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Major facelift for Mutare General Hospital
THE Government is spearheading urgent repair works at Mutare Provincial Hospital and the procurement of more drugs ahead of next week's medical missio...Published: 21 Feb 2020 at 12:53hrs | 1024 | by Staff Reporter
Bulilima West legislator Phuti tours Lady Baring clinic in Ndolwane
Bulilima West Legislator Dingumuzi Phuti has said on Friday last week he toured the Lady Baring Clinic in the Ndolwane area of Plumtree to assess its ...Published: 20 Feb 2020 at 07:59hrs | 689 | by Stephen Jakes
Breaking: Zimbabwe records first Coronavirus case?
A suspected case of the deadly Coronavirus has reportedly been recorded in Zimbabwe's capital city, Hara...Published: 19 Feb 2020 at 15:16hrs | 8201 | by Ndou Paul
Hospitals situation improves in Zimbabwe
THE situation at the country's hospitals has improved after doctors ended their strike with all junior doctors reporting for work at Mpilo Central Hos...Published: 15 Feb 2020 at 09:47hrs | 500 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe, South Africa to operate One-Stop Border Post in 2024
A one-stop border post that will fast-track trade between South Africa and Zimbabwe will be fully operational at Beitbridge in 2024, according to Sout...Published: 12 Feb 2020 at 07:23hrs | 2652 | by Bloomberg
De-Jongh buzzing at Songani signing
FC PLATINUM coach Pieter De Jongh has described the capture of Silas Songani as the club's best signing so far and reckons that they have put together...Published: 12 Feb 2020 at 07:12hrs | 1010 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe charms ICC
The International Cricket Council (ICC) and Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) have begun engagements that are set to culminate in Zimbabwe hosting more internatio...Published: 12 Feb 2020 at 07:12hrs | 1269 | by Staff reporter
Killer Zivhu doles out cheaper pads
CHIVI South legislator Killer Zivhu has launched an ambitious project to provide affordable sanitary pads to the less-privileged women and girls under...Published: 12 Feb 2020 at 07:11hrs | 569 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe military dominates civilian space
CIVIC society organisations (CSOs) have expressed concern over alleged militarisation of civilian processes and interference by the army in several no...Published: 12 Feb 2020 at 07:11hrs | 3389 | by Staff reporter
Headmaster kills self ahead of AGM
A CHIKOMBA acting headmaster died after hanging himself with a belt a few hours before the school held its annual general meeting (AGM).Irvine...Published: 12 Feb 2020 at 07:10hrs | 3273 | by Staff reporter
Sextortion haunts women
WHILE Zimbabwe has taken great strides in advancing gender equality, women are becoming more vulnerable to sexual abuse in the absence of both politic...Published: 12 Feb 2020 at 07:10hrs | 1959 | by Staff reporter
PSL rejects flock to Bulawayo City
FORMER Caps United midfielder Dominic Mukandi and ex-Triangle's Pasca Manhanga are some of the players that have flocked to Premier Soccer League (PSL...Published: 12 Feb 2020 at 07:01hrs | 1283 | by Staff reporter
Magistrate dismisses remand application for vendors
A HARARE magistrate has dismissed an application for removal from remand filed by 10 vendors, who were brutalised by the police while in custody, resu...Published: 12 Feb 2020 at 06:54hrs | 335 | by Staff reporter
RG's Office cashier in court over US$32 000
A REGISTRAR-GENERAL Office cashier appeared at the Harare Magistrates' Court yesterday facing fraud charges after he allegedly converted US$32 090 pai...Published: 12 Feb 2020 at 06:53hrs | 839 | by Staff reporter
Awareness on prevention of Novel Coronavirus
Novel coronavirusWhile health organisations around the world are fighting the spread of the coronavirus, we would advise you to take note of t...Published: 12 Feb 2020 at 06:13hrs | 668 | by Staff reporter
Statistics show that cancer is the major killer - BCC
Bulawayo City Council has revealed that statistics show that cancer is the major killer disease in the city and across the country.This is rev...Published: 10 Feb 2020 at 10:13hrs | 313 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe on high alert for coronavirus
Health authorities have swiftly moved to limit possible ways the deadly coronavirus originating from China can get into the country by increasing scre...Published: 28 Jan 2020 at 07:03hrs | 2413 | by Staff Reporter
Delay trips to Coronavirus epicentre - Minister of Health
AS part of measures that the government has put in place to control the spread of coronavirus which has spread to over 15 countries across the globe, ...Published: 27 Jan 2020 at 19:10hrs | 433 | by Staff reporter
Hospital struggles with dead bodies
Concession District hospital is facing a dilemma in taking care of the deceased due to large numbers of ...Published: 22 Jan 2020 at 18:58hrs | 1486 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
PSI hands back Lobengula Clinic to BCC
Population Services International recently handed back the Lobengula Clinic to the Bulawayo City Council to renew the Voluntary Male Medical Circumcis...Published: 13 Jan 2020 at 11:59hrs | 1481 | by Stephen Jakes
Clinics experienced depletion in medication
Bulawayo council clinics recently experienced depletion of medication much to the concerns of the Councillors and the citizens.This is reveale...Published: 12 Jan 2020 at 10:22hrs | 941 | by Stephen Jakes
Cimas Launches Information Campaign
CIMAS Medical Aid Society on Thursday has launched an information campaign, dubbed "Secure With Us", to correct misconceptions about medical aid socie...Published: 09 Jan 2020 at 15:23hrs | 1147 | by Edward Makuzva
Doctors report for work, Mpilo resumes operations
MPILO Central Hospital will next week fully open its outpatient department as 75 percent of junior doctors who were on strike are back at work. ...Published: 04 Jan 2020 at 09:31hrs | 2123 | by Staff Reporter
Health minister applauds volunteer nurses
Government has applauded the Zimbabwe Young Nurses' Association for volunteering to work at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals during the festive season....Published: 01 Jan 2020 at 14:46hrs | 1526 | by Staff Reporter
Half of HIV-positive people ignore viral load-testing
A RESEARCH carried out by the Pan African Positive Women's Coalition (PAPWC) has discovered that 50% of people living with the HIV virus are not acces...Published: 16 Dec 2019 at 12:41hrs | 2909 | by Staff Reporter
Bone and ligament clinic a welcome development
MPILO Central Hospital is of strategic importance in the country's health sector not only in Bulawayo where it is domiciled and its surroundings but t...Published: 15 Dec 2019 at 07:53hrs | 374 | by Staff Reporter
Higherlife Foundation launches 'Support Our Hospitals' campaign
Higherlife Foundation today launched the 'Support Our Hospitals' campaign aimed at capacitating doctors working in public hospitals by mobilizing fund...Published: 11 Dec 2019 at 16:23hrs | 1901 | by Agencies
Fired Zimbabwe doctors must reapply
Fired doctors wishing to get their jobs back must reapply, the Government has said. This comes as the Government has made moves to reopen Edith Opperm...Published: 22 Nov 2019 at 14:50hrs | 827 | by Staff Reporter
Civic groups blasts government for sidelining health declaration
ZIMBABWE'S Civic groups have blamed Government for failing to uphold international declarations on health through implementation at national level, a ...Published: 18 Nov 2019 at 08:56hrs | 391 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Beitbridge hospital mortuary turns away dead bodies
The Beitbridge District Hospital mortuary has stopped accepting corpses due to long spells of power cuts and the rising temperatures in the border tow...Published: 11 Nov 2019 at 17:20hrs | 1800 | by Staff Reporter
UN condemns virginity testing
The United Nations has condemning and called for the end of virginity testing saying the practice is medically unnecessary, painful, humiliating...Published: 11 Nov 2019 at 16:43hrs | 1276 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe plunges into health crisis, as nurses in council clinics strike
Zimbabwe's health sector is headed for collapse after nurses from council run clinics embarked on a strike that is expected to spread country wide. ...Published: 04 Nov 2019 at 10:16hrs | 2403 | by Staff Reporter
Govt buckles to Zapu pressure
The government has buckled top pressure from a demonstration by Zapu at Mpilo hospital this week over recruitment of student nurses and reversed its d...Published: 25 Oct 2019 at 11:10hrs | 3124 | by Ndou Paul
Doctors snub disciplinary hearings
Striking doctors have stuck to their guns, snubbing disciplinary hearings called by the Health Services Board, saying they were still financially inca...Published: 24 Oct 2019 at 11:55hrs | 2501 | by Staff Reporter
Govt further reviews health sector allowances
GOVERNMENT has reviewed health sector specific allowances by a further 40 percent from the initial 60 percent with effect from 1 October 2019. ...Published: 19 Oct 2019 at 06:44hrs | 988 | by Staff Reporter
Doctors reject US$150 salaries
Zimbabwe doctors have rejected the Government offer of a 60% wage increase, which would have taken their wages up to US$150 per month.The doct...Published: 07 Oct 2019 at 09:11hrs | 1340 | by Mandla Ndlovu
The Avenues Clinic run for a cause fulfills its mandate
The Avenues Clinic today the 20th of September 2019, donated yet again an assortment of hospital equipment and maternal health consumables at Rujeko P...Published: 20 Sep 2019 at 14:05hrs | 729 | by Agencies
ZACC exposes nurse recruitment corruption
Staff at one of the major hospitals in the country are in the habit of allocating nurse training vacancies to their relatives and then go on to invite...Published: 12 Sep 2019 at 07:21hrs | 1312 | by Staff Reporter
Minister concerned about lives lost due to high healthcare charges
Health and Child Care Minister Obadiah Moyo has said he would prefer not to gazette fees for health services with no foreign currency component but mi...Published: 06 Sep 2019 at 16:10hrs | 453 | by Agencies
Muzamhindo picked to lead Cyclone Research
Leading Academic and Harare Policy Advisor Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo has been selected by Development partners to lead a Cyclone Research. Muzamhindo wh...Published: 03 Sep 2019 at 13:48hrs | 791 | by Agencies
PHOTOS: Harare hospital introduces state of the art facilities
A Harare private hospital has opened state of the art recovery rooms designed in line with international standards.The Milton Park Medical Cen...Published: 30 Aug 2019 at 17:31hrs | 4699 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe runs out of birth control pills
ZIMBABWE is facing a countrywide shortage of family planning pills due to procurement challenges which will only be addressed next month. ...Published: 24 Aug 2019 at 08:54hrs | 972 | by Staff Reporter
Matobo clinic projects successful
THE initiative to rope in diasporans to play a key role in developing their areas of origin is paying off in Matobo District, Matabeleland South with ...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 09:13hrs | 153 | by Staff Reporter
Bulawayo becoming haven for drug peddlers, gullible youths turn to mental patients' pills
BULAWAYO is fast turning into a haven for drug peddlers, who are pushing an assortment of dangerous substances, turning gullible youths into addicts....Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 08:43hrs | 881 | by Staff Reporter
Indian company seeks Bulawayo partnership to produce medicines locally
AN Indian pharmaceutical company, Centurion Healthcare Private Limited, is seeking to partner a company in Bulawayo to produce medicine locally in a d...Published: 07 Aug 2019 at 08:03hrs | 537 | by Staff Reporter
Private hospitals demand up to US$700 fees
SOME PRIVATE health institutions are demanding as much as US$700 deposit and up to US$250 per night for patients admitted, making falling ill an econo...Published: 23 Jun 2019 at 17:44hrs | 1589 | by Staff Reporter
'Cancer man' unfazed by Magaya-hospital furore
Forty-three-year-old Peter Manganda is not concerned much about the current furore over circumstances surrounding his cure from a 5,3 kilogramme debil...Published: 23 Jun 2019 at 11:20hrs | 4588 | by Staff Reporter
2nd Annual Albinism Health Fair
Global Aid Missions Zimbabwe, a non-governmental organization that supports people with Albinism will be hosting its 2nd Annual Albinism Health Fair o...Published: 14 Jun 2019 at 09:30hrs | 308 | by GAM
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 co...Published: 30 Apr 2019 at 09:36hrs | 779 | by Agencies
Cancer treatment at Mpilo, Parirenyatwa hospitals compromised
Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals has stopped offering radiotherapy services after all its three cancer treatment machines broke down while unconfirmed ...Published: 29 Apr 2019 at 18:56hrs | 1354 | by Staff Reporter
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