BULAWAYO – Dr. Muriel Selma Fallala, a well-known medical specialist and administrator of the Galen House Casualty Unit in Bulawayo, died in a car accident.
Doctor Selma was alone and driving her Mitsubishi when she reportedly lost control in an afternoon rain on the 12th Avenue extension near United Hospitals Bulawayo.
The vehicle reportedly rolled over and hit a concrete wall. Bulawayo Provincial Medical Director Dr. Maphios Siamuchembu said, “Dr. Fallala has been the chief medical officer in the Bulawayo community, providing medical care for many decades.
“She was a family doctor and ran Galen House and she looked after a lot of people.
“It is a sad loss for the community in Bulawayo province and a blow to the medical profession.
“We are all saddened by this and send our condolences to the immediate family who have been hardest hit by this loss.
“We pray that he who gives and takes life will comfort it himself.
“As the Ministry of Health…we are also lost and join the family in mourning this brave girl from Bulawayo.”