HEALTH and Child Care Minister Dr Obadiah Moyo has defended
the First Lady, Amai Auxilia Mnangagwa’s philanthropic work, saying she is
assisting the health sector.
Dr Moyo said the First Lady has managed to mobilise
resources for hospitals and clinics which the Ministry would not have
ordinarily managed to procure.
The Minister was responding to legislators’ questions
during the National Assembly’s Question and Answer session on Wednesday
afternoon.
Dr Moyo said Amai Mnangagwa, through her charity
organisation, Angel of Hope Foundation, has gone out of her way to assist the
health sector.
Legislators had quizzed the Minister if the First Lady was
not interfering with Government operations following her recent visit to the
National Pharmaceutical Company (Natpharm).
“The First Lady’s
work is philanthropic. She is the Ambassador for Health and Child Care. She was
always the Ambassador for Maternal and Child Care. She has done a tremendous
amount of work for the country,” said Dr Moyo.
“Without any doubt, the First Lady has managed to acquire
equipment on behalf of the Ministry and on behalf of all of us. She has managed
to acquire equipment which we could have never been able to acquire. She has
worked right through. She is a hard worker who cannot be stopped. In actual
fact, as the Minister of Health and Child Care, I do encourage her to continue
assisting us as much as possible.”
He said while Government is grappling with foreign currency
shortages, the First Lady has managed to source health equipment from overseas.
“There is no foreign currency but she manages through her
foundation to gather equipment for us from America, Europe and Japan. What more
do you want? She is there for us as a mother who is looking after the whole
family and making sure that the health of Zimbabweans is well looked after and
in a much better position. There is no need to condemn the First Lady for her
good works,” Dr Moyo said.
The First Lady recently reiterated that her charity
programmes are non-partisan as she is mainly concerned about the upliftment of
communities. Herald
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