September 18, 2025
Zimbabwe: Avenues Clinic Lays Off 50 Workers, Accused of Targeting Unionised Staff
The prestigious Avenues Clinic in Harare has begun a retrenchment exercise that will result in the layoff of 50 employees, according to insiders, who allege that this move is aimed… Read more »
September 17, 2025
Zimbabwe: Justice Advocate Pushes for Mandatory DNA Testing in Maintenance Cases
Kadoma-based entrepreneur and litigation expert, Believe Guta, has petitioned Parliament, calling for mandatory DNA testing in maintenance cases, saying no man should face jail for… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Mufakose Residents Forced to Vacate Homes As Raw Sewage Floods Yards
FRUSTRATED Mufakose residents have vacated their homes as the City Council fails to address incessant sewer blockages in the suburb, posing serious health challenges. Read more »
September 10, 2025
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Targets Asian Beef Markets, Scales Up Foot and Mouth Disease Surveillance
Zimbabwe is stepping up efforts to expand beef exports to Asian markets, with authorities intensifying surveillance of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) to safeguard herd health and… Read more »
August 27, 2025
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Urges African Nations to Prioritise Sustainable Health Financing As Donor Support Declines
ZIMBABWE has called on African nations to prioritise sustainable health financing following recent withdrawals of donor funding across the region. Read more »
August 24, 2025
Zimbabwe: Mental Patient Runs Amok, Kills Aunt and Torches Her Corpse
A MENTAL patient has been arrested in Gokwe, Midlands province after allegedly killing his aunt before setting alight her lifeless body. Read more »
August 22, 2025
Zimbabwe: Lack of Modern Machines Hindering Specialised Treatment in Referral Hospitals - Government
Government says it is in the process of acquiring modern machines to conduct open-heart surgeries at major hospitals in the country, a lack of which has hindered specialised… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Doctors' Shortage Hits Zimbabwe As Healthcare Professionals Leave in Droves
Zimbabwe's healthcare system is burdened by a shortage of medical doctors, who are leaving in droves for greener pastures, affecting the delivery of health services, a government… Read more »
August 10, 2025
Zimbabwe: Human Rights Commission Defends Zimbabweans' Right to Healthcare in South Africa
Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission chairperson, Jessie Majome, has urged South Africans to show compassion toward Zimbabwean migrants. Read more »
August 11, 2025
Zimbabwe: 'They Are Lying' - Bedridden Nurse Challenges Zimbabwe Govt's Support Statement After On-Duty Injury
Bedridden Bikita nurse, Progress Muzuva who got injured on duty in 2018, has accused the government of lying about providing her with compensatory sick leave, injury on duty… Read more »
August 06, 2025
Zimbabwe: Not an Isolated Case - Nurses Association Slams Govt for Neglecting Bedridden Nurse Injured On Duty Seven Years Ago
THE Zimbabwe Nurses Association (ZINA) has strongly condemned the government's neglect of a Bikita nurse, Progress Muzuva, who was severely injured while on duty seven years ago,… Read more »
August 04, 2025
Zimbabwe: Broken Spine, Leg and Bedridden for Seven Years - the Painful Story of Nurse Injured On Duty, Betrayed By Government She Served
A NURSE at Bikita Rural Hospital in Masvingo province, who was seriously injured by a violent maternity patient while on duty seven years ago, is now bedridden without… Read more »
July 30, 2025
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe, UAE Sign Health Cooperation Deal
ZIMBABWE has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) aimed at strengthening healthcare systems in both countries. Read more »
July 22, 2025
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Faces Resurgence of Malaria Amid U.S. Aid Cuts, Experts Warn of Funding Shortfall
Zimbabwe is grappling with a sharp resurgence of malaria following a significant drop in international aid, particularly after the withdrawal of U.S. funding. Health experts have… Read more »
July 21, 2025
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe's Largest Referral Hospital Operating With Single ICU Amid Huge Demand for Surgeries
ZIMBABWE'S largest referral hospital, Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals, is operating with just a single Intensive Care Unit (ICU) catering for patients from various wards at… Read more »
July 19, 2025
Zimbabwe: 10 Paediatric Patients Undergo Open-Heart Surgeries At Parirenyatwa Hospital
A TOTAL of 10 children successfully underwent open-heart surgeries during a week-long surgical camp at Parirenyatwa Hospital. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Over 1,300 Zimbabwean Children Die of Heart Diseases Each Year
AT least 1,300 Zimbabwean children succumb to congenital heart diseases each year, statistics have revealed. Read more »
July 17, 2025
Zimbabwe: Withdrawal of Donor Funding a Threat to Zimbabwe's HIV Financing - Health Ministry Now Seeks Supplementary Budget
Permanant Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Child Care Dr Aspect Maunganidze says the United States' withdrawal of funding for Zimbabwe's healthcare sector, coupled with… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Government to Set Caps On Private Healthcare Fees, Mandates Emergency Treatment Access
GOVERNMENT has announced that fees at private health institutions will be subject to prescribed maximum limits and percentage increases, unless specifically approved by the… Read more »
July 11, 2025
Zimbabwe: No Covid-19 Variants in Zimbabwe - Govt Says
The government has dismissed reports of any Covid-19 variants currently circulating in Zimbabwe. Read more »
July 10, 2025
Zimbabwe: Parirenyatwa Hospital Renovations Begin, Govt Aims for World-Class Standards
THE government has begun renovations at Parirenyatwa's Mbuya Nehanda Maternity Hospital and Adlam House, a student nurses' accommodation facility. Read more »
June 28, 2025
Zimbabwe: Sally Mugabe Hospital Gutted By Fire - Nurses' Residence, Storeroom Affected
SALLY Mugabe Hospital, formerly Harare Hospital, caught fire this Saturday morning resulting in a part of the nurses' residence and a storeroom being affected. Read more »
June 27, 2025
Zimbabwe: Stigma, Discrimination Remain the Most Damaging Barriers to Zimbabwe's HIV Response - Health Minister
STIGMA and discrimination remain the most damaging barriers to the country's national HIV response, Health and Child Care Minister Douglas Mombeshora has said. Read more »
July 20, 2020
Zimbabwe: We Will Continue to Arrest Activists Violating Lockdown Regulations - Govt
The government will continue arresting human rights for violating Covid-19 lockdown regulations, Nick Mangwana, the Information Ministry secretary has warned. Read more »
