11 fake doctors caught at Pari Hospital

Zim Now Writer

Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals has revealed that from January 2024 to date, 11 cases of fake doctors have been picked up at the hospital.

This comes as three people were arrested this month for pretending to be doctors.

In a statement, PGH said in 2023 alone, 33 offenders were picked up by the hospital’s Security Department.

“Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals has always made efforts to safeguard the public from unscrupulous people who masquerade as our employees with malicious intentions to fleece unsuspecting members of the public.

“Bogus doctors, bogus tutors who extort prospective student nurses and thieves who steal from both staff members and patients are some of those criminals who have been picked up and handed over to the police.

“Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals is a vast institution with close to 400 doctors of all professional levels and a total staff establishment of close to 4 000. Unscrupulous people take advantage of our vastness and complexity to carry out nefarious activities.

“Fortunately, our surveillance teams remain vigilant and have always apprehended these unruly elements who try to penetrate and abuse our systems.

“We would like to assure members of the public that the investigations carried out by the hospital have established that the three recently arrested fake doctors did not manage any patient.

“Our surveillance teams shall continue to flush out criminals bent on abusing public trust in our institution,” reads the statement.

One of the doctors arrested this month, Andrew Mapulanga, 52, was caught by the security on April 15.

Blessing Nyanzira, who was arrested last week Thursday, attempted to bypass a security checkpoint and Douglas Garikayi Mutoredzanwa was arrested on April 23 after analysing an X-ray upside down in front of a patient.