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Zimbabwean cataract patients regain sight through 'Bright Journey' program
With her vision restored after a successful cataract surgery, 80-year-old Mariya Sangare beamed with joy as she prepared to embrace a new chapter in life, thanks to a team of Chinese doctors."...Published: 01 Mar 2025 at 09:09hrs | 78 | by Staff reporter
Chinese medical team to conduct free cataract surgeries in Zimbabwe
THE Minister of Health and Child Care Dr Douglas Mombeshora signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Chinese Ambassador to Zimbabwe Mr Zhou Ding to conduct free cataract surgery in the country....Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 19:05hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe army conducts drills in Midlands
The Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) is conducting a routine training exercise in the Midlands Province aimed at imparting knowledge to its members on contemporary warfare.Parts of the province wi...Published: 13 Nov 2023 at 05:46hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's plane movements used as barometer for his health
It is an indirect clue at best, but it is often all they can get: Many Zimbabweans have taken to divining the state of their increasingly frail 92-year-old leader's health from the movements of his pr...Published: 07 Sep 2016 at 10:14hrs | 2 | by Hopewell Chin'ono and Norimitsu Onishi | New York Times |
Free cataract operation on the September 28
Please note that Bulawayo24 does not edit WhatsApp updates. We publish them as sent by our readers and we do not disclose the sender's telephone number....Published: 13 Sep 2015 at 17:22hrs | 1 | by Concerned Citizen
Right eye troubles Mugabe
President Robert Mugabe' health has once again come under the spotlight after he apparently struggled to use his right eye which seemed to be nearly shut. While he appeared to be highly a...Published: 22 Apr 2014 at 09:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's health under spotlight again
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe's health has once again come under the spotlight after he apparently struggled to use his right eye which seemed to be nearly shut on Friday.While Mugabe appeared to be...Published: 20 Apr 2014 at 10:02hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mugabe back from Singapore
President Robert Mugabe has arrived back home from the Far East where he had gone for a routine medical check up. President Mugabe, who turned 90 on Friday, touched do...Published: 22 Feb 2014 at 18:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's planned lavish 90th birthday celebrations criticised
Plans for a lavish $1m celebration of Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe's 90th birthday have been condemned as the country lurches towards another financial crisis.The tribute to Africa's old...Published: 20 Feb 2014 at 12:20hrs | | by David Smith I theguardian.com
Zimbabwe fails to clear eye cataract backlog
ZIMBABWE is failing to clear an eye cataract surgery backlog which stands at 60 000, due to a critical shortage of resources and medical personnel, a senior health official has said.Gwanda...Published: 03 Nov 2013 at 08:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Widow sues eye specialist for causing the death of her husband
A Harare widow has filed a US$37 000 lawsuit against popular eye specialist Dr Solomon Guramatunhu and a nurse anaesthetist at Greenwood Park Eye Centre for allegedly causing the death of her husb...Published: 20 Mar 2013 at 22:51hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
I have beaten Jesus Christ - Mugabe
Harare - President Robert Mugabe declared himself as "fit as a fiddle" as he celebrated his 88th birthday on Tuesday. On Tuesday, the Herald carried 22 pages of messages congratulating the veteran rul...Published: 21 Feb 2012 at 18:08hrs | | by Nare Msupatsila
Mugabe scoffs at fears about his health as he turns 88
Harare - President Robert Mugabe scoffed at fears about his health and said he was "fit as a fiddle" as he turned 88 on Tuesday."The day will come when I will become sick," Mugabe, who is Afri...Published: 21 Feb 2012 at 09:05hrs | | by Sapa
Mugabe back from fortnightly medical trip to Singapore
President Robert Mugabe, is back from what appears to be a fortnightly medical trip to Singapore, officials said Monday.The 87-year-old has had four medical trip to Singapore in just over eig...Published: 07 Mar 2011 at 13:09hrs | | by Bhebhe Mandla
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