First Lady Donates Blankets to Uniformed Forces and Hospitals Nationwide

First Lady and Health and Child Care Ambassador, Amai Auxillia Mnangagwa, has extended her blanket donation initiative to health facilities run by the country’s uniformed forces, ensuring that patients under their care also benefit from her ongoing national hospital support programme.

Representatives from the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP), Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA), and Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) received their consignments at Zimbabwe House this week. The donation guarantees that every bed in the health facilities run by the three security institutions will be furnished with two blankets.

Amai Mnangagwa said the gesture was part of her continued efforts to promote patient comfort and improve health service delivery across the country.

“Every patient deserves warmth and comfort. Through this initiative, we are reaffirming our collective commitment to the wellbeing of all Zimbabweans,” she said.

The First Lady’s blanket donation programme has already reached referral hospitals across the country. Institutions such as Victoria Chitepo, Gweru, Chinhoyi, Bindura, Marondera, and Kwekwe General Hospitals have collected their allocations from the National Pharmaceutical Company (NatPharm) in Harare.

To ease transportation logistics, hospitals in the southern region covering Bulawayo and the Matabeleland provinces are collecting their consignments from NatPharm’s Bulawayo branch.

The initiative is part of Amai Mnangagwa’s broader campaign to enhance healthcare delivery through material support, especially for patients admitted in public institutions.

Her efforts continue to complement government programmes aimed at improving standards in the health sector and ensuring dignified care for all citizens.