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Govt sends team to investigate corruption at Mpilo Hospital
16 Apr 2013 at 05:08hrs | Views
THE Ministry of Health and Child Welfare has sent a team to investigate allegations of corruption and nepotism levelled against the principal tutor from Mpilo Central Hospital's School of Nursing.
Mrs Vanzvai Majada was sent on three months unpaid leave recently after it was discovered that she was allegedly recruiting student nurses from one province.
It is alleged that she was charging prospective students between $600 and $1 000 for a place.
In an interview yesterday, the hospital's chief executive officer, Dr Lawrence Mantiziba, confirmed that Mrs Majada had been sent on unpaid leave for three months, but could not give details, saying investigations were underway by a probe team from the Ministry.
"I cannot remember the exact date She was suspended, but sometime a few weeks ago. I cannot say anything for now other than to say a team from Head Office has just left my office as it has started investigations on the matter.
"We will have to wait for the investigations to be completed so that the team gives us a report. We will then be able to talk about why she was suspended and other details. For now let us not prejudice the process of investigation," said Dr Mantiziba.
Mrs Majada is said to have been hauled before a disciplinary committee yesterday morning as the probe team began its investigations.
Sources at the hospital said Dr Mantiziba, who took up the hospital's hot seat last year, had embarked on a clean-up exercise meant to weed out corruption that had threatened to destroy the institutions a referral centre for five provinces.
According to sources, the internal audit uncovered that Mrs Majada was offering places to prospective students from Masvingo Province, believed to be her province of origin.
It is said a majority of those who had been short-listed for the 2013 intake by Mrs Majada were from Masvingo and authorities quickly withheld the acceptance letters, which she had prepared.
Dr Mantiziba said he would stop at nothing to deal with corruption at the health institution.
"If you as media pick up any criminal activity going on at the hospital, do not hesitate to work on it and blow it up. I will not stand in your way. What I want is to revive the hospital into an institution that people would have confidence in," he said.
"We need to move on the same page with the people so that when there are challenges they are on our side. I am sure with that in mind Mpilo will go somewhere. That will also be possible with a Press that brings out motivational articles about everything •that happens so that we build the hospital together."
Dr Mantiziba said clients and other stakeholders were beginning to have trust in the health institution and were now helping in the image rebuilding exercise,
Contacted for comment yesterday, Mrs Majada referred questions to Dr Mantiziba.
"Unfortunately I cannot talk to you, i talk to the chief executive officer. You 1 are the reporter who put that issue in the Press so what do you want me to i say?" she said.
Mrs Vanzvai Majada was sent on three months unpaid leave recently after it was discovered that she was allegedly recruiting student nurses from one province.
It is alleged that she was charging prospective students between $600 and $1 000 for a place.
In an interview yesterday, the hospital's chief executive officer, Dr Lawrence Mantiziba, confirmed that Mrs Majada had been sent on unpaid leave for three months, but could not give details, saying investigations were underway by a probe team from the Ministry.
"I cannot remember the exact date She was suspended, but sometime a few weeks ago. I cannot say anything for now other than to say a team from Head Office has just left my office as it has started investigations on the matter.
"We will have to wait for the investigations to be completed so that the team gives us a report. We will then be able to talk about why she was suspended and other details. For now let us not prejudice the process of investigation," said Dr Mantiziba.
Mrs Majada is said to have been hauled before a disciplinary committee yesterday morning as the probe team began its investigations.
Sources at the hospital said Dr Mantiziba, who took up the hospital's hot seat last year, had embarked on a clean-up exercise meant to weed out corruption that had threatened to destroy the institutions a referral centre for five provinces.
It is said a majority of those who had been short-listed for the 2013 intake by Mrs Majada were from Masvingo and authorities quickly withheld the acceptance letters, which she had prepared.
Dr Mantiziba said he would stop at nothing to deal with corruption at the health institution.
"If you as media pick up any criminal activity going on at the hospital, do not hesitate to work on it and blow it up. I will not stand in your way. What I want is to revive the hospital into an institution that people would have confidence in," he said.
"We need to move on the same page with the people so that when there are challenges they are on our side. I am sure with that in mind Mpilo will go somewhere. That will also be possible with a Press that brings out motivational articles about everything •that happens so that we build the hospital together."
Dr Mantiziba said clients and other stakeholders were beginning to have trust in the health institution and were now helping in the image rebuilding exercise,
Contacted for comment yesterday, Mrs Majada referred questions to Dr Mantiziba.
"Unfortunately I cannot talk to you, i talk to the chief executive officer. You 1 are the reporter who put that issue in the Press so what do you want me to i say?" she said.
Source - TC
