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BULAWAYO pharmacies and clinics have run out of birth control pills amid a biting shortage of basic drugs and medicines in the country, the Southern Eye has gathered.<\/span><\/p>\n

A survey on clinics and pharmacies in the city showed they did not have the commonly used Marvelon birth control pill.<\/p>\n

The pill, which is taken daily as a way of preventing pregnancy, has been in short supply in the past months, according to users of the product.<\/p>\n

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A Luveve resident, Gladys Mukanhaire, said she recently visited the Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council (ZNFPC) offices in the city after failing to acquire the tablet in shops and council clinics.<\/p>\n

\u201cI normally get the pill at Princess Margaret Clinic in the city, but of late they do not have any supplies. I bought my current supplies from Botswana in November. This issue is really serious. I urge the responsible authorities to address this issue as a matter of urgency,\u201d Mukanhaire said.<\/p>\n

ZNFPC, we have in our stocks what is called the control pill, which is packaged in Zimbabwe and readily available. The Marvelon is procured by private players and I would like to think that maybe issues to do with foreign currency to procure are a challenge, resulting in its shortage,\u201d Gumbo said.<\/p>\n

Bulawayo proportional representation legislator and MDC chairperson, Tabitha Khumalo said shortages of the birth control tablets trampled on women\u2019s reproductive health rights.<\/p>\n

The government-run Mpilo Central Hospital and United Bulawayo Hospital (UBH) reportedly face shortages of the birth control pill, but Mpilo clinical director Solwayo Ngwenya declined to comment when contacted yesterday.<\/p>\n

Health minister Obadiah Moyo said he was attending running meetings when reached for comment yesterday.<\/p>\n

ZNFPC Bulawayo provincial manager Blessed Gumbo said Marvelon was being brought into the country by private players.<\/p>\n

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