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Sacked Zimbabwe nurses get public support
Hundreds of people have come out to support Zimbabwe's sacked nurses who have been holding a public clinic to demonstrate their lack of resources. ...Published: 21 Apr 2018 at 06:56hrs | 3200 | by Staff Reporter
Dismissing nurses for demanding their right is retrogressive - former MDC-T MP
Former MDC-T legislator Settlement Chikwinya has described the dismissal of nurses for demanding their dues as retrogressive and unsustainable move....Published: 18 Apr 2018 at 09:37hrs | 907 | by Stephen Jakes
Nurses strike a big blow to Zimbabwe
The industrial action by nurses is a big blow to Zimbabwe especially under the so called new Dispensation and above all Independence holiday.So ma...Published: 17 Apr 2018 at 17:59hrs | 2852 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Cholera outbreak hits Harare
Cholera has affected a tleast seven people in Harare and Chitungwiza with authorities suspecting seventeen more cases.Ministry of Health and C...Published: 16 Apr 2018 at 16:58hrs | 3390 | by Byo24News Reporter
Cholera resurfaces in Harare
Fears of a new cholera outbreak are abound in Harare after council confirmed the death of a 46-year-old man in Stoneridge as a result of the water-bor...Published: 07 Apr 2018 at 10:35hrs | 661 | by Staff Reporter
Avenues IVF programme results in eight test tube births
The in vitro fertilisation (IVF) programme reintroduced at The Avenues Clinic in Harare in 2016 is proving successful, with eight live births so far a...Published: 29 Mar 2018 at 11:25hrs | 674 | by Agencies
Gwanda activist delivers letter asking Health Minister to step down
Prominent Gwanda bases activist Bekezela Maduma Fuzwayo on Friday delivered a letter to Health minister Dr David Parirenyatwa in Harare at his of...Published: 23 Mar 2018 at 12:43hrs | 1119 | by Staff Reporter
Clinic in Bulilima on the verge of closing down
A Business man in Bulilima, Tjiyapo Velempini has said Hingwe Clinic in the district is on the verge of closing down operation if structural defects a...Published: 23 Mar 2018 at 10:45hrs | 945 | by Prosperity Mzila
Birth asphyxia and Sepsis main causes of neo-natal mortality in Zimbabwe
Birth asphyxia and Sepsis have been cited as one of the main causes of neo-natal deaths in Zimbabwe, a senior health government official has said. ...Published: 21 Mar 2018 at 15:27hrs | 843 | by Simiso Mlevu
Apologise for lying to the nation: Doctors tell Parirenyatwa
Doctors have called on Zimbabwe's Minister of Health and Child Welfare, Dr David Parirenyatwa to apologise to the nation for lying that government has...Published: 20 Mar 2018 at 14:10hrs | 2165 | by Byo24News Reporter
Dialysis unaffordable for most people, says Kidney Association
Kidney disease can affect anyone but only those with access to considerable financial resources or with medical aid cover are currently able to afford...Published: 19 Mar 2018 at 08:45hrs | 810 | by Agencies
Zimbabwe health system is broken, says Mangoma
COALITION of Democrats presidential candidate Elton Mangoma has said the Zimbabwean health system is broken and promised that if the electorate voted ...Published: 19 Mar 2018 at 06:49hrs | 470 | by Stephen Jakes
Bulawayo doctors in no show despite govt deal
DOCTORS at Bulawayo's two major hospitals, Mpilo Central and United Bulawayo Hospitals had by yesterday not returned to work despite the Government an...Published: 18 Mar 2018 at 08:10hrs | 755 | 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...Published: 17 Mar 2018 at 08:19hrs | 298 | by NANGO
Goromonzi runs out of male condoms
Goromonzi district has run out of male condoms, putting many sexually active people at risk at a time when the local village health workers have upped...Published: 17 Mar 2018 at 07:39hrs | 174 | by Staff Reporter
Nurses down tools at UBH
Nurses in Bulawayo have downed tools joining doctors in an industrial strike that has paralyzed Zimbabwe's health system. Nurses at United Bul...Published: 16 Mar 2018 at 15:19hrs | 993 | by Byo24News Reporter
Doctors strike in pictures
Doctors on strike demonstrating against governments inattention to the countries health needshttps://www.youtube.com/wa...Published: 14 Mar 2018 at 14:13hrs | 2235 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe has the highest teenage fertility rate in sub-Saharan Africa - Study
One study revealed that Zimbabwe has the highest teenage fertility rate in sub-Saha...Published: 13 Mar 2018 at 11:19hrs | 925 | by MSF / APO
First Lady steps up cancer fight
First Lady Amai Auxillia Mnangagwa yesterday took her nationwide campaign against cervical cancer to Mashonaland East, where she called on women to ta...Published: 25 Feb 2018 at 10:24hrs | 115 | by Staff Reporter
Male condoms uptake exceeds females
The male condoms uptake in Bulawayo at Thorngrove Hospital recently proved to be more than female uptake by far as the campaign for prevention of spre...Published: 15 Feb 2018 at 06:28hrs | 636 | by Stephen Jakes
First Lady launches UBH cancer screening programme
The First Lady, Auxillia Mnangagwa has launched a cancer screening programme at the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) this morning.This comes as...Published: 07 Feb 2018 at 12:51hrs | 1543 | by Staff Reporter
Occupational Health Service Centre opened in Kadoma
An Occupational Health Services Centre (KOHSC) has been opened at Kadoma General Hospital recently. The centre will offer free testing for Tub...Published: 06 Feb 2018 at 07:37hrs | 826 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe now free from Avian flu
Zimbabwe is now free from the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) that hit the country between May and August last year. The disease killed one m...Published: 06 Feb 2018 at 01:01hrs | 347 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe targets HIV free generation by 2030
Zimbabwe has reiterated its commitment to end AIDS as well as achieve an HIV/AIDS free generation by 2030.This was said by the First Lady Amai...Published: 29 Jan 2018 at 15:16hrs | 921 | by Staff Reporter
Fears of a Cholera outbreak in Kadoma
The City of Kadoma Department of Health has allayed fears of a Cholera outbreak in Kadoma.They say they are well prepared for the epidemic and...Published: 24 Jan 2018 at 07:39hrs | 792 | by Stephen Jakes
Cholera hits Zimbabwe, 4 die in Chegutu
FOUR people have died of cholera in Chegutu in a fresh outbreak of the disease in Zimbabwe, which has already claimed several lives in Zambia....Published: 20 Jan 2018 at 09:17hrs | 702 | by Staff Reporter
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 di...Published: 13 Jan 2018 at 07:34hrs | 635 | 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...Published: 06 Jan 2018 at 07:57hrs | 857 | by Staff Reporter
Government directive plunges hospitals into crisis
Public hospitals could be driven towards the brink of closure through the implementation of a long-standing government policy compelling them to offer...Published: 03 Jan 2018 at 10:56hrs | 2562 | by Staff Reporter
PHOTOS: First Lady visits more New Year babies
After visiting Mbuyanehanda maternity hospital at Parirenyatwa where she donated to babies delivered on 1 January, 2018, the First Lady, Amai Auxillia...Published: 02 Jan 2018 at 10:54hrs | 1281 | by Staff Reporter
PHOTOS: First Lady visits New Year babies at hospital
The First Lady, Auxillia Mnangagwa has visited Mbuya Nehanda Maternity hospital and showered New Year babies with presents.The visit comes at ...Published: 01 Jan 2018 at 12:47hrs | 2098 | by Staff Reporter
Blood prices slashed
Government has slashed the price of blood at Government health institutions to $50 a pint with effect from today, following the injection of a $4,2 mi...Published: 01 Jan 2018 at 09:33hrs | 1727 | by Staff Reporter
Poor service delivery a cause for concern
Minister of State for Mashonaland West Webster Shamu and the Zanu PF Mashonaland West provincial chairman Ziyambi Ziyambi made an impromptu visit at C...Published: 31 Dec 2017 at 12:37hrs | 1090 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe struggles with maternal deaths
Zimbabwe is struggling to contain maternal deaths with the ministry of Health and Child Care revealing that at least 242 women died while giving birth...Published: 28 Dec 2017 at 13:31hrs | 1644 | 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...Published: 25 Dec 2017 at 19:21hrs | 1217 | by Staff Reporter
Mpilo Central Hospital needs $5m annually
MPILO Central Hospital needs at least $5m annually to offer better services, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mr Leonard Mabandi has said.Th...Published: 25 Dec 2017 at 07:16hrs | 322 | by Staff Reporter
PHOTOS: First Lady catches Mpilo, UBH staff unaware
The First Lady, Auxillia Mnangagwa has paid yet another surprise visit at Mpilo and United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) to get first hand information on t...Published: 20 Dec 2017 at 10:20hrs | 10366 | by Staff Reporter
Mutare declared malaria zone
Mutare City has been declared a malaria zone following a high incidence of the disease, which saw 3 200 positive cases being identified and the result...Published: 19 Dec 2017 at 16:19hrs | 985 | by Staff Reporter
Patients ordered to buy own medication at Parirenyatwa Hospital
Patients at Parirenyatwa Hospital in Harare are reportedly being ordered to buy own medication even those who are admitted on critical condition after...Published: 25 Nov 2017 at 07:21hrs | 525 | by Stephen Jakes
2-year-old cancer patient appeals for help
The fight for life for two year old Nathan Sanyanga has culminated into a fundraising dinner which will see a number of musical artists performing as ...Published: 24 Nov 2017 at 17:29hrs | 956 | by Staff Reporter
Mpilo Hospital's Welcash debt collecting company a thorn to the flesh in Matabeleleland
Presia Ngulube, Mthwakazi Republic Party Vice President has said Welcash debt collectors is causing unnecessary panic to our people, over Mpilo Hospit...Published: 01 Nov 2017 at 06:42hrs | 805 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe govt subsidises blood prices
A pint of blood in Zimbabwe will from this week go down to at least US$80 following introduction of a State subsidy to cushion patients.The pr...Published: 29 Oct 2017 at 07:18hrs | 279 | by Staff Reporter
Mysterious disease hits school
Government has sent environmental technicians and doctors to Biriiri High School in Chimanimani where 20 students have been sent home after being affe...Published: 26 Oct 2017 at 06:36hrs | 1212 | by Staff reporter
Climate change - a boon for spread of mosquito-borne diseases
Antwerp, Belgium - Climate change is contributing to the spreading and worsening of mosquito-borne diseases, e...Published: 20 Oct 2017 at 09:56hrs | 588 | by Andrew Mambondiyani
Health of migrant and refugees reaches apocalyptic proportions
Antwerp, Belgium-The health of migrants and refugees has taken apocalyptic proportions in Europe, Anne Buve who chairs the Scientific Committee at the...Published: 18 Oct 2017 at 09:35hrs | 205 | by Andrew Mambondiyani
Health inequalities in developing countries worry experts
Antwerp, Belgium - The greatest challenge in the world health remains the health inequalities with and within the low and middle income countries. ...Published: 18 Oct 2017 at 09:34hrs | 164 | by Andrew Mambondiyani
SOS for Blood Group 'O' in Harare
The National Blood Service Zimbabwe says it is concerned about the low stocks of Blood Group O in Harare due to high demand.The national blood...Published: 13 Oct 2017 at 15:26hrs | 2101 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe women urged to stop inserting herbs in their privates
MASVINGO - There are women who insert herbs in their privates to tighten the canal but this habit is dangerous as it promotes the development of cance...Published: 11 Oct 2017 at 09:57hrs | 4774 | by Staff Reporter
Ten girl mysteriously loses legs, hand
It may sound and appear stranger than fiction, but 13 year old Praise Kasunhi of Chitungwiza woke up with no flesh, due to a rare condition called wet...Published: 08 Oct 2017 at 14:45hrs | 1685 | by Staff Reporter
Slow pace in resolving ARVs shortage irks CSOs
THE Zimbabwe National Network of People Living with HIV (ZNNP+), Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights and the Diocese of Mutare Community Care Programme ...Published: 27 Sep 2017 at 15:45hrs | 217 | by Stephen Jakes
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