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One of the most modern health units in Mozambique, Quelimane Central Hospital in Zambezia province, has run out of money, and, unless more funds are provided, it will be unable to feed patients hospitalized there for the next three months.
Cesar Macome, the clinical director of the hospital, cited by the Quelimane electronic newssheet “Txovela”, said the financial crisis also hits the purchases of fuel needed for the hospital’s vehicles and for the emergency generator that is switched on in the event of power cuts in the city. The hospital is also no longer able to pay the private companies hired to provide cleaning services.
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The total budget provided by the state for Quelimane Central Hospital this year was 27 million meticais (about 443,000 US dollars), and that has all been used.
Macome told reporters “For us to operate until the end of the year we will need about 22 million meticais”.
He seemed to believe the money would be found, for he added “The Zambezia Provincial Health Directorate is working on this, and everything is being done to ensure that there will be no problems”.
But due to the inadequate budget, he said, the hospital has already run up debts with other service providers, notably for electricity and water bills.
This unit is the largest hospital built in Mozambique since the country’s independence in 1975. It is one of only four health units to enjoy the status of Central Hospital – the others are in Maputo, Beira and Nampula.
The hospital cost 55 million US dollars, provided by South Korea, via its Exim Bank, and employs around 3,000 people. President Filipe Nyusi inaugurated the hospital in October 2016.
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