BUSINESS NEWS

Drone deliveries set to transform Zimbabwe's healthcare supply chain

A local logistics firm, Drone Solutions, has launched a nationwide drone delivery programme aimed at closing critical gaps in Zimbabwe's healthcare supply chain, with delivery times for essential medi...

By Staff reporter | Published: 17 April 2026

LIFESTYLE

'Gore mwana' practice raises risk of birth complications

Zimbabwe's leading family planning expert with the Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council (ZNFPC), Thandekile Munemo, has cautioned women against closely spaced pregnancies, warning of serious heal...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 April 2026

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe health sector hit by 14,000 vacancies

Zimbabwe's public health system is reeling under severe strain as a mass exodus of health workers has left the Ministry of Health and Child Care with 14,000 vacant posts, Health and Child Care Ministe...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 November 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Budget underspend leaves health sector in doldrums

 Zimbabwe's health sector is being severely undermined by budget underutilisation, weak procurement systems, and stalled infrastructure projects, posing a serious threat to the country's healthc...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 November 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Harare gets US$1m for health sector upgrade

The City of Harare has secured a US$1 million partnership with the Swiss government aimed at upgrading the capital's deteriorating healthcare facilities, including the Mabvuku Polyclinic, which is se...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 November 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Treasury slashes Health Ministry's 2026 national budget

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

BUSINESS NEWS

Mining depleting health in Zimbabwe's rural communities

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

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe launches National Public Health Institute

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

POLITICS

'Sanctions bleeding Zimbabwe health sector'

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

POLITICS

Sengezo Tshabangu flies to India amid health speculation

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

BUSINESS NEWS

+US$200 million paid in health care claims

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

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe to double health workforce by 2030

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

POLITICS

MPs clash over health system state of emergency

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

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe's escalating mental health crisis alarming

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

BUSINESS NEWS

Calls for separation of medical insurance and health services

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

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe parly divided over state of health sector

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

BUSINESS NEWS

Mombeshora warns private health facilities

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

EDUCATION

Zimbabwe to train 7,000 health workers yearly

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

BUSINESS NEWS

Ministry of Health accused of cover-up

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

POLITICS

Zimbabwe health spending among lowest in region

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

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe's budget falls short of Abuja health target funding

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

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe, UAE sign health cooperation deal

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

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabweans caught between two broken health systems

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

BUSINESS NEWS

'Unregistered pharmacies serious health threat'

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

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe's Health Ministry details use of sugar tax revenue

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
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