Lilosa Muti’s 6-week old baby, Joshua, was due to have his rotavirus and Penta vaccine, which protects against diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, polio and other serious diseases.
But Lilosa had no intention of taking him to his appointment at the health clinic at Bikita Rural Hospital in Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe. “l was scared my son might be infected with COVID-19 if he visited the hospital.
We have had 3 reported COVID-19 cases in Bikita and rumour has it one of the cases had visited the hospital before,” explained Lilosa.
Thankfully, a village health worker spoke with Lilosa and allayed her fears. Two days later, she visited the hospital where she was surprised to learn that all services were available.