Sugar Tax Funds New Radiotherapy Machines At Parirenyatwa Hospital

Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube confirmed the installation of new radiotherapy machines at the Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals in Harare during a formal facility tour. The national government utilized twenty seven million US dollars generated entirely from the recently implemented sugar tax to procure the advanced medical equipment. Authorities introduced the controversial levy on sweetened beverages earlier this year to fund critical public health infrastructure and tackle a treatment backlog affecting hundreds of patients. The new medical installations provide tangible results for the domestic healthcare system following the initial public resistance to the taxation measure. This procurement validates the highly controversial sugar tax and sets a powerful precedent for future domestic resource mobilization.