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Stanbic Bank has donated autoclaves valued at US$80 000 to four health facilities across the country for the sterilisation of vital equipment and maintenance of higher standards of health control.

The Standard Bank Group subsidiary recently handed over one of the autoclaves to Parirenyatwa Hospital as part of a broader donation to Sally Mugabe, Victoria Chitepo and Ingutsheni Hospitals.

Speaking during the handover at Parirenyatwa, Stanbic Bank chief executive Mr Solomon Nyanhongo said the financial services institution recognises that a healthy nation is a productive one and is thus committed to supporting public health institutions, especially those that serve the majority of Zimbabwean citizens.

“Through initiatives like this, we aim to contribute to the strengthening of healthcare infrastructure, enabling hospitals such as Parirenyatwa, Sally Mugabe, Victoria Chitepo and Ingutsheni to continue delivering high-quality care to the people of Zimbabwe,” said Mr Nyanhongo.

He said Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe is proud to play a part in uplifting healthcare in Zimbabwe and is committed to continue supporting public health and other critical sectors that enhance the well-being of the nation.

Receiving the machine, Parirenyatwa Chief Medical Officer, Dr Tsitsi Magure said the donation was a priceless gesture whose contribution would go a long way in upholding high standards of health care at the facility.

She said the machine was a game changer in terms of achieving top-level health control standards through the sterilisation of equipment and infection and germ control.

“We would like to express our profound gratitude to Stanbic Bank for the installation of the new autoclave and the renovation of the autoclave room and the wash-up room in our laboratories. The large number of instruments and devices autoclaved by the laboratory daily makes the installation of a higher capacity autoclave of this kind a welcome gift and the donation could not have come at a better time,” said Dr Magure.

She said the autoclave can now cater for the sterilisation of all instruments and devices at one go unlike previously when the institution used a smaller autoclave that covered only a fifth of what the new autoclave covers.

Dr Magure said the autoclave would also prevent cross-contamination.