Zimbabwe opens First private nursing school
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In Kadoma, Zimbabwe, First Lady Dr. Auxillia Mnangagwa officially opened the Dr. Auxillia Mnangagwa School of Nursing, the country’s first privately owned institution for training nurses.
Dr. Mnangagwa, also the Health and Child Care Ambassador, described nurses as essential to Zimbabwe’s healthcare system and donated equipment to the school. The First Lady urged students to approach the profession with discipline, compassion, and respect for human life, emphasizing that patient care extends beyond medical treatment to include emotional and human needs.
Mr. Jimayi Muduvuri, the school’s proprietor and director, established the institution as a thank you to the First Family for supporting him through a health crisis that threatened amputation. He explained that the First Lady’s support inspired him to invest in healthcare and create opportunities for others. Currently, the school has 50 students enrolled. Health and Child Care Minister Dr. Douglas Mombeshora praised the initiative as a way to increase private sector involvement in nurse training.
The government intends to use the school as a pilot program to evaluate how private institutions can help expand training capacity and meet the goal of doubling the health workforce by 2030 while maintaining quality standards. Dr. Mombeshora stressed the importance of upholding ethical standards and ensuring all nurses, regardless of where they train, receive the same level of quality education.
