ZHRC: Hospitals defying government policy on issuance of Birth Records

ZHRC: Hospitals defying government policy on issuance of Birth Records. Recently held Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) public hearings on access to documentation has divulged that some medical institutions were withholding birth confirmation records for non-payment of medical bills and other absurd reasons, a move that is contrary to government policy.

A rape victim told the commission that she was not issued with her child’s birth records with the medical institution arguing that she was underage. She testified: A rape victim who testified before the commission said she was abused by her uncle while she was 13 years old and conceived a child.

My relatives did not believe me but defended my uncle. They did not even report the matter to the police. When I gave birth at Matibe Hospital in Mberengwa, nurses refused to issue me with a birth confirmation record, saying I was underage. I was told to first report the case to the police before they could issue me with a birth certificate for the child.

ZHRC chairperson, Elasto Mugwadi said that withholding birth records over non-payment was against government policy and a violation of children’s rights since it is the parent who would have entered into the contract with the institution, not the child.

Source – Pindula News

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I had so much respect for you munhu WaMwari, zvino kana imi vatinotarisira kuti mutiratidze gwara kuna Jesu mavakuti shora nekuti tuka, tino wana tariro kunani angatiparidzire achitisvitsa pana Mwari? Wotoshaya kuti a whole prophet anoita video achituka Ngirozi kana zveku…continue reading.