Zimbabwe’s Health and Child Care deputy minister, Sleiman Kwidini, says the government is losing millions of dollars due to theft of medication and other hospital supplies by employees at public health institutions. He raises the issue in Parliament, responding to questions in Zimbabwe’s National Assembly.
Kwidini says some health workers take drugs meant for patients and resell them. Both outlets reporting the matter present this as an ongoing problem affecting public facilities and government finances. While the reporting is consistent on the allegation, they do not provide additional details such as the scale across specific hospitals, the timeframe, or how widely the conduct is alleged to occur.
The coverage focuses on the deputy minister’s statement about the financial impact, without attributing blame beyond the reference to health workers or outlining specific investigations, enforcement actions, or policy responses.
