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ABUZ donates to Mpilo Hospital
24 Sep 2013 at 02:47hrs | Views
ASSOCIATION of Business in Zimbabwe (ABUZ) has donated groceries to Mpilo Central Hospital and pledged to carry out maintenance services at the institution.
"The groceries and the maintenance programme has a combined value of $10 000. The groceries included mealie-meal, peanut butter, washing soap, cereals, kapenta fish and soya beans.
Speaking during the handover ceremony at the hospital on Friday, ABUZ chief executive officer Mr Lucky Mlilo said his organisation was made up of 140 companies.
He said they wanted to create a lasting relationship with the hospital.
Mr Mlilo urged other companies to come on board and assist. "Companies may be facing economic challenges but sacrifice to plough back to the communities," said Mr Mlilo.
Accepting the donation the hospital's matron-in-charge, Mr Phineas Sithole said the donation will go a long way in assisting the institution to meet its mandate of providing health service to the people.
"At times the hospital staff is blamed for poor service delivery when infact this is caused not by their failure to do their work but by shortage of resources," said Mr Sithole.
"The groceries and the maintenance programme has a combined value of $10 000. The groceries included mealie-meal, peanut butter, washing soap, cereals, kapenta fish and soya beans.
Speaking during the handover ceremony at the hospital on Friday, ABUZ chief executive officer Mr Lucky Mlilo said his organisation was made up of 140 companies.
Mr Mlilo urged other companies to come on board and assist. "Companies may be facing economic challenges but sacrifice to plough back to the communities," said Mr Mlilo.
Accepting the donation the hospital's matron-in-charge, Mr Phineas Sithole said the donation will go a long way in assisting the institution to meet its mandate of providing health service to the people.
"At times the hospital staff is blamed for poor service delivery when infact this is caused not by their failure to do their work but by shortage of resources," said Mr Sithole.
Source - Chronicle
