The Harare Institute of Public Health (HIPH) has called on the Nurses Council of Zimbabwe (NCZ) to retract a public notice in which it disassociated itself from HIPH’s nursing assistant training programmes.
In the notice, the NCZ said that it had no regulatory affiliation with HIPH regarding the training of nurses.
HIPH, through its lawyer Lovemore Madhuku, accused the council of creating unnecessary panic and confusion among students and stakeholders.
The institute is demanding a retraction and public apology within 24 hours, warning that failure to comply will result in a defamation lawsuit.
In a letter of demand dated July 24, Madhuku described the incident as one of the most severe cases of defamation experienced by the institution in Zimbabwe. He wrote:
The good name, respect and status that my client hitherto enjoyed have been lowered in the estimation of the reasonable and right thinking members of society.
My client is demanding a widely publicised retraction and apology. In addition, you must pull down your statement from all your social media platforms.
HIPH assistant registrar Retlaw Matorwa said that their nursing assistants training programme is accredited and assessed by the Higher Examinations Council, which operates under the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education, Innovation, Science, and Technology Development. Said Matorwa:
The HIPH has suffered significant reputational damage due to the misleading and harmful statement published by the NCZ.
This statement, which falsely implies that HIPH is fraudulently involved in nursing education and lacks professional integrity, has unjustly tarnished our institution’s good name and standing in the community.
The NCZ’s statement has caused widespread harm, and it is imperative that they take immediate steps to correct the false narrative and restore the HIPH’s reputation.
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