Villagers and health personal at the hospital told The Zimbabwean that the hospitals mortuary is in a terrible state due to load shedding.
The situation at the morgue is appalling. During load shedding some human fluids flows onto the floor from the shelves of the morgue. When people go to collect or identify person they walk in a pool of the fluids. You actually have to fold your trousers when you are entering the mortuary, said a worker who refused to be named for fear of victimization.
Most villagers here have now resorted to traditional ways of conserving dead bodies such as using sand. This is better than risking contracting diseases in the mortuary where human fluid is flowing everywhere, said James Moyo, a villager.
A police officer at Tsholotsho police station, who also refused to be named, confirmed that the mortuary is in a mess. He said some bodies were left to lie on the floor without even being covered.
There is a body that we picked up in the bush some time back. When we went back to the mortuary with another person who was hit by a truck last week, we found it still lying on the floor, said the officer.
The donation of a generator by Medicins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) for use in the mortuary has reportedly caused a fight within the hospital committee, as some members say it should be used to provide power to staff quarters.
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