By Richmore Tera.
Harare, Zimbabwe. (News Of The South) – THERE are still some huge gaps that need to be plugged if Zimbabwe and the rest of the continent are to witness huge strides in the areas of Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) as well as improving maternal health care.
This was said by Mr James Shumbanhete, who is the Finance director of Pan -African bank, Eco-Bank, during a handover ceremony of donations comprising medical accessories, sanitary wear and baby hampers which the bank made to Chitungwiza Central Hospital as part of their celebrations to mark the institution’s 18th anniversary.
The donation, according to Mr Shumbanhete, was part of the bank’s corporate social responsibility aimed at promoting disadvantaged communities in Zimbabwe and Africa.
“Our mission at at Eco-Bank is to build a world class African bank and to contribute to the socio-economic and sustainable development of Zimbabwe and the rest of the continent. Over the years, our Pan-African bank has engaged in a wide range of corporate social responsibility projects throughout the continent.
“Today we are supporting various communities in Zimbabwe and the whole of Africa under the theme, ‘Promoting ICT Education and Improving Maternal Health Care in Africa’ as we celebrate our 18th anniversary as a bank (this year),” said Mr James Shumbanhete, Eco-Bank’s Finance Director.
Mr Shumbanhete said they were shocked by statistics which showed the rate of deaths that occur every day in Africa as a result of pregnancy or child-birth related complications.
“Every day, approximately 830 women die from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth, with 99 percent of all maternal deaths occurring in developing countries.
“It is against this background that Eco-Bank realises the necessity to partner with relevant institutions like Chitungwiza Central Hospital to contribute its quota to improving maternal health care across our entire footprint on the African continent in 2016,” said Mr Shumbanhete.
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