Zimbabwe's public health sector is confronting a potential funding crisis after the Ministry of Health and Child Care was instructed by Treasury to reduce its 2026 budget request, raising concerns ove...
By Staff reporter | Published: 24 October 2025
In the sun-drenched fields of Goromonzi and Buhera, where crops once thrived under the care of resilient farmers, a silent crisis is unfolding.As lithium mining operations expand, underground aquifer...
By Staff reporter | Published: 21 October 2025
The Ministry of Health and Child Care has launched the National Public Health Institute (NPHI), a major initiative aimed at strengthening Zimbabwe's capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to public...
By Staff reporter | Published: 16 October 2025
Health and Child Care Deputy Minister Slayman Kwidini has attributed the collapse of Zimbabwe's local pharmaceutical manufacturing sector to Western-imposed sanctions, citing firms such as Datlabs an...
By Staff reporter | Published: 14 October 2025
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Secretary General Sengezo Tshabangu has reportedly been flown to India for medical treatment, amid claims he is battling colon cancer.A source close to the matter ...
By Staff reporter | Published: 02 October 2025
The Association of Health Funders of Zimbabwe (AHFoZ) has called on medical aid societies to move beyond merely treating illnesses, emphasizing the need to proactively promote wellness among members.S...
By Staff reporter | Published: 17 September 2025
Government has committed to expanding the national health workforce and accelerating digital transformation in healthcare as part of its push toward universal health coverage by 2030. The announcement...
By Staff reporter | Published: 15 September 2025
A heated debate broke out in the National Assembly last week after outspoken Chiredzi Central MP Ropafadzo Makumire tabled a motion urging government to declare Zimbabwe's public health system a state...
By Staff reporter | Published: 15 September 2025
Stakeholders have raised alarm over Zimbabwe's worsening mental health crisis, warning that suicide, drug abuse and depression are taking a devastating toll on communities, particularly among young p...
By Staff reporter | Published: 11 September 2025
Health and Child Care Deputy Minister Sleiman Kwidini has urged that medical insurance be strictly separated from the provision of clinical and pharmaceutical services, warning that combining the two ...
By Staff reporter | Published: 06 September 2025
Parliament on Thursday was engulfed in a heated debate over Zimbabwe's deteriorating health sector, with opposition lawmakers pressing for a declaration of a national emergency, while ruling party MP...
By Staff reporter | Published: 08 September 2025
Health and Child Care Minister Dr. Douglas Mombeshora has warned that private health facilities that fail to submit data on Mother-to-Child Transmission (MTCT) programs risk being shut down.He issued ...
By Staff reporter | Published: 04 September 2025
The Government has announced plans to train 7 000 health workers every year in a bid to address the country's critical shortage of medical professionals and double the national health workforce by 20...
By Staff reporter | Published: 17 August 2025
The Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) has come under intense criticism following allegations by Progress Muzuva that the ministry is covering up its mishandling of her case. Muzuva, who susta...
By Staff reporter | Published: 16 August 2025
Zimbabwe is spending just ZiG460 (about US$17) per person on health, with total health expenditure at only 0,5% of GDP in the first half of 2025 - far below regional and international targets - the Co...
By Staff reporter | Published: 04 August 2025
Zimbabwe's 2025 Mid-Year Budget Review has again revealed the country's continued failure to meet the Abuja Declaration commitment of allocating at least 15% of the national budget to health, despite ...
By Staff reporter | Published: 01 August 2025
Zimbabwe has signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) aimed at transforming and strengthening healthcare systems in both countries through wide-ranging ...
By Staff reporter | Published: 30 July 2025
When Matilda Sibanda left Bulawayo for South Africa ten years ago, her decision was driven by Zimbabwe's collapsing healthcare system. Now 34, she finds herself in a devastating limbo—unable to acc...
By Staff reporter | Published: 29 July 2025
A growing number of pharmacies in Bulawayo and the Matabeleland North and South provinces are reportedly operating without licenses from the Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ), raising ala...
By Staff reporter | Published: 03 July 2025
The Ministry of Health and Child Care has broken its silence on the use of sugar tax revenues, providing an official account of funds received from the Treasury and how they have been allocated towar...
By Staff reporter | Published: 22 June 2025
A critical shortage of skilled health professionals continues to impede Zimbabwe's efforts to deliver high-quality healthcare services, the Private Healthcare Association of Zimbabwe (PHAZ) has warned...
By Staff reporter | Published: 20 June 2025
Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has pledged to overhaul Zimbabwe's crumbling public healthcare system, describing it as a "leadership task" that demands urgent and visionary intervention to save live...
By Staff reporter | Published: 14 May 2025
Deputy Minister of Health and Child Care Sleiman Kwidini dismissed claims about the deteriorating state of public hospitals as being largely fueled by "social media" during a heated session in Parliam...
By Staff reporter | Published: 08 May 2025
A $500-million fund aimed at improving maternal and neonatal health in sub-Saharan Africa was launched Tuesday in Abu Dhabi at a time when Western countries are sharply cutting aid to Africa.The Begin...
By Staff reporter | Published: 30 April 2025
Striking junior doctors might not be able to negotiate their conditions of service going forward following their latest decision to exit the Health Apex Council, which represents not only them, but th...
By Staff reporter | Published: 07 October 2019
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