United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH)

One dead, 16 injured after kombi lost wheel and overturned on Bulawayo-Harare Road just before the Ntabazinduna toll gate

Posted on December 13, 2016December 13, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

ONE person died yesterday afternoon while 16 others were injured when a kombi they were travelling in veered off the road and overturned after its left rear wheel came off. The accident occurred along the Bulawayo-Harare Road just before the Ntabazinduna toll gate at about 3pm. The injured were rushed to United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) in ambulances. The kombi was carrying passengers who were travelling from Bulawayo to Ntabazinduna. Bulawayo Chief Fire Officer…

United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) Nurses Shifts Reduced To Three A Week Over Wage Delay

Posted on July 1, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

SOME hospitals have reduced working days for nurses from five days to three to cushion the health workers from transport costs following the Government’s postponement of June salary payment dates for civil servants. The Government shifted pay dates for most civil servants to this month. Nurses at the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) told The Chronicle that authorities announced on Wednesday that they had increased shift hours and reduced working days to cut their transport costs…

Health Services Board Orders UBH CEO To Advertise Director of Operations Post In ‘National’ Not Regional Papers

Posted on May 18, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) and the Health Services Board are at odds over the vacant Director of Operations post. The health facility has been operating without a substantive head since December. The Health Services Board is understood to have queried the recruitment procedure employed by the hospital. Former director of operations Elliot Mashingaidze retired in December. This writer understands the health institution advertised for the post in October and conducted interviews in January. Three…

Crisis As United Bulawayo Hospital (UBH) Runs Out Of Life Saving ARV Drugs For Patients

Posted on March 6, 2016March 6, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

ONE of Bulawayo’s biggest health institutions, United Bulawayo Hospitals has run out of life saving Anti-Retroviral Drugs, a situation that has left patients stranded and having to find their own supplies at pharmacies. UBH public relations officer Matron Nobuhle Thaka confirmed the situation, adding that the hospital had no option except to refer patients to private pharmacies. “We do have a shortage of Abacavir Lamivudine 600/300 mg tablets for our adult patients and they have…

Illegal Forex Trader / Usiphatheleni Shot By Robber In Bulawayo Hotel

Posted on February 23, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

AN illegal money changer – popularly known as Usiphatheleni – yesterday cheated death when a suspected armed robber shot him twice on the arm at a Bulawayo hotel while his accomplice got away with R30,000 and $600. His daughter, suspected to be about three-years-old and whom he was carrying during the transaction, was left splattered with blood. Sources told The Chronicle the robbers allegedly invited Simbarashe Nyakutera, 28, to their room, saying they wanted to…

Former ZBC DJ Ezra ‘Tshisa’ Sibanda And Friends Pay Teen’s Hospital Bill

Posted on December 24, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

They say Christmas is time for giving and sharing – that’s what former ZBC DJ Ezra ‘Tshisa’ Sibanda has done this year. Sibanda together with his Facebook friends this festive season helped a 17-year-old Brunaberg mum who was stuck at UBH in Bulawayo after giving birth. The young lady had no money and that’s when Sibanda and friends “contributed cash to clear her hospital bill.” Not only did there pay off her hospital bill but…

Five People Died In Unity Day Road Accidents

Posted on December 24, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

FIVE people died in road traffic accidents across the country on Unity Day this year, police have confirmed. Four people died on the same day last year. National police spokesperson, Senior Assistant Commissioner Charity Charamba said 78 traffic accidents were recorded this year, compared to 85 last year. “The Zimbabwe Republic Police would like to inform the nation that the following road traffic accident statistics were recorded on December 22, 2015 compared with the…

Underage Bulawayo Kombi Driver Ploughs Into Roadblock, Dragging Cop Along For 30 Metres

Posted on July 25, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

AN underage commuter omnibus driver, Junior Peter Gopito, 20, ploughed through a roadblock and dragged a police officer for about 30 metres, a magistrate heard yesterday. The traffic officer, who was not named in court, sustained serious head injuries and multiple fractures and is still admitted to the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH). Tony Kamudyariwa who was prosecuting said on July 4, Gopito was driving a public service vehicle along Birkenhead Road near Westgate in Bulawayo….