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Bulawayo is my home and I love it, says First Lady
22 Dec 2017 at 16:54hrs | Views
The First Lady, Auxillia Mnangagwa has been visiting provinces in Matebeleland on a fact finding mission in order to establish a way of helping orphans and vulnerable children.
On her Facebook page, she wrote: "My tour will help me find out what is happening to these children who have been abandoned, see what they need and how I can help them, as I visit them, I'm giving out bedding, food, sanitary wear and clothes."
"I will also look into the payment of school fees for the orphans. God talked to me in my dreams that I should launch this programme in Bulawayo."
She referred to the province as her home saying, "This is a province I call home and I love it.
"I even refused to be received at the airport because I was coming home. I am prepared to work with the people of Bulawayo to bring to an end the problems that are troubling this province."
On her findings regarding the health institutions, Mrs Mnangagwa implored them to improve their services.
"Public health institutions should improve their relations with members of the public and treat patients with dignity as that is part of their mandate," she wrote.
She added: "It Is important for health institutions to treat their patients with dignity. I did not like the attitude by some of the nurses.
"I want to encourage staff at our hospitals to be friendly to members of the public, especially patients. It is their mandate to serve the patients.
"I understand that the hospitals are facing many challenges, which include shortage of medicines and other consumables. This should not stop our nurses from treating their patients with care. When nurses are welcoming, it makes life easy for patients, despite their conditions and the shortages.
"I also encouraged management at the hospitals to make sure that their institutions are always clean to create a conducive environment for patients and visitors.
"We have launched the programme in Bulawayo and our next port of call is Binga in Matabeleland North and Gwanda in Matabeleland South. The programme will spread to all provinces in the country so that we reach out to as many children as we can."
On her Facebook page, she wrote: "My tour will help me find out what is happening to these children who have been abandoned, see what they need and how I can help them, as I visit them, I'm giving out bedding, food, sanitary wear and clothes."
"I will also look into the payment of school fees for the orphans. God talked to me in my dreams that I should launch this programme in Bulawayo."
She referred to the province as her home saying, "This is a province I call home and I love it.
"I even refused to be received at the airport because I was coming home. I am prepared to work with the people of Bulawayo to bring to an end the problems that are troubling this province."
On her findings regarding the health institutions, Mrs Mnangagwa implored them to improve their services.
"Public health institutions should improve their relations with members of the public and treat patients with dignity as that is part of their mandate," she wrote.
She added: "It Is important for health institutions to treat their patients with dignity. I did not like the attitude by some of the nurses.
"I want to encourage staff at our hospitals to be friendly to members of the public, especially patients. It is their mandate to serve the patients.
"I understand that the hospitals are facing many challenges, which include shortage of medicines and other consumables. This should not stop our nurses from treating their patients with care. When nurses are welcoming, it makes life easy for patients, despite their conditions and the shortages.
"I also encouraged management at the hospitals to make sure that their institutions are always clean to create a conducive environment for patients and visitors.
"We have launched the programme in Bulawayo and our next port of call is Binga in Matabeleland North and Gwanda in Matabeleland South. The programme will spread to all provinces in the country so that we reach out to as many children as we can."
Source - Byo24News
