9. Recommendations Most of the recommendations being made by the ZHRC speak to the need to adequately resource the Institution in terms of the budgetary allocations that it receives from Treasury through the line Ministry. Adding on to the recommendations that have been highlighted in the course of this report, the ZHRC also proposes the following specific recommendations for action: 9.1 Budgetary Support The Parliament of Zimbabwe should vote an adequate budget for the Psychiatric Institutions in order to ensure that the conditions of detention do not amount to inhuman or degrading treatment. Further, bearing in mind that such institutions do not raise any revenue on their own and are fully dependent on Treasury allocations. Adequate funds should be sourced for nutritious food, decent clothing and bedding for the patients. 9.2 Repairing Infrastructure The Government is urged to prioritise restoration of various infrastructure at the Hospital, which facilitate smooth operations at the Institution and in the attainment of the highest standard of physical and mental health for the patients. There is need for refurbishment of the laundry machines, the hydropool for physical exercise, repairing beds and mattress, resuscitating the workshops, repair/ and installing big televisions and radio sets in wards; repairing of ablution facilities as well as the playgrounds. The ZHRC further recommends the filling in of potholes in the whole Institution’s yard. Of major concern are the yards of the Wards where the elderly patients are kept. The Government is urged to construct proper classroom blocks for the Training Programme at the Institution. Funds permitting and in the longterm, the Ministry of Health and Child Care to consider the procurement of security cameras (Closed-circuit television (CCTV)) for the Institution’s Wards. The cameras assist in monitoring of patients especially those who are violent and with suicidal tendencies. This is proposed considering the nurse-patient ratio that exists at the moment, and it Page 20 of 22