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Cimas board reassures stakeholders
Cimas Medical Aid Society's board of trustees has assured stakeholders that Cimas is in a sound financial position and that investigations are underway into allegations made by one of its senior execu...Published: 15 Dec 2023 at 20:48hrs | 3 | by Agencies
Chin'ono's public violence incitement trial commences on October 21
THE trial date for journalist Hopewell Chin'ono, who is facing charges of inciting public violence, has been set for October 21.This was after Chin'ono's lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa opposed further...Published: 07 Jul 2022 at 08:05hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter
SeedCo donates 2 500 COVID-19 doses to govt
SEEDCO has donated 2 500 Sinopharm doses to government for vaccination of Agritex staff against COVID-19.The seed company has also partnered with Cimas Medical Aid Society to pool resources fo...Published: 04 Aug 2021 at 06:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cimas opens impressive clinic in Manresa for Lafarge Cement
Cimas Medical Aid Society on Friday (10 May) officially opened Manresa Clinic at Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe to cater for factory employees, their families and the surrounding community.The clinic...Published: 15 May 2019 at 08:14hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
UZ launches BSc Optometry Honours degree
The University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences on Friday launched the country's first Bachelor of Science Optometry (Honours) degree programme in a ceremony at the college in Harare.Off...Published: 23 May 2018 at 15:27hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
New leadership at ZLHR
SENIOR human rights lawyer Mordecai Pilate Mahlangu has been elected the Board Chairperson for Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR).Mahlangu, elected at ZLHR's Board meeting held on Wednes...Published: 07 Jul 2017 at 10:57hrs | 2 | by Stephen Jakes
Cimas CEO urges journalists to dig deeper in their news reports
Cimas Medical Aid Society chief executive Vulindlela Ndlovu has urged journalists to conduct in depth investigative journalism rather than come up with inadequately researched reports that may end up ...Published: 06 Jun 2017 at 17:36hrs | 1 | by Mike Hamilton
HAC 20 Miler Run set for this weekend
The annual 20 Miler Run starts this year at the 11km peg on the Shamva road on Sunday (December 4) at 6 am and ends at Old Georgians Sports Club at Groombridge, in Harare's Mount Pleasant suburb, ...Published: 01 Dec 2016 at 13:12hrs | 2 | by Chengetai Chinembiri
Cimas appoints Washington Madziwadondo as medical aid MD
Cimas Medical Aid Society has appointed Washington Madziwadondo as managing director of its medical aid division. He replaces Roderick Takawira, who retired at the end of August.Mr Madziwa...Published: 06 Oct 2016 at 11:09hrs | 2 | by Agencies
Cimas medical aid division MD retires after 29 years' service
Cimas Medical Aid managing director Roderick Takawira has retired from Cimas after 29 years' service to Cimas Medical Aid Society.He had been managing director of the society's medical aid...Published: 07 Sep 2016 at 08:34hrs | | by Mike Hamilton
Cimas launches health and wellness plan
Cimas Medical Aid Society this (Tuesday) evening launched a health and wellness plan, dubbed iGo, that its members on its Private Hospital and MedExec packages can subscribe to. The plan encou...Published: 24 May 2016 at 17:11hrs | 5 | by Agencies
Cimas launches low cost private hospital medical aid package
Cimas Medical Aid Society has launched a new low cost private hospital medical aid package, the Classic Private Hospital package that gives members access to private healthcare at a lower cost than it...Published: 19 May 2016 at 22:35hrs | 2 | by Business Reporter
CIMAS wins licence case
The High Court has barred Government from cancelling CIMAS Medical Aid Society's operating licence pending finalisation of its dispute with Corporate 24 Group of Hospitals. Justice Novembe...Published: 17 May 2016 at 07:19hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
CIMAS allays closure fears
Cimas Medical Aid Society says it is not in danger of losing its operating licence, dismissing media reports to the contrary. A local weekly on Sunday reported that government had given th...Published: 11 May 2016 at 07:54hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Cimas to lose operating licence
GOVERNMENT has given Cimas Medical Aid Society a seven-day ultimatum to honour all outstanding claims or lose its licence.Sunday Mail reported that Cimas has more than 30 000 members, and has ...Published: 08 May 2016 at 11:12hrs | 1 | by Livingstone Marufu
Seek urgent medical attention if typhoid is suspected, says Cimas
Cimas Medical Aid Society has urged anyone displaying symptoms of typhoid fever to seek urgent medical attention as soon as the possibility of typhoid is suspected."Typhoid fever is highly con...Published: 03 Feb 2016 at 07:34hrs | | by Agencies
Cimas opens dental clinic in Milton Park
Cimas Medical Aid Society has opened a dental clinic in Harare's Milton Park suburb. It is the first such clinic to be opened by Cimas, which operates nine primary healthcare clinics in different ...Published: 13 Nov 2015 at 19:47hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Cimas CEO Mac Chaora retires
Cimas Medical Aid Society group chief executive Mac Chaora will be leaving Cimas at the end of the year, after more than 17 years at the helm of Zimbabwe's oldest private sector medical aid society....Published: 28 Oct 2015 at 17:48hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Dialysis continues undisturbed at Harare Haemodialysis Centre
Dialysis continues undisturbed at Harare Haemodialysis Centre, even when power goesEvery day at least 28 patients with chronic or acute kidney failure visit the Harare Haemodialysis Centre, in...Published: 26 Oct 2015 at 11:33hrs | 7 | by Mike Hamilton
Minister says AIDS deaths should have been eliminated by 2030
The government has set the year 2030 as its target for an end to AIDS deaths in Zimbabwe, Health and Child Care Minister Dr David Parirenyatwa said on Saturday.Speaking at the Cimas 70th Anniv...Published: 05 Oct 2015 at 06:21hrs | | by MHPR
Cimas re-introduces online drug facility
Cimas Medical Aid Society has re-introduced the online drug facility after it was suspend due to massive fraud.The medical aid society lost $1,2 million in fraudulent claims, which saw i...Published: 01 Oct 2015 at 10:46hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Cimas wins top award from regional publication
PMR Africa, a Southern African regional publication, has awarded Cimas Medical Aid Society its Golden Arrow Award for 2015 for being judged top in Zimbabwe's medical aid fund sector in its leaders and...Published: 07 Sep 2015 at 13:22hrs | 1 | by Mike Hamilton
Cimas introduce new measures to curb fraud
Cimas Medical Aid Society's upgraded online drug payment facility will incorporate a one-time PIN (OTP) system to make it more secure and less susceptible to fraud.Cimas Medical Aid Division...Published: 06 Aug 2015 at 14:11hrs | 1 | by Thobekile Zhou
Medical aid societies tell parliamentarians why they cannot pay more
The medical aid industry last year experienced claims loss ratios of 95 percent, meaning that for every dollar of contributions collected 95 cents was paid in claims, leaving little for overheads and...Published: 30 Jun 2015 at 20:07hrs | | by Agencies
More than 1,3 million access Cimas health facilities
Cimas Medical Aid Society group operations executive Vulindlela Ndlovu today (Tuesday) revealed that more than 1,3 million people have made use of Cimas health facilities countrywide in the last fi...Published: 30 Jun 2015 at 20:19hrs | 1 | by Agencies
Cimas opens clinics in High Glen and Kwekwe
Cimas Medical Aid Society has opened a new clinic at High Glen Shopping Centre in Harare's Budiriro suburb. It expects to open another one in Kwekwe along 2nd Avenue before the end of the month. ...Published: 24 Jun 2015 at 14:48hrs | 12 | by Chengetai Chinembiri
Cimas puts in place measures to curb drug facility abuse
Cimas Medical Aid Society is putting in place measures to prevent abuse of its online drug facility that was suspended in May. It envisages the facility being restored by the end of September. ...Published: 18 Jun 2015 at 08:45hrs | | by Chengetai Chinembiri
CIMAS threatens legal action over tariff dispute
CIMAS Medical Aid Society has said it could approach the courts for the resolution of a long-standing dispute over a tariff for the sector.The country's second largest medical aid society hol...Published: 16 Jun 2015 at 08:24hrs | 1 | by Tawanda Musarurwa
Cimas puts in place measures to expedite processing of drug claims
Cimas Medical Aid Society has put in place measures to ensure that all drug claims are processed expeditiously, following its decision to suspend its online drug payment facility as a result of a...Published: 14 May 2015 at 17:39hrs | | by Mike Hamilton
Air ambulance plays critical role in some medical emergencies
In a medical emergency the provision of a high level of medical care becomes critical. The swift and timely movement of patients to hospital or from one medical facility to another can be of immense i...Published: 29 Jan 2015 at 12:49hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Air ambulance plays critical role in some medical emergencies
In a medical emergency the provision of a high level of medical care becomes critical. The swift and timely movement of patients to hospital or from one medical facility to another can be of immen...Published: 14 Jan 2015 at 11:55hrs | 1 | by MHPR
Air ambulance plays critical role in some medical emergencies
In a medical emergency the provision of a high level of medical care becomes critical. The swift and timely movement of patients to hospital or from one medical facility to another can be of immense i...Published: 06 Jan 2015 at 14:55hrs | | by Chengetai Chinembiri
Cimas introduces air ambulance service
Cimas Medical Aid Society has introduced a critical care emergency air ambulance to airlift patients locally and regionally to an appropriate medical facility.Cimas Emergency Air Rescue Se...Published: 19 Dec 2014 at 10:30hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Cimas says new medical tariffs not viable for medical aid societies
Cimas Medical Aid Society says its failure to settle health service providers' claims at the newly gazetted tariffs, in common with other medical aid societies, is a matter primarily of affordabil...Published: 16 Oct 2014 at 15:58hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Cimas issues new cards to all its members in bid to curb fraud
Cimas Medical Aid Society is currently sending out every week about 9 000 new colour coded membership cards with photographs that are designed to reduce the number of fraudulent claims.The...Published: 10 Jul 2014 at 08:59hrs | | by Mike Hamilton
Cimas holds lifestyle Expo in Africa Unity Square
Cimas Medical Aid Society is holding an Expo in Harare's Africa Unity Square on Saturday (June 14) to raise awareness of the impact that lifestyle choices have on a person's health and wellbeing....Published: 10 Jun 2014 at 10:42hrs | | by Mike Hamilton
Cimas holds lifestyle Expo in Africa Unity Square
Cimas Medical Aid Society is holding an Expo in Harare's Africa Unity Square on Saturday next week, June 14, to raise awareness of the impact that lifestyle choices have on a person's health and w...Published: 04 Jun 2014 at 13:57hrs | | by Mike Hamilton
Cimas issued with air operator's certificate
Cimas Medical Aid Society has been issued with an air operator's certificate by the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe to allow it to operate air medical services.Cimas board chairman Mo...Published: 14 May 2014 at 15:00hrs | | by Mike Hamilton
1,3 million Zimbabweans blind says UZ ophthalmologist
Nearly 1,3 million Zimbabweans are blind and the majority will end up developing common vision-loss due to cataract related ailments, a University of Zimbabwe ophthalmologist said.UZ ophthalmo...Published: 12 Apr 2014 at 06:20hrs | | by Staff Reporter
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Cimas hands over Optometry Training Unit to UZ
Cimas Medical Aid Society today (Wednesday) handed over to the University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences optometry equipment for Zimbabwe's first Optometry Training Unit, which was then offic...Published: 09 Apr 2014 at 14:37hrs | 3 | by Mike Hamilton
Cimas Medical Aid membership declines
CIMAS, the country's oldest and largest medical aid company in terms of membership, says its market share remained static, although it had "witnessed some firms coming off medical aid altogether...Published: 10 Aug 2012 at 08:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
AirZim workers demand immediate resignation of management and board
The Air Zimbabwe saga took a new twist yesterday with workers demanding the immediate resignation of the management and board for failing to pay them outstanding salaries and retrenchment packages. ...Published: 06 Jan 2012 at 10:21hrs | | by Ndou Paul
Nicholas Vingirai to bounce back as a major shareholder at ZB Holdings
VILIFIED exiled banker Mr Nicholas Vingirai is set to bounce back as a major shareholder of ZB Holdings Limited according to a deal which is being brokered by lawyer and TN Holdings group chief execu...Published: 12 Jun 2011 at 10:21hrs | 13 | by Mafu Sithabile
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