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Senators alarmed by surge in girl child sexual abuse cases

Zimbabwean senators have raised alarm over the escalating cases of sexual abuse against girl children, describing the crisis as a national emergency that demands urgent legislative and societal intervention.During a parliamentary debate, S…

Published: 16 hrs ago | | by Stephen Jakes

Zimbabwe Faces Sharp Rise in Malaria Cases: Over 130,000 Infections Recorded

Zimbabwe is grappling with a dramatic surge in malaria cases, with over 130,000 confirmed infections and 365 deaths reported as of August 2025—a staggering 302% increase compared to the same period last year, according to the Ministry of H…

Published: 17 hrs ago | 163 | by Stephen Jakes

Malaria surge in Southern Africa sparks alarm: Zimbabwe among worst hit

Southern Africa is facing a troubling resurgence of malaria, with Zimbabwe, Botswana, eSwatini, and Namibia reporting fresh outbreaks, according to a new report by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC).The repo…

Published: 20 Oct 2025 at 16:43hrs | | by Stephen Jakes

Inyathi Hospital found with obsolete equipment amid rural health oversight tour

BUBI, MATABELELAND NORTH - The Portfolio Committee on Health and Child Care, chaired by Thokozani Khupe and led by Daniel Molokele, has raised alarm over obsolete medical equipment at Inyathi District Hospital, following a multi-province o…

Published: 16 Oct 2025 at 07:28hrs | | by Stephen Jakes

Hindu Society refurbishes Belvedere clinic

The Hindu Society in Zimbabwe has committed and spent close to US$40,000 in the refurbishment of Belvedere clinic, with Harare Mayor, Councillor Jacob Mafume commenting on the gesture as a genuine and sustainable health initiative."We real…

Published: 20 Mar 2025 at 18:13hrs | | by Gideon Madzikatidze

Allegations surface against Lupane District Chief Medical Officer for misuse of authority and decline in hospital services

Lupane District Chief Medical Officer, George Mutizira, has come under scrutiny following allegations that he has contributed to the decline in service delivery at St. Luke's Hospital. It is claimed that Mutizira has been directing patient…

Published: 17 Mar 2025 at 14:57hrs | | by Stephen Jakes

IWA rescues Zim's needy, fights period poverty

IN accordance with ethos and values of India's traditions, Indian Women Association (IWA) has this Tuesday in Harare extended an assortment of donations to six needy charitable homes including sanitary ware in their quest to fight period p…

Published: 11 Feb 2025 at 20:43hrs | | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole in Harare

Global interventions to end HIV and AIDS: A call for sustained action

As the world marks over four decades since the emergence of HIV and AIDS, the global response has evolved from fear and stigma to hope and determination. Through innovative interventions, robust funding mechanisms, and scientific breakthro…

Published: 03 Dec 2024 at 14:25hrs | | by Marilyn Mutize

Pioneering progress amid resource constraints in African radiology and oncology

Experts are concerned about resource limits and insufficient radiology skills and services in Africa, particularly for cancer detection and treatment. As the continent grapples with the rising burden of cancer, the intersection of oncology…

Published: 15 Aug 2024 at 07:41hrs | | by Agencies

Zimbabwe prepares for ward based mass drug administration for bilharzia, intestinal worms and lymphatic filariasis

BULAWAYO - To tackle the prevalent neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), Zimbabwe is gearing up for a nationwide mass drug administration (MDA) campaign set to commence this September. Spearheaded by the Ministry of Health and Child Care, wi…

Published: 15 Jul 2024 at 17:46hrs | | by APO

Financial services group partners with government to enhance healthcare access in Bulawayo

In a notable initiative towards improving healthcare accessibility, a local financial services group collaborated with the government to host a two-day free medical health camp and officially open a clinic in Bulawayo this Saturday. The ev…

Published: 11 Dec 2023 at 16:45hrs | | by Staff Reporter

Govt goes all out to complete Lupane Hospital

WORK on Lupane Provincial Hospital, the first public referral health institution in Matabeleland North Province, has gained pace as the Government steps up efforts to meet the end of year deadline to completing the 250-bed state-of-the-art…

Published: 05 Feb 2023 at 23:45hrs | | by Staff Reporter

Measles vaccination campaign rolled out

THE Ministry of Health and Child Care has rolled out the second phase of the measles vaccination campaign.This comes after the first phase launched last year to control measles through tracking of cases in the community and supplementary i…

Published: 01 Feb 2023 at 16:55hrs | | by Staff Reporter

Typhoid outbreak hits Harare

Harare City has been hit by a typhoid outbreak with more than sixty confirmed cases.Harare City Health director, Dr Prosper Chonzi says the western suburbs of Budiriro, Glen View and Glen Norah have been hit by a typhoid outbreak with over…

Published: 19 Dec 2022 at 21:14hrs | | by Staff Reporter

Shock as negligence by hospital staff leads to baby's leg amputation

AUTHORITIES at the state-run Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals have landed themselves in trouble after a newly born baby had her leg amputated less than one month after being born.Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights reported that Tiny Masvaure…

Published: 07 Apr 2022 at 08:43hrs | | by Stephen Jakes

Maisha Health Fund launches convenient, phone-based medical aid registration via USSD

Cassava Smartech Zimbabwe's health insurance unit, Maisha Health Fund, has launched an innovative and convenient way to register for medical aid cover through the mobile phone. The service, which is available to all Zimbabweans by simply d…

Published: 20 Jul 2021 at 17:33hrs | | by Agencies

Pregnant women can use PrEP- study

PREGNANT women who are HIV negative can use the Dapivirine ring and oral Truvada as a means to prevent HIV infection in the last stages of their pregnancies, a recent study has revealed.It is estimated that a woman is three times more like…

Published: 16 Jul 2021 at 07:30hrs | | by Staff Reporter

Ekusileni Medical Centre opening to be decided today

THE decision on the opening of Ekusileni Medical Centre will be made today when an inspection team from the Health Professions Authority (HPA) presents a report on its findings following an assessment of the facility. The team comprising 1…

Published: 16 Jul 2021 at 07:28hrs | | by Staff Reporter

500k doses for Covid-19 hotspots

Vaccinations are being stepped up in identified Covid-19 hotspots, now that 500 000 more doses arrived on Saturday with another 2 million expected at the end of this week, to help break the chains of infection in the areas.Zimbabwe has see…

Published: 28 Jun 2021 at 07:22hrs | | by Staff Reporter

Lupane State University a potential COVID-19 hotspot

Lupane State University is a timely time bomb for the corona virus after the decision by it's authorities to converge at all students at the compass.Over the years, the institution has some of it's staff and students based in Bulawayo but …

Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 19:52hrs | 1 | by Philani Simango

Zimbabwe records no Covid-19 vaccine side effects

Zimbabwe has not recorded severe side effects of Covid-19 vaccines since mass inoculation began nearly four months ago.More than 571 000 people had received their first dose of the vaccine by Friday, while nearly 203 000 had been administe…

Published: 16 May 2021 at 08:07hrs | | by Staff Reporter

Mnangagwa to officially open country's first free orthopaedic hospital in Bulawayo

PRESIDENT Mnangagwa is today set to officially open the country's first free orthopaedic hospital, Cure Children's Hospital and a Covid-19 designated treatment and isolation centre at the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) as the Second Repub…

Published: 14 May 2021 at 07:07hrs | | by Staff Reporter

Zimbabwe government urged to avail cancer budget

Health experts have urged Government to avail a cancer prevention and treatment budget to lessen the burden on cancer patients as treatment is beyond the reach of many. Veteran oncologist Anna Mary Nyakabau said it was crucial for Governme…

Published: 15 Apr 2021 at 06:58hrs | | by Staff Reporter

Zimbabwe to receive more Sinopharm jabs this week amid lingering hesitancy

Zimbabwe will this week take delivery of the second batch of 200,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses donated by China, and a substantial  amount from its first purchase of the Sinopharm jabs.The country rolled out its immunisation of frontline…

Published: 15 Mar 2021 at 17:53hrs | 13 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza

New Maisha Health product enables patients to consult doctors remotely

Maisha Health, Cassava Smartech Zimbabwe's health insurance unit, has rolled out a digital platform that allows patients to consult doctors remotely.The Maisha Telemedicine platform will collect a patient's vital signs, such as blood press…

Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 17:08hrs | | by Agencies

China introduces anal swabs to screen COVID-19 infections

BEIJING - Some Chinese cities are using samples taken from the anus to detect potential COVID-19 infections as China steps up screening to make sure no potential carrier of the new coronavirus is missed amid regional outbreaks and ahead of…

Published: 29 Jan 2021 at 10:11hrs | | by Reuters

'Entire Zimbabwe declared COVID-19 hotspot'

Health and Child Care Deputy Minister Dr John Mangwiro, has declared the entire Zimbabwe a coronavirus hotspot.He says infection rates are rising drastically in all the country's regions.On Tuesday, the Department of Health in Zimbabwe rec…

Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 18:48hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter

AHFoZ calls for stakeholder meeting over healthcare costs

The Association of Healthcare Funders of Zimbabwe (AHFoZ) notes with concern that most service providers and health institutions have introduced or continue charging members co-payments and/or shortfalls for services rendered.A number of t…

Published: 30 Apr 2019 at 09:36hrs | 1 | by Agencies

Zimbabwe government intensifies fight against Aids

THE Health and Child Care ministry has launched an 18-member validation committee to oversee the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis, as Zimbabwe gears up to become the first African country and 10th in the worl…

Published: 23 Jun 2018 at 07:15hrs | | by Staff Reporter

Ending AIDS by 2030

Zimbabwe AIDS Network (ZAN) convened key populations with the objective of amplifying civil society voices around the need for domestic health funding, proposing strategies for effective key populations programming and discussing common ap…

Published: 17 Mar 2018 at 08:19hrs | | by NANGO

Zimbabwe on cholera alert

Government has tightened border controls and mobilised resources following heightened fears of a possible cholera outbreak in the country after the disease killed 67 people in neighbouring Zambia.The disease, which broke out in Zambia in O…

Published: 13 Jan 2018 at 07:34hrs | | by Staff Reporter

Ministry releases $7.6M to assist govt health institutions countrywide

THE Ministry of Health and Child Care has released $7.6 million to the Health Development Fund (HDF) to purchase essential medicines and equipment for Government health institutions countrywide.Managed by Unicef, the HDF has been the prima…

Published: 06 Jan 2018 at 07:57hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter

Qoki ZiNdlovukazi donates to Mpilo Children's Ward this Christmas

Qoki ZiNdlovukazi Manina Amahle, a Facebook group today donated $800USD worth of toys and goodies to Mpilo Children's Ward and Maternity Ward Neonatal ward (Kangaroo Care and Premature Ward)."A few months ago we also donated blankets to bo…

Published: 25 Dec 2017 at 19:21hrs | | by Staff Reporter

Govt unfreezes 2 000 nursing posts

GOVERNMENT has begun deploying unemployed nurses to various work stations across the country following the unfreezing of 2 000 posts, the Health Services Board (HSB) has said.The deployments were being done in three phases. The first group…

Published: 22 Apr 2017 at 10:43hrs | | by Staff reporter

Qoki women does it again, donates 360 blankets to hospitals

The UK based Matebeleland and Midlands women Facebook group 'Qoki, ZiNdlovukazi...Manina Amahle' has donated more blankets to hospitals back home.In a Facebook post today the group said "So far we've donated 360 blankets to 4 hospitals plu…

Published: 29 Mar 2017 at 15:30hrs | | by Staff Reporter

Diaspora based Matabeleland, Midlands women donate to St Luke's hospital

Diaspora based Matabeleland and Midlands women have donated blankets to St Luke's hospital in Lupane.There donated a total of 60 blankets.Qoki Zindlovukazi Manini Amahle is a Facebook group for Zimbabwean women originally from Matabeleland…

Published: 15 Feb 2017 at 17:13hrs | 1132 | by Moyo Roy

Typhoid outbreak spreads in Harare

The typhoid outbreak has spread to Budiriro and Glen View suburbs amid reports that the MDC-T led Harare City Council bungled on its 48-hour ultimatum of removing illegal food vendors from the streets. The ultimatum expired on Thursday. Tw…

Published: 14 Jan 2017 at 08:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Largest African Healthcare Congress to focus on collaborative innovation

Addressing the continents biggest emerging healthcare trends   04 April 2016: Solving Africa's biggest healthcare challenges requires a collaborative approach between governments, healthcare professionals and specialists, as well as w…

Published: 04 Apr 2016 at 15:07hrs | | by Agencies

Mpilo dismisses claims on 'condemned' private ward

MPILO Central Hospital has rubbished claims that the much anticipated private ward was condemned by Government inspectors saying they are waiting for grading from the responsible authorities so that they open the ward.There were allegation…

Published: 03 Jan 2016 at 10:18hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Mutare hospital stock expired ARVs - Auditor General

Public hospitals are stocked with countless boxes of expired anti-retroviral drugs which are dispensed to patients, the Auditor General, Mildred Chiri has  said.In a recent audit report for the year ended December 31, 2014, Chiri sing…

Published: 25 Jul 2015 at 09:03hrs | | by Staff Reporter

Zimbabweans turn to black market for hard-to-find ARVs

Nkululeko Sibanda, a 19-year-old man in Harare, started taking the life-saving HIV/AIDS antiretroviral drugs, commonly known as ARVs, after falling sick in August 2014."I was almost dying," he told The Anadolu Agency in an interview.But Si…

Published: 07 Jan 2015 at 10:24hrs | | by AA

Dr Parirenyatwa warns prophets

THE Minister of Health and Child Care, Dr David Parirenyatwa, has warned traditional and faith healers against misleading people by claiming that they had powers to heal HIV.Dr Parirenyatwa said in as much as Government recognised the pres…

Published: 07 Dec 2014 at 08:24hrs | | by Tinomuda Chakanyuka

Chinotimba to be the next war veteran boss?

BUHERA South legislator Joseph Chinotimba could be the next war veterans' boss if his bid to replace ousted Jabulan Sibanda succeeds at the marathon National Liberation war veterans' Association's (ZNLWVA) Congress set for weekend.Chinotim…

Published: 14 Nov 2014 at 06:13hrs | | by Staff Reporter

Govt to unfreeze 631 nurses posts

The Ministry of Health and Child Care has expressed optimism the unfreezing of at least 631 nurses posts will ease the shortage of nurses in government institutions.The Permanent Secretary of Health and Child Care, Dr Gerald Gwinji said th…

Published: 19 Aug 2014 at 17:31hrs | | by Staff Reporter

Parirenyatwa undresses MDC-T's Dr Labode

HEALTH and Child Care Minister Dr David Parirenyatwa has castigated the chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Health and Child Care, Dr Ruth Labode, for blowing the issue of expired drugs at three government hospitals in Bulawayo o…

Published: 14 Jun 2014 at 07:26hrs | 1 | by Patrick Chitumba

Expired drugs discovered at Ingutsheni, Mpilo, UBH

THREE major Bulawayo hospitals have lost drugs including antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) and medical devices worth millions of dollars which expired while being kept in storerooms at the institutions. The state of affairs at Ingutsheni Central…

Published: 05 Jun 2014 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff Reporter

Nurse caught selling expired drugs

A SISTER-IN-CHARGE at the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH)'s Forester Ward appeared at the Bulawayo Magistrates' Court last week facing charges of selling expired Amphotericin B drugs to a patient.Patricia Malemane Dube (59) of New Magwegwe…

Published: 10 Mar 2014 at 05:15hrs | | by Staff reporter

Parirenyatwa Hospital appealing for $4,5 million

In an interview, the hospital's director of operations Mr Edson Mundenda said through a campaign code named: 'adopt a ward' the hospital intends to partner with the corporate sector in making this enormous task a success.Mr Mundenda said t…

Published: 18 Dec 2013 at 11:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

'Food security is important to effectively treat HIV, Aids' govt warned

ORGANISATIONS fighting for people's rights to health last week welcomed the new Anti-Retroviral drug guidelines unveiled by government, but warned food security was important to effectively deal with HIV and Aids.Executive director of the …

Published: 02 Dec 2013 at 00:19hrs | | by Staff Reporter

'Govt to unfreeze nurses posts,' say Dr Chimedza

The Ministry of Health and Child Care says it is liaising with the treasury to speed up the unfreezing of posts to ensure all unemployed nurses are recruited to improve the nurse-patient ratio in line with international standards.This emer…

Published: 27 Oct 2013 at 11:58hrs | | by Staff reporter

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