A statement
released by ACT-SA director Obert Chinhamo on Thursday alleged that the
attendants are soliciting bribes on behalf of doctors to have the paperwork
process expedited.
The hospital’s
Acting Medical Superintendent Dr Bruce Mhondiwa rubbished the claims. Mhondiwa,
however urged anyone who has paid the monies to report to the Police and the
hospital.
Chinhamo also
said that there is a possibility that the said doctors might not be aware that
their names are being soiled by some corrupt personnel at the hospital’s
mortuary.
“ACT-SA has
received with concern unfortunate developments at Kwekwe General Hospital in
which mourners face difficulties to retrieve bodies of their ones from the
mortuary for burial before certain payments are allegedly made to some
officials at the mortuary.
“It is alleged
that these officials at the mortuary solicit money, which they say is for
doctors to enable them to sign certain documents before the bodies can be
retrieved from the mortuary for burial. The fact that the monies paid are not
receipted, raises suspicion of corruption,” reads part of the statement.
“It’s actually
a surprise to me because normally burial orders are for free. Doctors normally
write burial orders every morning. I haven’t received any complaints. Normally
we complaints raised at the hospital and it is protocol in the Ministry of
Health and Childcare to investigate the complaints and redress the problems and
the complaints within seven days.
“I urge the
community if they are facing challenges at our mortuary to contact the Medical
Superintendent over the challenges. We say no to corruption, we don’t want
corruption. No one is supposed to pay for that, there is no fee for that. It’s
for free. Please let them come out so that we help them,” he said. Masvingo
Mirror
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