These people are so rough. For women in many parts of Zimbabwe, going to local clinics or hospitals has become a trial and tribulation. I am very scared. I just take the medication they give me and leave quickly. Instead, the one reporting is likely to be victimised and may never use the hospital again.
Many patients now prefer private medical institutions because they are more welcoming.
Others are resorting to traditional healers whose charges are minimal. There is nothing we can do. People cannot go to a 'death trap' knowingly. However, it seems there is light at the end of the tunnel for the poor patients as some local Non-Governmental Organisations such as Christian Care have taken up the task of bridging the gap between health workers and the public. In workshops they have conducted around the country, they have tried to sensitise the health workers to the plight of the suffering public.