Zimbabwe: Locals Resort to Using Shovels and Buckets to Empty Excreta From Blocked Toilets

Residents of Mbare's New Lines and Annex Flats have resorted to using buckets and shovels to get rid of human waste from their blocked toilets as living conditions continue to… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Govt Duped Nurses Out of Millions of U.S. Dollars, Nurses Association Says

Thousands of registered nurses who paid applications for the Certificate of Good Standing and Confirmation letters to the Nurses Council of Zimbabwe in the past two years could… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Govt Hospitals Now Death Traps - Parliament Told

Hospitals across the country have become death traps due to government's failure to fund them, Zimbabwe Nurses Association (ZINA) officials have told Parliament. Read more »

Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Nullifies 'Secret' Health Sector Procurement Bid Moments After Mangwana Defends It's Illegality

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has backtracked on a controversial decree through a Statutory Instrument (SI) stating that procurement in construction, medicines and drugs will not be… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Backtracks on 'Secret' Health Sector Procurement Bid

GOVERNMENT has nullified a controversial decree through a Statutory Instrument (SI) stating that procurement in construction, medicines and drugs will not be publicly disclosed… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Innovative Approaches to Adolescent Health Promotion in Zimbabwe

The World Health Organization (WHO) recently conducted a five-day national coordination team training in Harare, Zimbabwe, to address the growing burden of Non-Communicable… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Cholera Outbreak Hits Harare - Residents Put On High Alert

Harare City Health Director Prosper Chonzi has confirmed a Cholera outbreak in the capital, with 21 suspected cases recorded. Read more »

Zimbabwe: How Mushroom Farming Venture Saved a Harare Family During Covid-19 Pandemic

Nyashadzashe Mavhangira (22) of Stoneridge, Harare reckons she is now in a better position to deal with Covid-19 if the pandemic ever makes an unfortunate, ravaging return. Read more »

Africa: Cholera Ravages 14 African Countries - 3 288 Deaths Recorded

Cholera outbreaks in 14 African countries, including Zimbabwe, have so far claimed a total 3 288 people. Read more »

Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Commemorates World Immunisation Week - Launches 'Catch Up' Vaccination Programs

THE health ministry in partnership with World Health Organisation (WHO), United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has launched a 'catch up' immunisation program to cover vaccinations… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Chiwenga Is Punishing Us - Health Workers Say After Salary, Allowances Hike for Every Other Civil Servant

Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has been accused by some disgruntled nurses of barring any salary and allowance increment in the health sector as punishment for past strikes… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Zimplats Injects U.S.$1 Million to Upgrade Mhondoro Mubaira Rural Hospital to Offer Specialist Services

PLATINUM conglomerate, Zimplats has injected US$1 million towards upgrading and refurbishing Mhondoro Mubaira Rural Hospital as part of its social corporate responsibility (CSR)… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Govt Ropes in Uniformed Forces As Measles Outbreak Ravages Reclusive Apostolic Sect Members' Children

The silence that pervades Madya, a small village ward in Chivi, Masvingo province, seems to narrate dark tales unfolding in the secluded area. Read more »

Zimbabwe: Government Calls on Communities to Recognise Epilepsy as a Disability

GOVERNMENT and various organizations this week came together in Harare for belated commemorations of International Epilepsy day and called on society to recognize the condition as… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe's Health Care Workers Condemn Plan to Criminalize Foreign Recruiters

HARARE -- Health care workers in Zimbabwe have condemned the government's plan to criminalize their recruitment to work in other countries as part of efforts to reduce a medical… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Hope Restored - the Power of Free Surgeries in Transforming Lives of Children in Zimbabwe

Nicholas Mwanditani's son Ngakudzwe, was diagnosed with inguinal hernia when he was only four years old. With little knowledge of the condition- and no money to seek medical help-… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Govt Bans Public Gatherings in Chegutu to Avert Cholera Disaster

Following two confirmed cases of Cholera in Chegutu district recently, government has reportedly put an umbrella ban on all official public gatherings to avert an outbreak. Read more »

Zimbabwe: Parly - MPs Jeer As Minister Claims Zim Health Delivery System Is Functional

DESPITE shortages of drugs, non-availability of cancer machines and other crucial medical accessories in public health institutions, a government official on Wednesday insisted the… Read more »

Zimbabwe: VP Chiwenga Endorses Montroux Charter On Patient Safety

VICE President Constantino Chiwenga endorsed the Montroux Charter on patient safety at a high-level health minister's summit in Switzerland in a development expected to strengthen… Read more »

Zimbabwe: UN Warns of Devastating Effects of Water Shortages

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Director-General QU Dongyu, has urged African leaders and experts to find solutions on how water can be used in a… Read more »

Zimbabwe: UK Allocates Millions to Recruit Care Workers Globally - Zimbabweans Relieved As Headhunt Period Is Extended

The United Kingdom (UK) administration has availed £15 million to facilitate the recruitment of health and social care workers from across the world, including Zimbabwe. Read more »

Zimbabwe: Covid-19 Intervention Rescues Zimbabwe's Education Sector

Fearless Chisipochinye, a primary school headmaster, whose centre recently recorded an 89% pass-rate last year, 48% above the national average, gives credit to a new platform they… Read more »

Zimbabwe: VP Chiwenga Unveils U.S.$90 Million Health Fund

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Zimbabwe: Health Professionals Group Petitions Govt Over Unsustainable Licensing Fees

THE Medical and Dental Practitioners Association of Zimbabwe (MDPAZ) has petitioned the government to revise downwards licensing fees, which have become exorbitant. Read more »

Zimbabwe: Cancer-Fighting Media Personality in Tears As She Watches Fellow Patients Die Without Treatment

MEDIA personality Tinopona Katsande, currently battling cervical cancer is heartbroken, having encountered fellow patients losing their lives before getting medication due to lack… Read more »