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Russian flight paramedic instructors Zimbabwe - bound
Russian flight paramedic instructors are expected in the country this week to start training local air ambulance personnel, paving the way for the launch of Zimbabwe's first national air ambulance ser...Published: 03 Dec 2023 at 10:32hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube on cliff edge as hospitals crumble
The Community Working Group on Health (CWGH) has urged Finance and Investment Promotion Minister Mthuli Ncube to adhere to a regional agreement requiring governments to allocate 15% of their budgets t...Published: 03 Nov 2023 at 14:54hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe health experts fret over cholera resurgence
HEALTH experts have expressed concern over the resurgence in cholera cases, which they blame on poor sanitation and a lack of long-term planning for water supplies in urban areas.Community Wor...Published: 10 Apr 2023 at 07:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe health sector makes fresh international headlines
AN undercover Public Service International (PSI) investigation has exposed the state of collapse of the country's health sector including gross labour rights violations and corruption.PSI carr...Published: 02 Apr 2023 at 11:03hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
COVID-19 hits 3 boarding schools
A FRESH wave of COVID-19 has hit three boarding schools in Mashonaland East province, with 80 students and teachers testing positive last week, NewsDay has learnt.The development comes a fortn...Published: 23 Jan 2023 at 05:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
'93% Zimbabweans have no health insurance'
ABOUT 93% of Zimbabweans have no access to health insurance due to high poverty levels in the country, while only 7% can afford private health services.This came out during a stakeholder engag...Published: 21 Oct 2022 at 06:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube has not ruled out US$ salaries
GOVERNMENT yesterday said it had not yet ruled out the possibility of paying civil servants salaries in United States dollars citing the current US$175 incentive as evidence of its willingness to meet...Published: 22 Jun 2022 at 06:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Hospitals turn away pregnant women
PUBLIC hospitals are reportedly turning away pregnant women due to lack of sundries needed for childbirth.The dire state of the country's health delivery system has prompted nurses to call for...Published: 16 Jun 2022 at 08:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
1 748% hike in hospital fees
GOVERNMENT has hiked user fees at public hospitals by 1 748%, prompting analysts to warn of an upsurge in home deaths.New adult and children consultation fees have been pegged at US$12 and US$...Published: 08 Jun 2022 at 09:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
100-ambulance boost for health sector
GOVERNMENT has taken delivery of 100 ambulances that are set to be distributed across the country's 10 provinces soon as authorities ramp up efforts to improve service delivery at public health instit...Published: 01 May 2022 at 11:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe misses Covid herd immunity target
ZIMBABWE has missed the December target to vaccinate about 60% of the population to meet herd immunity, with only less than 25% having been jabbed so far, amid fears of a fourth wave.Health ex...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 20:19hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF exposes thousands to Covid-19
THOUSANDS of Zanu-PF supporters yesterday thronged the National Heroes Acre in Harare to witness the burial of national hero and Zanu-PF spokesperson Simon Khaya Moyo in defiance of COVID-19 protocols...Published: 23 Nov 2021 at 05:59hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe reaches new vaccination milestone
Zimbabwe has recorded another positive achievement in its Covid-19 vaccination roll-out and has been listed among 13 African countries that have reached the World Health Organisation (WHO) target to f...Published: 20 Sep 2021 at 07:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Shocking bills for Covid-19 patients
Most private hospitals offering Covid-19 treatment are turning the pandemic into an economic and psychological nightmare for patients, with some of the institutions charging admission fees of up to US...Published: 08 Aug 2021 at 07:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
COVID-19 infections in schools under control, says Govt
GOVERNMENT says it has swiftly moved in to contain the spread of COVID-19 virus in schools following last week's surge in new infections.Schools last week recorded an increase in COVID-19 infe...Published: 14 Apr 2021 at 06:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa hailed for taking COVID-19 jab
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa will today lead the COVID-19 vaccination exercise in Victoria Falls with analysts yesterday saying the move was likely to motivate ordinary Zimbabweans to get vaccinated a...Published: 24 Mar 2021 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe frets as SA opens borders
ZIMBABWE is yet to make a decision on the opening of its borders for international travel, with authorities saying they would be guided by the prevailing COVID-19 situation in the country.The ...Published: 12 Feb 2021 at 15:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa's govt concealing COVID-19 statistics'
HEALTH professionals have accused government of allegedly concealing COVID-19 statistics in the country to give the impression that the virulent disease was under control at a time it has ballooned ou...Published: 03 Feb 2021 at 06:37hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
COVID-19 vaccine only for the chefs
GOVERNMENT yesterday revealed that it was failing to import enough vaccines for citizens, and would prioritise Cabinet ministers and senior government officials, Members of Parliament (MPs), the secur...Published: 26 Jan 2021 at 07:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
A staggering number of Zimbabweans dying outside hospitals
A huge number of Covid-19 victims in Zimbabwe are dying outside health institutions with half of the casualties in Matabeleland South succumbing to the respiratory disease before accessing treatment, ...Published: 23 Jan 2021 at 22:48hrs | 1 | by Nokuthaba Dlamini
Mpilo Covid-19 cases reach 206
ABOUT 206 Mpilo Central Hospital healthcare workers have contracted Covid-19 since April last year, amid fears of more infections owing to the rapid increase of new cases in the countrywide. A...Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 07:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chaos ahead of lockdown
THERE was chaos at Beitbridge Border Post yesterday as thousands of Zimbabweans made last-minute attempts to cross into neighbouring South Africa.In cities and towns, thousands of travellers f...Published: 04 Jan 2021 at 22:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Covid-19, collapsing health systems reverse Zimbabwe's malaria gains
A collapsing health system, healthworker strikes and the advent of Covid-19 have fuelled a resurgence of malaria in Zimbabwe, with deaths from the disease rising by more than 50% from the previous yea...Published: 06 Dec 2020 at 08:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Health budget big, but inadequate'
ZIMBABWE'S health budget allocation has been dismissed as grossly inadequate to tackle the myriad of challenges besetting the sector.Finance minister Mthuli Ncube allocated the health sector $...Published: 28 Nov 2020 at 07:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Deploying military personnel in hospitals not sustainable'
HEALTH experts have warned that President Emmerson Mnangagwa's decision to deploy military health personnel to replace striking doctors and nurses at public hospitals could backfire as it was reaction...Published: 05 Nov 2020 at 06:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
ARVs shortage hits Bulawayo
SOME people living with HIV in Bulawayo are failing to access antiretroviral (ARV) drugs due to shortages in the city blamed on distribution inefficiencies as Government says the country has adequate ...Published: 30 Jul 2019 at 07:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Calls mount for NAC board reconstitution
STAKEHOLDERS have scaled up calls on the Health minister Obadiah Moyo and Health Services Board (HSB) to urgently reconstitute the National Aids Council (NAC) board and appoint a substantive chief exe...Published: 23 Jul 2019 at 08:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Health Insurance Bill now at an advanced stage'
HEALTH minister Obadiah Moyo says government is now at an advanced stage in the crafting of a National Health Insurance Bill, which will provide a national health safety net to all citizens.Mo...Published: 12 Jun 2019 at 07:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Funding for Zimbabwe's healthcare now dire
The country's healthcare system has become unsustainable in the face of serious funding challenges and for the umpteenth time, Zimbabweans have to brace for yet another gruelling round of increases in...Published: 29 May 2019 at 08:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe doctors 'arm-twisted' to suspend strike
JUNIOR doctors at public hospitals yesterday ended their 40-day long strike after some consultant doctors allegedly threatened to cause them to fail their internship.The Zimbabwe Hospitals Doc...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 09:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Contraceptives prices shoot up
For the average Zimbabwean, birth control pills are lifestyle drugs while condoms are one of those accessories many would put into the shopping basket without considering the cost.Well, that w...Published: 15 Oct 2018 at 12:31hrs | 37 | by Staff reporter
'Govt, council should stop blame-game on cholera'
GOVERNMENT and local authorities have been urged to ensure provision of basic water and sanitation infrastructure in order to effectively deal with the cholera and typhoid outbreaks, the former which ...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 06:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt blasted over TB drugs shortage
THE Community Working Group on Health (CWGH) has blasted government for poor planning, resulting in failure to allocate foreign currency for procurement of tuberculosis (TB) drugs, hence their current...Published: 08 Sep 2018 at 08:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Health sector piles pressure on Mnangagwa
STAKEHOLDERS in the health sector have started piling pressure on President-elect Emmerson Mnangagwa to honour his pledge of improving infrastructure, drug supplies and staffing levels at public healt...Published: 09 Aug 2018 at 07:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga fails to issue termination letters to nurses
The Health Services Board (HSB), which is the appointing authority of practitioners in the public health system, has so far failed to issue termination letters to thousands of nurses relieved of their...Published: 20 Apr 2018 at 14:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Matapi hostels must be demolished,' says Parirenyatwa
Pressure is piling on Harare City Council to decisively deal with the perennial typhoid outbreaks with Health minister David Parirenyatwa calling for the demolition of Mbare's Matapi hostels.T...Published: 28 Oct 2017 at 07:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's public health spending lowest in Sadc
GOVERNMENT spending towards health this year averaged a measly $21 per person, a figure that is lower than $24 per person in 2016, the Community Working Group on Health (CWGH) has said.In its ...Published: 03 Oct 2017 at 06:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Allocate foreign currency towards ARV procurement - CWGH
THE Community Working Group on Heath (CWGH), has called on government to prioritise allocation of foreign currency towards the procurement of Anti Retro Viral medicines ARVs amid revelations of ...Published: 23 Aug 2017 at 06:56hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe has no capacity to train psychiatric doctors
THE country has no capacity to train psychiatric doctors at a time when the number of people suffering from mental illness is on the increase, the Deputy Minister of Health and Child Care, Dr Aldr...Published: 28 Mar 2017 at 14:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Scores default in taking ARVs
SCORES of villagers in Umguza are defaulting in taking antiretroviral medication due to lack of healthcare services since 2000.Villagers who were resettled in Umguza's Wards One to Eight s...Published: 27 Feb 2017 at 06:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
My first trip to South Africa as a boarder jumper
Before I came to SA I worked as an HIV/AIDS workshop facilitator for three N.G.O's Medecins Sans Frontiers (MSF), CWGH and Zimbabwe National Family Planning council.The Zim government always ...Published: 20 Dec 2015 at 16:13hrs | 4 | by Nobuhle Virgie
SA returnees resort to sex work
Sex work is on the rise here, with desperate women who returned home in the wake of attacks on foreigners in South Africa resorting to extreme measures to deal with their financial hardships, civil so...Published: 17 Jun 2015 at 12:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Two people die after being denied treatment at Parirenyatwa Hospital
Two people died after they were denied treatment at Parirenyatwa Hospital in Harare on Sunday.The two's health deteriorated while attending a church service at the Prophetic Healing and Deliv...Published: 03 Feb 2015 at 21:33hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Prophet Magaya's followers denied treatment, die at Parirenyatwa Hospital
Two people died after they were denied treatment at Parirenyatwa Hospital in Harare on Sunday.The two's health deteriorated while attending a church service at the Prophetic Healing and Delive...Published: 03 Feb 2015 at 17:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Governments abandon HIV over Ebola
A HEALTH expert has raised concern over the Ebola outbreak, warning it will likely affect funding for HIV and Aids as donor countries try to respond to the pandemic which has hit hard West Africa,...Published: 02 Oct 2014 at 06:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
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