Zimbabwe: Patients Bring Own Candles and Matches to Hospital

Chiredzi — THE effects of load shedding have been heavily felt at Chiredzi General Hospital, southeast of Zimbabwe as patients and women on maternity are required to bring their own candles for light.

Load shedding has become a big blow in the health sector as rudimentary ways of taking care of patients are being revived.

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