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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
HEALTH workers are divided over the Health Service Board (HSB)'s appeal to give government a chance for negotiations before embarking on a strike that will leave many patients stranded.HSB chairperson...
GOVERNMENT has gazetted new salaries for health workers in the medical and allied industry, with the least paid worker getting $330 and the highest paid getting $649 per month.Statutory Instrument 93 ...
Following a series of meetings involving striking Health Workers and their employer, the Health Services Board, Government is gravely concerned that the situation in our country continues to deteriora...
FORMER Health deputy minister, Edwin Muguti, has been ordered to pay R252 546 and $28 000 compensation to one of his patients, Patricia Singizi, following a botched medical procedure which resulted in...
THE National Pharmaceutical Company (NatPharm) is considering requesting Government to avail the Health Levy Fund (HLF) in foreign currency to make the procurement of medical drugs hassle-free. Speaki...
FOREIGN Affairs and International Trade minister Sibusiso Moyo has missed the trip to the United Nations General Assembly meeting after being hospitalized with an as yet to be revealed ailment.Preside...
NEWLY-FORMED health care services provider, Bon Vie Medical Aid Scheme has set sights at setting up numerous clinics across the country as part of its efforts to improving primary health care delivery...
BEYOND the horrific pictures of bloodied and shredded limbs following a blast which went-off at the recent Zanu-PF rally addressed by President Emmerson Mnangagwa at White City stadium, is a stark rea...
THE recently launched Zimbabwe National Health Financing Policy (ZNHFP) has tabled proposals to invest $60 per capita annually to improve health access in the country.According to the policy document ...
Former president Robert Mugabe is back in Singapore for medical check-up, a local privately-owned daily reported Wednesday.The 94-year-old ex-ruler "slipped out of the country two weeks ago after his ...
FORMER President Robert Mugabe reportedly flew to Singapore for medical check-ups two weeks ago, with sources saying the 94-year-old ex-leader was rushed out after his health suddenly deteriorated."He...
THE founder of the black-owned-and-managed healthcare listing - RH Bophelo - Quinton Zunga is a calculating investor and knows exactly what he wants.Chatting to the Zimbabwe-born investment banker, on...
CIMAS CEO Vulindlela Ndlovu says the health insurance industry in Zimbabwe could be losing $160 million annually through fraud, errors and leakages.Ndlovu told journalists attending the Zimselector me...
FORMER Health deputy minister Edwin Muguti has been taken to court by his former landlady, Joyce Mako-Mushaninga, over rental arrears amounting to more than $13 600 and failing to properly look after ...
Vice President Kembo Mohadi has gone abroad for medical treatment. The reason for exercising this choice is pretty obvious: he lacks confidence in the Zimbabwe health systems and can also afford the t...
The National Social Security Authority (NSSA)'s much-awaited pension and health insurance schemes for the informal sector have been established, with paid-up beneficiaries being entitled to retirement...
A top Indian health firm, Ajanta Pharma, has signed a letter of intent with Government to take over CAPS Pharmaceuticals and revive its operations. Further, the company intends to set up a top-notch h...
ARTISANAL and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is undoubtedly a growing sector that contributes significantly to the growth of the country's economy.Although, there are no official statistics, estimates...