Uhlelo lokuhlaba abantu ijekiseni yokuzivikela emkhuhlaneni, olweSinopharm Covid-19 Vaccination program, luqale ngoMvulo koBulawayo.
Ihlandla lakuqala lalolu hlelo kuleli dolobho liqalele esibhedlela eseUnited Bulawayo Hospitals Out Patients Department njalo lukhangelelwe ukuthatha insuku ezilitshumi ezilandelayo. Ukuhlatshwa kwale ijekiseni okwesibili kuzalandela ngemva kwensuku eziphose zifike inyanga.
Esungula okusemthethweni uhlelo lokuhlaba izisebenzi zezempilakahle leli jekiseni, uMphathintambo wakoBulawayo, uNkosikazi Judith Ncube yena ongazange ahlatshwe namuhla, ukhuthaze uzulu ukuba ayemukele ijekiseni le.
“Ngithanda ukuthi ngikhuthaze abantu ukuba basondele bazuze ivaccination ukuze umkhuhlane unyatheleke. Ngoba bekungokokuqala ukuhlangana lalo umkhuhlane amavaccine ajonge ukuthi lumkhuhlane unyatheleke loba ungakubamba ungabilamandla.”
UNkosikazi Ncube uqhubeke ethi ihlandla lakuqala lalolu hlelo luqondiswe kuzisebenzi eziqakathekileyo abathi ngamafrontline workers.
“Uhlelo lwalamuhla bekuqalwa uhlelo lwamafrontline workers ezibhedlea, emingceleni yelizwe eZIMRA, abezomvikela. Siloyisa ukuthola amajekiseni enelayo ukuze lezizisebenzi zikwamukele kuhle uma uthe waphatheka ngoba besazi ukuthi bavikelekile.”
UMqondisi wezempilakahle kukhansili yakoBulawayo, uDokotela Edwin Sibanda uchasisa ukuthi luzaqhutshwa njani lolu hlelo.
“Uhlelo lolu luyathatha insuku ezilitshumi njalo sizakuya emakilinika lasezibhedlela zonke zakoBulawayo sihamba sihlaba zonke izisebenzi zempilakahle. EMpilo, engutsheni eMater Dei lemakilinika wonke ekhansili asibambi ngamandla ukuhlaba izisebenzi zempilakahle njalo akulambadalo.”
Umgcinisihlalo weHealth Services Board uDokotela Poulinus Sikhosana omunye wabaqale ukuhlatshwa, ukhuthaza uzulu ukuba angesabi ukuhlatshwa ijekiseni le, ngoba isihloliwe ngabohlangothi olweMedicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe.
“Ngibe ngowakuqala ukuhlatshwa leli jekisini ngizizwa ngikahle. Ngikhuthaza uzulu ukuba aqhubeke elandela iziqondiso zeCovid-19 lockdown njalo ayehlatshwa lelijekiseni ngoba selithe lahlolwa njalo labhaliswa okusemthethweni ezweni lugatsha lukahulumende olwe Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe ukuba lusebenze ezweni njalo uzulu engekeli ukuqhubeka ekulandela iziqondiso zelockdown.”
UChief Nursing Officer, kukhansili yedolobho lakoBulawayo, uNkosikazi Sithokozile Hove uchasisa ukuthi bazasebenza njani, kunsuku ezilitshumi ezilandelayo.
“Ngilamaqembu amane aqale ukusebenza lamuhla ezibhedlela ezinkulu iUBH, Mpilo, Ingutsheni leMater Dei. Kusukela kusasa ngaphandle kweMpilo leUBH amaqembu la bazabe besiyasebenzela kuwowonke amakilinika edolobho, eZRP Rosscamp, Zimra, lezinye indawo zempilakahle ezizimeleyo. Uhlelo lwesibili lokuhlaba luyakubakhona kunzuku ezingamatshumi amabili lasitshiyangalombili.”
UBulawayo ukhangelele ukuhlaba izisebenzi eziqakathekileyo ezedlula inkulungwane eziyisithupha lengxenye 6 600 kuhlelo lwakuqala lokuhlaba abantu iSinopharm Vaccine.
UBulawayo uthole amajekiseni aweSinopharm Covid-19 Vaccine, edlula inkulungwane ezilitshumi lantathu-13,200, kuthi iMatabeleland North yathola inkulungwane phose ezithobamunwemunye- 8,610. I-Matabeleland South yathola inkulungwane ezilitshumi lanye-11,000, iNkabazwe yona ithole inkulungwane eziphose zifike ezilitshumi lambili-11,800.