Methodist Church embarks in medical outreach

Patricia Mashiri

The Methodist Church in Zimbabwe, in collaboration Population Services Zimbabwe, Health@Heart Foundation Trust and Trinity Pharmacy among other partners, will embark on a two-day Medical Outreach that is set to run from Friday to Saturday in Mt Darwin.

The Outreach, to be held at Mt Darwin District Hospital, is expected to attract more than 500 beneficiaries from Mt Darwin and its environs.

MCZ District Bishop for Harare East, Reverend Edmore Chiota said the Medical Outreach is in keeping with the church’s vision to be an empowered and connected Christian community, impacting society, which includes catering for the needs of the communities and members it serves with regards to health services provision.

“We have mobilised healthcare professionals, members of the clergy, and social workers to provide a variety of services such as temperature checks, glucose tests, BP checks, dental examinations; eye tests; cancer tests; malaria tests, treatment of minor conditions, dispensing drugs, referrals for further investigation and treatment and counselling.

“This medical outreach is particularly timely because a lot of less-privileged people who happen to be the majority of the population, have a myriad of health challenges and cannot afford to pay for medical care, particularly those in the rural areas,” said Bishop Chiota.

He added that the church has run many such outreaches in Harare East District mainly at Trinity Church.

It is however, the first time they are venturing out of Harare.

The church has a list of related activities scheduled between now and the end of the year. The list includes Albinism Awareness Day, Anti-Drug Trafficking Day, Anti-Human Trafficking Day, International Day of the Girl Child, and Justice Week.