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China to help revive Zimbabwe's Parirenyatwa hospital
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The Zimbabwean Cabinet has approved a landmark healthcare agreement that will see the Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals partnered with China's advanced Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, in a bid to strengthen Zimbabwe's respiratory and critical care medicine infrastructure.
Announced during the weekly Cabinet briefing on Tuesday, the deal forms part of the government's Legislative Programme and was confirmed through the endorsement of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Republic of Zimbabwe and the People's Republic of China under a Paired Hospital Cooperation Mechanism.
According to the government, the primary aim of the partnership is to enhance local medical capabilities in critical care, especially in the wake of COVID-19 and future respiratory health threats.
"The Memorandum of Understanding seeks to promote cooperation in the fields of health. More specifically, the MoU will establish a cooperative relationship between the Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals and the Hunan Provincial People's Hospital of the People's Republic of China in the field of respiratory and critical care medicine," said Cabinet.
The collaboration is expected to significantly improve Zimbabwe's capacity for the construction, revival, and modernisation of life-saving facilities. These will include state-of-the-art equipment and training in airway management, respiratory support, and treatment of critically ill patients, along with advanced prevention, diagnosis, and control of diseases like COVID-19.
Officials say the initiative marks a major step in Zimbabwe's health diplomacy and is part of broader efforts to modernise public healthcare, particularly in tertiary referral institutions like Parirenyatwa.
The Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals, Zimbabwe's largest referral hospital, has long faced challenges in critical care infrastructure, often operating under severe resource constraints. The partnership with the well-equipped Hunan Provincial People's Hospital is expected to bring much-needed technical assistance, technology transfer, and medical staff exchanges.
As part of the cooperation framework, both institutions will engage in joint training programmes, medical expertise sharing, and capacity building, with the broader aim of improving healthcare outcomes and emergency preparedness.
This MoU is one of several bilateral engagements Zimbabwe has recently pursued with China, particularly in health, infrastructure, and energy sectors.
Announced during the weekly Cabinet briefing on Tuesday, the deal forms part of the government's Legislative Programme and was confirmed through the endorsement of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Republic of Zimbabwe and the People's Republic of China under a Paired Hospital Cooperation Mechanism.
According to the government, the primary aim of the partnership is to enhance local medical capabilities in critical care, especially in the wake of COVID-19 and future respiratory health threats.
"The Memorandum of Understanding seeks to promote cooperation in the fields of health. More specifically, the MoU will establish a cooperative relationship between the Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals and the Hunan Provincial People's Hospital of the People's Republic of China in the field of respiratory and critical care medicine," said Cabinet.
Officials say the initiative marks a major step in Zimbabwe's health diplomacy and is part of broader efforts to modernise public healthcare, particularly in tertiary referral institutions like Parirenyatwa.
The Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals, Zimbabwe's largest referral hospital, has long faced challenges in critical care infrastructure, often operating under severe resource constraints. The partnership with the well-equipped Hunan Provincial People's Hospital is expected to bring much-needed technical assistance, technology transfer, and medical staff exchanges.
As part of the cooperation framework, both institutions will engage in joint training programmes, medical expertise sharing, and capacity building, with the broader aim of improving healthcare outcomes and emergency preparedness.
This MoU is one of several bilateral engagements Zimbabwe has recently pursued with China, particularly in health, infrastructure, and energy sectors.
Source - businessdaily.co.zw
