Zimbabwe: Maternity Fees Not Scrapped

6 September 2012

Bulawayo Bureau — THE scrapping of maternity fees at Government hospitals and council clinics continues to be shrouded in confusion with the Minister of Health and Child Welfare, Dr Henry Madzorera, yesterday saying he never sanctioned the move.

On the other hand health institutions which implemented the move following a Government directive two months ago have expressed concern that they were incurring huge losses by providing free maternity services.

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