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Zimbabwe to double health workforce by 2030

Government has committed to expanding the national health workforce and accelerating digital transformation in healthcare as part of its push toward universal health coverage by 2030. The announcement was made by Health and Child Care Mini…

Published: 8 hrs ago | | by Staff reporter

62,500 Zimbabweans blind from cataracts

Zimbabwe is facing a mounting eye health crisis, with cataracts now the leading cause of preventable blindness in the country. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), about 125,000 Zimbabweans—roughly one percent of the populatio…

Published: 13 Sep 2025 at 16:28hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe nears launch of NHI

The Government of Zimbabwe has finalised the draft bill for the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), with expectations it could become law by the end of this year.Speaking at the official opening of the Association of HealthCare Funder…

Published: 05 Sep 2025 at 07:07hrs | 104 | by Staff reporter

Mombeshora warns private health facilities

Health and Child Care Minister Dr. Douglas Mombeshora has warned that private health facilities that fail to submit data on Mother-to-Child Transmission (MTCT) programs risk being shut down.He issued the warning on Wednesday during a meeti…

Published: 04 Sep 2025 at 07:41hrs | 198 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe to train 7 000 health workers every year

The Government has announced plans to train 7 000 health workers every year in a bid to address the country's critical shortage of medical professionals and double the national health workforce by 2030.Health and Child Care Minister, Dr Do…

Published: 17 Aug 2025 at 10:19hrs | 236 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe assures continued ARV availability

The government has reassured the public that antiretroviral (ARV) medicines will remain accessible to all who need them through the end of 2025, with plans already underway to secure supplies for the first half of 2026.This assurance follo…

Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 15:53hrs | 87 | by Staff reporter

Mombeshora addresses health concerns amid Trump's recent executive orders

THE Minister of Health and Child Care, Dr. Douglas Mombeshora, has assured Zimbabwean citizens that the government is actively addressing the nation's health concerns. His statements come in response to recent Executive Orders by US Presid…

Published: 12 Mar 2025 at 16:37hrs | 233 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe achieves milestone in training surgeons

Zimbabwe's health sector, long plagued by resource shortages and brain drain, has marked a significant achievement with a rise in the number of orthopaedic and paediatric surgeons, largely attributed to training initiatives by the College …

Published: 05 Dec 2024 at 06:53hrs | 341 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe needs 64,000 nurses to fill skills gap

Zimbabwe is facing a severe shortage of healthcare workers, with a deficit of 64,000 professionals, according to Health and Child Care Minister, Dr. Douglas Mombeshora. The minister revealed this alarming figure during a meeting with World…

Published: 20 Nov 2024 at 06:56hrs | 243 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe says on high alert for Mpox, urges citizen precaution

The government says it has activated systems to tackle any outbreak of Mpox and has called on citizens to avoid unnecessary contact with animals that could be hosting the dreaded disease which has devasted some countries in Africa with thr…

Published: 04 Sep 2024 at 10:33hrs | 305 | by Staff reporter

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