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Zimbabwe : Bodies decompose as mortuary breaks down

Written by DeadGirl
Wednesday, 15 February 2006
February 15, 2006 By Elias Wilson ABOUT 100 bodies are in an advanced state of decomposition at Gweru Provincial Hospital mortuary as the hospitalÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s cooling system has broken down. The situation has been worsened by overcrowding as the mortuary, which currently has over 100 bodies, has a carrying capacity of 24. At a meeting with stakeholders on Tuesday, Midlands Governor Cde Cephas Msipa described the situation as critical and called for an urgent need to repair the facility. A contractor hired by the institution to repair the mortuary allegedly failed to do the work, resulting in the cooling system blowing hot air. Ã¢â‚¬Å“Our mortuary is overcrowded and the heat has actually made the situation worse as bodies are being cooked. It is unhealthy and unfair to people who work there,Ã¢â‚¬Â he said. Ã¢â‚¬Å“There is also a general reluctance by some families to give their departed relatives a decent burial, yet our culture dictates that the dead should receive a decent burial.Ã¢â‚¬Â Midlands Provincial Medical Director, Dr Anderson Chimusoro, said some of the bodies at the mortuary were Ã¢â‚¬Å“now bones onlyÃ¢â‚¬Â, Ã¢â‚¬Å“We arranged with the contractor to come on a regular basis, but with the bodies in such a decomposing state, it has become difficult for anyone to work there,Ã¢â‚¬Â he said. Ã¢â‚¬Å“He is actually failing to repair the cooling system and the hot air has caused some of the flesh on the bodies to peel off. The state of the mortuary has made it difficult for repairs to go on.Ã¢â‚¬Â To address the situation the Government has since offered to give pauperÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s burial to 90 bodies. Cde Msipa appealed to members of the public to collect the bodies of their relatives on time to reduce congestion at the mortuary. Ã¢â‚¬Å“Some bodies go for six months without being collected,Ã¢â‚¬Â he said. http://www.andnetwork.com/app?service=direct/1/Home/$StorySummary$0.$DirectLink$1&sp=l18277

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taphophilia (taf′ō-fil′ē-ă)

ORIGIN:
From the Greek words taphos, meaning "tomb" or "sepulcher" and philia, meaning "attraction or affinity to something, in particular the love or obsession with something"

DEFINITION: 1. An excessive interest in graves and cemeteries. 2. A love or fondness for funerals, graves, and cemeteries. 3. In psychiatry, a morbid attraction to graves and cemeteries

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