By
Hopewell
Chin’ono
I
have
seen
many
social
media
stories
claiming
that
we
need
more
taxes
to
fund
healthcare.
That
is
not
true
at
all.
Today’s
tax
base
can
fully
fund
all
Zimbabwean
hospitals
without
any
shortages,
if
Mnangagwa
and
his
criminal
cartels
stop
stealing
public
funds.
Zimbabwe
has
only
six
central
or
referral
hospitals;
Parirenyatwa,
Sally
Mugabe,
Chitungwiza,
United
Bulawayo
Hospitals,
Mpilo,
and
Ingutsheni.
All
six
hospitals
need
only
a
combined
total
of
US$60
million
a
year
to
run
without
any
shortages.
That
is
the
equivalent
of
what
Mnangagwa
paid
MPs
and
judges
as
a
bribe,
money
that
would
have
been
enough
to
fund
all
six
referral
hospitals.
I
know
that
in
a
country
where
people
do
not
usually
read
technical
material,
many
may
be
blinded
by
state
propaganda.
The
money
the
First
Lady
uses
for
her
Pada
projects
could
run
all
the
central
hospitals
for
a
whole
year
without
shortages.
We
have
enough
taxes,
but
they
are
being
looted
and
used
to
buy
mansions
in
foreign
countries
and
luxury
cars,
many
of
this
money
is
hidden
outside
Zimbabwe.
Adults
should
rely
on
the
truth
when
having
discussions
about
life
and
death
like
healthcare
and
not
rely
on
propaganda!
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