CHITUNGWIZA CENTRAL HOSPITAL mONTHLy NEWSLETTER
CCH monthly newsletter is a publication of Chitungwiza Central Hospital Chief Executive Office and Public Relations Office designed to highlight of hospital news and upcoming events.
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29 BABIES BORN DURING THE FESTIVE SEASON AT CCH
STORIES INSDE :
CHITUNGWIZA CENTRAL HOSPITAL UPGRADES VISIBILITY
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CCH embarked on an exercise to increase its visibility and
enhance access within the hospital premises, with the award winning facility set to upgrade its signage and car park.
The new Chief Executive Officer Dr Enock Mayida, after taking a familiarization tour of the hospital, identified inadequate signage within the hospital as a source of frustration for clients.
“When I came to this hospital, I noted that the signage needsed upgrading.
"It was difficult for patients and
visitors to locate where they want to go."
We also needed visible signage outside the hospital at places like Guzha Township (Chikwanha) to show directions for people coming from Harare,” said Dr Mayida.
The Public Relations Office also received reports that there was no visible signage.
The signage was placed along the Seke road, Chikwanha, Zengeza turn off and along the Chitungwiza road from the Simon Mazorodze (Mbudzi) roundabout giving directions for people coming outside Chitungwiza so that they don’t get lost.
At the main gate there is new signage. Just as one enters the gate when driving there is a unique billboard which is visible and clear.
Sheds for parking cars for staff and directors were upgraded and there are clear road markings giving the place a new look.
All members of staff have new identity name tags so that they are known by their clients. This move is meant to increase accountability.
Chitungwza Central Hospital (CCH bids farewell to Doctor Edward Tadros from Sudan who has retired from CCH, he worked as a consultant.
He was qualified as an obstetrician and Gynecologist, before going CCH he worked at Musume hospital in Mberengwa and Harare Central Hospital.
He began to work at CCH in 1995 and was promoted to clinical director post in 2006. Dr Tadros worked as a Clinical Director for 8 years.
He mainly worked at the maternity department, Out Patients department and ward 1. He was a very sociable person who was able to socialize with everyone despite their age differences.
Doctor Tadros was one of the best and skilled worker CCH has ever had. A fatherly figure he was.
We wish him happy retirement and as he has been an example to all the staff due to his dedication to his work.
Dr Tadros is married with two children and has a grandson.
Fare well……..
Dr Edward Tadros
Linear Chikanyambidze
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New hospital signage
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Staff Writers
“I’m very happy that I gave birth on New Year’s Day”
A total of 29 babies were born at Chitungwiza Central Hospital
(CCH) during the festive season, signaling one of the highest numbers of births recorded in the last few years.
During the festive season a lot of babies were born at CCH as compared to previous years.
During the Christmas day a total of 15 babies were born i.e. 5 girls and 10 boys. Last year 12 babies were born i.e. 5 girls and 7 boys.
A total of fourteen babies were born at CCH on New Year’s Day.
The number of boys born on this day were 7 while girls were 7. Most mothers interviewed expressed their gratitude as they started the year with newly born babies.
“It’s a blessing as a mother to start the year with a newly born baby,” said CCH public relations officer Mrs Audrey Tasaranarwo.
“We (Chitungwiza Central Hospital) are happy to give the service and we make sure mothers deliver in a safe and clean environment.
“Mothers are managed by trained and skilled midwives and doctors. Our aim is to reduce maternal and child mortality rate,” she added.
A mother Mrs Clara Machina who gave birth to a baby boy praised the
Lord.
She added that she did not face any complications.
“I would like to thank the Lord for this wonderful gift,” said Mrs Machina.
“I’m very happy that I gave birth on New Year’s Day,” she added.
Chitungwiza Central Hospital has a fully-fledged maternity department which was opened at the inception of the hospital in 1984.
The maternity department comprises of labour ward, early labour ward, admissions, caesarean section ward, post natal ward, neonatal unit and ante natal clinic.
Maternity department is one of the busiest departments at the hospital and admits patients stretching as far as Mtoko, Mrehwa, Chitungwiza urban, neighbouring farms, Hwedza, Seke rural, Chihota and the nation at large. The department also delivered a lot of babies during the last quarter as a lot of mother came from Harare due to the industrial action by doctors and Harare City Council nurses.
“We delivered a lot of babies in the
29 BABIES BORN DURING THE FESTIVE SEASON AT CCH
one of the mothers who delivered during the festive season
last quarter of 2019.
“The numbers were ranging from 1200 to 1300 deliveries per month due the industrial action.
“All maternity cases were from Harare because of the industrial of doctors and nurses from council clinics,” said Dr Tichaona Nyamavaka who is a consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
Maternity department thrives to achieve Millennium Development Goals 4, 5, 6 which are related in reduction of child mortality and improving maternal health.
There is a vibrant PMTCT program whereby all pregnant mothers are tested and counselled for H.I.V. and A.I.D.S. to reduce transmission of H.I.V. Mothers who are found positive are immediately commenced on Antiretroviral Therapy. (ART).
Chitungwiza Central Hospital Visit Hours :
Adult Wards 0600hrs -0700hrs 1300hrs -1400hrs 1800hrs -1900hrs
Maternity 0600hrs -0700hrs 1300hrs -1400hrs 1800hrs -1900hrs
Children wards 0600hrs-0700hrs 1800hrs-1900hrs
I.C.U 1100hrs-1200hrs 1800hrs-1900hrs
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CCH STAFF NEWS
Chitungwiza Central Hospital (CCH) bids farewell to Leo Muringanise who has retired from CCH as the Head of Department of the Pharmancy at the age of 65.
Muringanise trained as a Pham tech, has 38 years of service in the health industry,
He began working in the health ministry after the liberation struggle in 1980.
His first service was at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospital (PGH), and later transferred to CCH in 1984.
He was among the pioneers at the opening of CCH.
We wish him happy retirement and as he has been an example to all the staff due to his dedication to his work.
The void he left will be difficult to fill.
Fare thee well……..
Chitungwiza Central Hospital CCH mourns the death of Registered General Nurse Miriam Chingono.
Chingono died at the age of 45 due to a short illness, and the doctors were still investigating the cause of illness.
She trained as an RGN at CCH from 2002 to 2003, and was employed at CCH soon after completion of nurse training in 2005. She resigned in 2007 and later rejoined CCH till the time of death.
She survived with 3 children, 1 boy and 2girls.
Mirriam was stationed at the Out Patints Department. She was described by her colleages as hardworking and commited cadre.
CCH is feeling the gap she left by such a loss, may her soul rest in peace
Dr P. Ndarukwa
CCH congratulates the now Dr Pisirai Ndarukwa (Senior Tutor) for obtaining his PhD in Public health at the University of KwaZulu Natal (Republic of South Africa ) in 2019
He started from humble beginnings when he joined CCH in 1999 as Registered General Nurse.
He did not stop acquiring more knowledge thus he went on to obtain his diploma in Psychiatry and Mental health.
He obtained his bachelor in Nursing Educator in 2010
In 2011 he obtained a diploma in Psychology, 2013 another diploma in Health services, in 2012 he obtained a Masters Degree in Public Health. In 2019 he obtained a PhD in Public Health. CCH congratulates Dr Pisirai Ndarukwa for his achievement.
CCH CEO Dr Enock Mayida is also encouraging other CCH staff members to continue in obtaining knowledge, the sky is the limit
M a k o r o k o t o , A m h l o p e Congratulations
Mr Leo Muringanise the late sister Miriam Chingono
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CCH STAFF DONATES BLOOD TO NBSZ
CCH student nurses donating blood
Gracious Tayengwa
World-widerecognized superstars and billionaires can own most
expensive and most wanted items but there is one essential need that they will fall short of in desperate times i.e. blood.
Blood donors are life savers who are recruited on the basis of love to save a soul or to save a brother.
They have nothing much to gain in so doing but the ability to feel one’s loss and the desire to save life is the most dominant push factor for the majority of blood donors.
The uniqueness of this liquid is such that there is no other source from where people can get blood to supplement for their lost blood but from fellow human bodies. Blood cannot be manufactured like drugs.
Chitungwiza Central Hospital staff members have revealed the spirit behind the good care they give to patients.
National Blood Services Zimbabwe (NBSZ) collected blood of different blood groups from CCH on the 8th of January. The relationship between CCH and the National Blood of Service Zimbabwe (NBSZ) has grown over the years and it has become tradition for the hospital to encourage its staff to donate blood for more than six times.
Recently, the NBSZ team visited CCH to collect blood from donors who included doctors, nurses, student nurses, members of staff and the local community. Every year the NBSZ team visits the hospital once or twice in their regular exercise to ensure that the national blood banks do not run dry.
NBSZ’s head of Planning and
Recruitment, Mr Tichaona Saira said the institution always went out to collect blood at CCH during school holidays when their stocks would be low. He said Blood Group O was most difficult to get. Mr Saira added that at CCH most donors are group O.
This activity was running under the theme, “A pint for my patient”, as student nurses, nurse aids doctors other anti-nursing staff and community members donated blood.
People with high blood demands are women with cervical cancer, after giving birth, after having abortions; anyone who loses a lot of blood due to accidents, sickle cell anaemia and other blood conditions.
Unceasing availability of blood is necessitated by continuous donations thereby NBSZ targets young donors with less sexual activities.
Another target for NBSZ is a group of people with blood group O positive, who are universal donors with the ability to donate for every blood group though unfortunately not universal blood recipients.
Receiving blood from the wrong ABO group is said to be life threatening
such that if anyone with blood group B is given group A blood their anti A antibodies will fight group A cells and vice versa.
Blood group O is a universal donor which means that can donate blood to all groups but the they cannot get blood from other groups.
National blood Services Zimbabwe spokesperson made a plea to potential blood donors to donate blood to save lives
“We urge our fellow Zimbabweans to step forward and save a life for tomorrow remains uncertain”, he says.
NBSZ and CCH have mutual relations in their life saving business where NBSZ has the recognized national blood of Zimbabwe.
NBSZ is a non-profit organization specializing in the collection of blood from donors for the benefit of the national blood bank which services all health institutions in Zimbabwe.
The NBSZ blood slogan is: “Be there for someone else. Give Blood. Share life.”
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EDITOR : Audry Tasaranarwo PHOTOGRAPHER: Allister Bhura WRITTER : Gracious TaengwaLayout and Design:Linear Chikanyambidze
