VP Mohadi commissions Robert Gabriel Mugabe Clinic in Murombedzi, cutting the travel burden for more than 5,000 Zvimba South residents
By Chiyedzo Josiah Dimbo, Ambassador of Hope
Murombedzi, Zvimba
For communities in parts of Zvimba South, the journey to healthcare has long been measured in distance.
That distance is now shorter.
Vice President Rtd Col Dr K.C.D Mohadi has officially commissioned the Robert Gabriel Mugabe Clinic at Murombedzi Growth Point — a primary health facility built to serve more than 5,000 people and ease pressure on Murombedzi Hospital.
The clinic was constructed by businessman, ZANU PF National Consultative Assembly member and philanthropist Cde Dr Jimayi Muduvuri, through the Muduvuri Pan-African Referral Hospital and the Muduvuri Rehabilitation and Empowerment Foundation. It is the 44th health facility in Zvimba District.
Healthcare must be closer to the people
Mohadi said the commissioning marked a milestone in the drive to bring services closer to citizens.
“This facility will reduce the long distances travelled by our people to access basic health services, particularly mothers and children in Zvimba South,” he said.
Naming the facility after the late former president, he added, was a fitting tribute.
“Cde Robert Gabriel Mugabe dedicated his life to the liberation and development of Zimbabwe. Naming this clinic after him in his home province is a way of preserving his legacy through service to the people,” said Mohadi.
He commended Muduvuri for complementing government efforts under the principle that no one and no place should be left behind.
A legacy must serve the living
Muduvuri said the clinic formed part of a national drive to build 35 primary healthcare centres by 2030 in honour of liberation icons.
“We are building this clinic in Cde Mugabe’s home area so that his legacy continues to impact lives through improved access to health,” he said. “As Zimbabweans, we must respond to President Mnangagwa’s call to build our country ourselves. Nyika Inovakwa Nevene Vayo.”
He added that similar facilities had already been built in honour of Cdes Joshua Nkomo, Chief Rekai Tangwena, Amai Auxillia Mnangagwa and Mama Mafuyana, with more due early next year for Cdes Herbert Chitepo, Josiah Tongogara and Simon Muzenda.
Development in action
Minister Marian Chombo said the project demonstrated devolution and inclusive development at work.
“A private citizen partnering Government to deliver a social service in Murombedzi,” she said. “This clinic will decongest our referral hospital and bring dignity to our people who have been travelling long distances for basic care.”
She added that the Second Republic had created an enabling environment for citizens to participate in national development.
Behind every clinic is a family
Mrs P. Muduvuri said the project reflected family and faith in service.
“As a family, we believe that disability is not inability and that service is the greatest form of worship,” she said. “When my husband said he wanted to build clinics to honour our heroes while serving the disabled and the vulnerable, we supported him. This clinic belongs to the mothers of Zvimba South who will no longer walk for hours to seek care.”
Why does it matter
From distance to dignity: more than 5,000 residents in parts of Zvimba South now access primary care closer to home.
Decongestion: Murombedzi Hospital gains relief, allowing faster attention to critical cases.
– Inclusion: the facility was conceived under the philosophy “Disability is not Inability”, with local voices — including persons with disabilities — at the centre.
– Jobs: nurse aides, grounds staff, and general hands drawn from surrounding villages stand to benefit.
– A replicable model: private philanthropy complementing public health financing.
For Zvimba South, the commissioning is a beginning, not an end — a new expectation that healthcare be measured not in kilometres but in dignity.
From distance to dignity: the gap has been bridged.