was a disaster. The outbreak lasted from August 2008 to July 2009. Now, history is repeating itself. Between 2023 and 2024, about 700 people also died from cholera. This is proof that nothing has improved.

The government does not put enough money into healthcare. Most of the money comes from foreign donors. The European Union, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Sweden give money through the Health Development Fund. UNICEF manages this money and helps with maternal and child health. The Global Fund also supports Zimbabwe’s health system.

About 25% of Zimbabwe’s health budget comes from foreign aid. Most of this money goes to fighting HIV/AIDS, malaria, and helping mothers and children. Without these donors, the health sector would collapse even further. But things could still get worse. The United States government once said it would cut funding for HIV/AIDS programs, including money given through the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). If this happens, many Zimbabweans who depend on this aid will suffer.

People in rural areas have it even worse. They do not have good healthcare. Many must travel long distances to find a clinic or hospital. Sometimes, when they get there, there are no doctors or medicine. Many people die because they cannot get help in time.

Zimbabwe also has a high number of people suffering from diseases like HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. At the same time, more people are now dying from non-communicable diseases. But the government is not doing enough to help.

Under Zanu PF, Zimbabwe’s health system has collapsed. It is like going back in time. People die from diseases that can be treated. Hospitals have no medicine. Doctors leave the country. Patients are treated with cardboard boxes instead of proper care. The people of Zimbabwe deserve better. But as long as the government does not care, nothing will change.