BYO Stitches…

just before lunchtime on Sunday, the 31st of August 2008 by Tina

Ever think you have it bad? Wow.. reading this article on healthcare in Africa.. sad. Imagine, bring your own supplies? Ambulances waiting for parts?

The advice of doctors to Zimbabweans is, don’t get sick. If you do, don’t count on hospitals - they’re short of drugs and functioning equipment.
As the economy collapses, the laboratory at a main 1,000-bed hospital has virtually shut down. X-ray materials, injectable antibiotics and anticonvulsants have run out.
Emergency resuscitation equipment is out of action. Patients needing casts for broken bones need to bring their own plaster. In a country with one of the world’s worst AIDS epidemics, medical staff lack protective gloves.

AP News : Gazette.com