March 24
Zimbabwe: Midlands Province Nurses Issue 48-Hour Strike Ultimatum Over Poor Salaries
Nurses in Midlands province have issued a 48-hour ultimatum to authorities, warning they will down tools if their grievances over worsening working conditions and meagre salaries… Read more »
March 23
Zimbabwe: Parirenyatwa Hospital Wards Deserted As Nurses Down Tools, Demand Salary Increment
Operations were severely disrupted at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals on Monday after nurses downed tools, abandoning wards and leaving patients stranded as they demanded an upward… Read more »
March 17
South Africa: Lack of Border Fences Between SA and Zim Compounding Foot & Mouth Spread - Steenhuisen
Lack of a border fence between South Africa and Zimbabwe and broken redline fences are compounding the spread of foot and mouth disease (FMD), in Limpopo, SA Agriculture Minister… Read more »
March 05
Zimbabwe: Broadcasting Authority Cracks Down On Unapproved Medical, Faith Healing Adverts
Discover moreOnline legal advice serviceOnline News PortalGold mining equipmentBroadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) has issued a stern warning to broadcasters regarding the… Read more »
March 02
Africa: Africa CDC Backs Zimbabwe, Zambia Over U.S. Health Deal Dispute
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has expressed support for Zimbabwe and Zambia's stand in the new US government health cooperation framework, citing serious… Read more »
February 26
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Can Fund It's Health Sector With Minerals Says Hwende, Labels U.S.$367 Million American Deal a Joke
Opposition legislator Chalton Hwende has said that Zimbabwe possesses the capacity to finance its own healthcare system without relying on external support, provided that… Read more »
February 25
Zimbabwe: U.S. Says Zimbabwean Govt's Decision to Refuse U.S.$367 Million Health Fund Is Regrettable
UNITED States Ambassador to Zimbabwe Pamela Tremont, has described as regrettable, government's decision to refuse a US$367 million purse to support health programmes that include… Read more »
November 21, 2025
Zimbabwe: 'Historic Victory for Reproductive Justice' - Health Group Hails High Court Ruling Recognising Mental Health in Abortion Law
The High Court has delivered a landmark ruling declaring parts of Zimbabwe's restrictive abortion law unconstitutional, siding with the Community Working Group on Health (CWGH) and… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Harare Records Over 500 Cases of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease
THE City of Harare has raised alarm over an outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD), with at least 501 cases recorded across several suburbs, mainly affecting children… Read more »
November 20, 2025
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Strengthens Integrated Cancer Services to Improve Women's Health
Zimbabwe is intensifying efforts to improve the prevention, early detection and treatment of breast and cervical cancers by integrating cancer and chronic disease services into… Read more »
November 19, 2025
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe to Host Landmark One Health AMR Conference During World Antimicrobial Awareness Week
Zimbabwe will convene national, regional and international experts for the One Health AMR Conference 2025 from 19-20 November, a flagship event held during World Antimicrobial… Read more »
November 13, 2025
Zimbabwe: Gweru Medical Doctor Busted Smoking Crystal Meth
A Gweru-based medical doctor, Farikai Manjeya (49), has been arrested alongside three accomplices after being caught smoking methamphetamine, commonly known locally as mutoriro. Read more »
November 06, 2025
Zimbabwe: Glenview Residents Protest Removal of Borehole Serving Thousands of People
Residents of Glenview, one of Harare's cholera hotspots, have petitioned Mayor Jacob Mafume to stop the planned demolition of a public borehole that serves more than 2,800 people. Read more »
November 05, 2025
Zimbabwe: Improve Our Welfare or We Leave - Nurses Tell Government
NURSES have bluntly told government to improve their welfare to avoid growing discontent and a mass exodus of medical practitioners seeking better opportunities abroad. Read more »
November 03, 2025
Zimbabwe: Rosalie Chigariro - First Black Zimbabwean to Volunteer Body for Research, Laid to Rest After Four Years of Service to Medical Education
The University of Zimbabwe's Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences has concluded the medical study of the late Rosalie Chigariro, who in 2021 became the first-ever black… Read more »
October 30, 2025
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwean National Arrested for Selling Illegal Medicines in Khayelitsha
A Zimbabwean national has been arrested, admitting he has been selling illegal medicine to the public which he has been hiding under his bed in Khayelitsha. Read more »
October 23, 2025
Zimbabwe: Crisis Looms As Treasury Slashes Health Ministry's 2026 National Budget Bid
A major funding crisis is looming in Zimbabwe's public health sector after the Ministry of Health and Child Care was directed by Treasury to cut its 2026 national budget bid,… Read more »
October 22, 2025
Zimbabwe: From Cancer Survivor to Zoc CEO - the Inspiring Journey of Marlene Chiedza Gadzirayi
When life tested her with one of its toughest battles, Marlene Chiedza Gadzirayi faced it with remarkable courage and grace. Today, she stands not only as a cancer survivor but… Read more »
October 14, 2025
Zimbabwe: Doctor Loses Bid to Overturn Professional Ban for Refusing to Authorise Blood Transfusion On Religious Grounds
A Harare doctor who believes that blood is sacred and must not be transfused has failed in his bid to overturn a professional ban restricting his medical practice after the High… Read more »
October 12, 2025
Zimbabwe: Hospital Staff Steals U.S.$19,000 From Patients' Fund
Three Banket District Hospital staffers have been sent to prison over theft of trust property involving US$19,000 meant for the institution's Health Services Fund. Read more »
October 13, 2025
Zimbabwe: Zanu-PF Annual 'Feast' to Gobble U.S.$4 Million, Party to Donate Leftover Food to Hospitals, Orphanages
THE 22nd Zanu PF Annual National People's Conference, which kicks off tomorrow, 14 October, and runs until the 18th, is set to gobble a staggering US$4 million at a time ordinary… Read more »
October 05, 2025
Zimbabwe: Parirenyatwa, Mpilo Hospitals Go Without Cancer Machines As Treasury Stalls Funding
Treasury has delayed the release of US$27.5 million earmarked for the purchase of cancer machines, leaving Zimbabwe's two largest referral hospitals, Parirenyatwa Group of… Read more »
October 03, 2025
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Left With Only One Qualified Forensic Pathologist - Health Minister
Zimbabwe is grappling with a critical shortage of forensic pathologists, a situation driven by brain drain and a lack of interest among doctors to specialise in the field, Health… Read more »
September 30, 2025
Zimbabwe: Wheelbarrows As Ambulances, Drink Cans As Scalpels - the Desperation of Giving Birth in Epworth
AN empty drink can has become a makeshift surgical tool in the poverty-stricken community of Epworth where a traditional birth attendant, Tapiwa Vhinya, uses it to cut umbilical… Read more »
September 24, 2025
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe to Roll Out Breakthrough HIV Prevention Drug
ZIMBABWE has been selected as one of only ten countries globally to roll out lenacapavir, a groundbreaking HIV prevention drug that could transform the fight against the epidemic. Read more »
