The issue
ZPP working with young persons with disabilities from Harare, Midlands,
and Bulawayo, monitored the provision of health care for persons with
disability at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals, Sally Mugabe Hospital,
Mpilo Hospital, UBH, and other government hospitals. The exercise noted
that PWDs still had no access to gender-receptive health facilities and
health-related therapy and material in suitable formats at all levels
(prevention, treatment, care, and support), as highlighted in the National
Disability Policy (Section 3.71). On health, the National Disability Policy
recommends that government ensure that persons with disabilities have
access
to
gender-responsive
healthcare
services,
health-related
rehabilitation, and information in appropriate formats at all levels. The
absence of free health care services, medicines, disability-friendly
facilities, sign language interpretation, and large print and braille
materials demonstrates that the Ministry of Health and Child Care has
not introduced inclusive health services to cater to persons with
disabilities. From the findings, persons with disabilities often face four
significant barriers in the quest to access health rights:
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