1.   Both hospitals still house patients in large open wards.

2.   Much of its medical equipment is outdated, and it is one of the few remaining hospitals in the city to house patients in open wards.

3.   At Chitungwiza hospital, one of the three main hospitals in Harare, patients were put in the one ward still open without regard to their sex or illness.

4.   Authorities say the open wards contribute to frequent riots and hostage-takings.

5.   The inmates are protesting plans to transfer them from open wards to new cell-type prisons.

6.   Turkish officials say the open wards contribute to frequent riots and hostage-takings.