At a time Zimbabwe's health delivery system is said to be losing its lustre, major renovations are taking place at the biggest referral, Parirenyatwa hospital. The mental health section is taking a new shape at a cost of US$ 1. 1 million as well as the Mbuya Nehanda maternity that is introducing a new form of handling preterm babies called Immediate Kangaroo Mother Care (IKMC) and requires no incubators.

On the one hand a new environment friendly paediatric theatre has been established to reduce and improve operation time with children, a novice in the country.

More from Channel Africa Correspondent, JOHN CASSIM, based in Harare, ZIMBABWE.