MARONDERA- The Marondera Provincial Hospital last week received a donation of two
haemodialysis machines worth US$50 000 from Stanbic Bank in a development that will
ease the plight of renal patients in the province.
The 300-bed provincial referral hospital has been in operation since 1939 and caters for
patients from within the province and beyond.
The handover ceremony was attended by hospital staff and representatives from
Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe showing the bank’s commitment to improving healthcare in the
country.
Haemodialysis machines are advanced medical equipment used for blood purification in
patients with kidney problems and are set to make a lasting impact on the hospital’s
ability to provide life-saving treatments.
The haemodialysis machines donated to Marondera Provincial Hospital will not only
improve the quality of life of patients but will see the number of patients receiving
treatment increase significantly.
Before the donation, the hospital had two functional renal machines and the two more
donated by Stanbic Bank will see more renal patients being attended to.
Dr Michelle Gadzayi, the acting Mashonaland East Provincial Medical Director (PMD)
commended the gesture by Stanbic Bank, saying it will improve the quality of life for
patients with renal problems.
“We applaud Stanbic Bank for this gesture as it will give a timely boost to the services
that we give to renal patients from our province. We used to have two functional renal
machines and these two more that have donated to the hospital will help us to be in a
position to attend to more patients.

“Currently, the hospital attends to 14 patients per week, with each patient receiving
treatment twice a week and 10 more patients can now be added to the roster. We have
been attending to six patients per day but now the number is going to increase to 10 per
day,” Dr Gadzayi said.
Gwanda Hospital in Matabeleland South province was the first recipient of a
haemodialysis machine worth US$15 000 in 2021 as the bank saw it fit to alleviate the
plight of patients who faced kidney failure.
Speaking at the handover ceremony, the chief executive of Stanbic Bank, Solomon
Nyanhongo said the institution which is into financial services saw it necessary to play
its part in easing the monetary and logistical challenges faced by patients and their
relatives.
He said: “As Stanbic Bank, we are pleased to play our part in relieving patients and their
families from the logistical and financial strains associated with seeking treatment in far-
flung areas. Our decision to donate Haemodialysis machines to Marondera Hospital
came about after a visit by our officials in September last year to assess the needs of
the hospital.
“Our needs assessment coupled with the passion to serve patients shown by the
Marondera Hospital team during the visit in September last year left a lasting impression
on us. There was a consensus that we needed to contribute through life-changing
equipment, and this saw us settle on buying the haemodialysis machines.”
Nyanhongo added that the donation of the hemodialysis machines was born out of a
commitment by the Standard Bank Group subsidiary’s quest to drive Zimbabwe and
Africa’s growth through a combination of top-level banking offerings and comprehensive
Corporate Social Investment (CSI) initiatives.
He said the CSI initiatives span education, the environment and health and sanitation
with a particular focus on equipment for public health institutions.
“We are not only committed to offering the best banking products and services but we
are fully absorbed in contributing to the well-being of the societies in which we operate.
That commitment saw us launch Ruyamuro-Usizo through which we put our shoulder to
the wheel towards supporting national efforts to improve health delivery in the country.
“Through Ruyamuro-Usizo the Bank in 2021 resuscitated a maternity operating theatre
at Sally Mugabe Hospital as well as refurbished the recovery room at a cost of US$67
000.00,” Nyanhongo said.

Only last year, Stanbic Bank handed a solar-powered borehole to Mt St Mary’s Hospital
in Hwedza, Mashonaland East, as it continues to support the health sector through the
Ruyamuro-Usizo initiative.