Zimbabwe Hospital Charged Women $5 Per Scream During Childbirth
LatestZimbabwe’s rampant corruption has penetrated virtually all levels of public services, and it’s gotten so bad that delivering a baby has become unaffordable for most Zimbabwean women. One hospital has reportedly been charging $5 per scream during childbirth for “raising false alarm.” False alarm for what? Birthing a tiny human into the world?
The average annual income of a Zimbabwean is $150, meaning roughly 41 cents per day. A $5 fee for one scream would amount to 12 days of wages, and that’s just the national average. Most Zimbabwean hospitals also charge a $50 delivery fee, which means women could shell over one-third of their yearly income just to give birth in a hospital.