Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. THE tenets of transformational leadership are idealised influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation and individual consideration.
This type of leadership approach causes significant change in individuals and social systems.
In general, employees are encouraged and inspired to innovate and develop new ways to grow and improve the path to an organisation’s success.
The government has lately received a barrage of brickbats for failing the public health sector.
Many factors have been cited as contributing to the public health sector’s failure, with underfunding, corruption, poor leadership, maladministration, and weak organisational culture topping the list.
It is undeniable that government is the overseer of our health system and any failures are traced back to central government, hence the need to have a strong health delivery system.
The Chinese are mining all sorts of minerals in the country and it is my belief that they should remit a fraction of their revenue to the health sector to make life easier for the Health and Child Care ministry.
We are incessantly exposed to mining exudates like dust, smoke, metal, substances which are detrimental to our health as human beings.
Lately, social media was awash with news that things are not inorder at Sally Mugabe Central Hospital with no running water, essential drugs, linen and other basic items that are required on a daily basis.
It is flabbergasting to note that such a big national referral hospital is allowed to deteriorate to such a frightening state in this day and age.
One wonders why our central hospitals continue to suffer incessantly when there is great potential to improve those institutions.
A poor health delivery system is never good for an economy as health financing is part of the six building blocks of a strong health system if a country is to attain a desirable health delivery service.
We are happy that Gweru Provincial Hospital has been upgraded to a state-of-the-art facility with a modern intensive care unit, high dependency unit, digital radiological unit, modern outpatient department, refurbished wards and general outlook.
Masvingo Provincial Hospital is following suit with major renovations being undertaken to suit medical school minimum requirements.
Noel Zulu, the medical superintendent and a general surgeon at Masvingo Provincial Hospital, outlined his vision for the hospital, highlighting government support for the project.
The upgrading of this hospital is good news for the nation, province and all districts as decentralisation of medical services becomes a reality.
Medical students from Great Zimbabwe’s Simon Mazorodze School of Medical and Health Sciences will do their clinical attachments at the that hospital, a development that will save thousands of dollars for the medical staff.
Everyone understands that funding in the health sector has been very limited because of inadequate budgetary allocations.
The Abuja Declaration of 2001 calls for at least 15% of the national budget to be allocated to the health sector, alas, from 2022 to date Zimbabwe set aside 10,6%, 11,2%, 10,8% and 13% of the budget, respectively.
What it means is that there is need to cover the gap through innovative leadership.
I believe some of the hospital bosses may not have the requisite qualifications for their esteemed offices, a phenomenon that may have been driven by patronage, favouritism or nepotism.
Everyone should understand the significance of meritocracy in any organisation.
I chatted with some of my medical colleagues who found it difficult to donate to some of our central hospitals.
The process of making a donation is arduous and a lot of people end up getting frustrated.
Is it the bureaucratic system of governance that discourages fellow Zimbabweans from donating to Sally Mugabe, Parirenyatwa, Mpilo, United Bulawayo and Chitungwiza hospitals?
If one person can donate multi-million-dollar cars to artistes and other celebrities in the country in the name of emphathy, sympathy or charity, then the same spirit should lead him to donate to institutions of mass benefit such as public hospitals.
Hospitals are for everyone regardless of social standing and it does not matter whether one is a Cabinet minister today, councillor, politician, time will come when emergence services are required one way or another.
It may be too late to fly to Singapore, Malaysia, South Africa or any other country.
Let us help to build our hospitals.
Zimbabweans deserve better health services.
Johannes Marisa is a medical practitioner who is the current president of the Medical and Dental Private Practitioners Association of Zimbabwe.
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