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ZESN condemns Zanu-PF vote buying
The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) has condemned requests by the Zanu PF Political Commissar Victor Matemadanda for medicine supplies at Lupane clinics to be used for vote buying in th...Published: 19 Jul 2019 at 14:03hrs | 2848 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa, army rift exposed
AN explosive leaked audio recording allegedly of First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa (pictured) has exposed the simmering bad blood between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the military.This comes h...Published: 17 Jul 2019 at 08:45hrs | 10661 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa wears bulletproof vest to clinic opening
President Emmerson Mnangagwa wore a bulletproof vest to the opening of a clinic in Harare on Thursday, pictures reveal.Mnangagwa delivered a World Population Day speech at the official opening...Published: 16 Jul 2019 at 08:16hrs | 5787 | by ZimLive
'Kill Mnangagwa and spare me, I've kids,' says his wife
An unhinged Auxillia Mnangagwa ranted at a top army commander, at one point telling him to SHOOT President Emmerson Mnangagwa and spare her because she has children, she is heard on a sensational leak...Published: 16 Jul 2019 at 07:50hrs | 8480 | by ZimLive
Mnangagwa hands over medical equipment
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday fulfilled a commitment to improve the state of affairs in public health institutions three months after meeting senior doctors who presented to him how the public health ...Published: 16 Jul 2019 at 07:25hrs | 196 | by Staff reporter
Prosecute health minister - Tsvangirai's former envoy
Former special advisor to the late MDC president Morgan Tsvangirai, Alex Magaisa, has called on the Zimbabwe Anti Corruption Commission to prosecute Health Minister Obadiah Moyo for violating the Elec...Published: 15 Jul 2019 at 19:04hrs | 3646 | by Staff Reporter
Chamisa calls for health minister's arrest
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has called for Health Minister Obadiah Moyo to be arrested for corruption after a leaked letter showed how Zanu-PF plans to use medical drugs as a campaign tool in the Lupane...Published: 15 Jul 2019 at 10:33hrs | 5821 | by ZimLive
Chamisa blocked from visiting Sikhala
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday said he was barred from seeing incarcerated party deputy national chairperson, Job Sikhala, charging that the situation in the country will now drive people into ta...Published: 15 Jul 2019 at 08:21hrs | 3394 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa expected at medical equipment hand-over ceremony
President Mnangagwa is today expected to officiate at a handover ceremony of medical equipment such as paediatric and diagnostic machines sourced from India to capacitate central hospitals around the ...Published: 15 Jul 2019 at 07:48hrs | 258 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF in Lupane East vote buying storm
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF party has been sucked into a vote buying storm, after a letter in which Health Minister Obadiah Moyo agreed to restock clinics in Lupane East constituency ahead ...Published: 14 Jul 2019 at 12:42hrs | 772 | by newzimbabwe
Matemadanda given drugs for Lupane by-election
Minister of Health Obadiah Moyo has been caught in the eye of a storm after a letter with his signature instructing Natpharm to provide ZANU PF Commissar Victor Matemadanda with drugs for ZANU PF camp...Published: 13 Jul 2019 at 17:17hrs | 4627 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa wears bulletproof vest to clinic opening
President Emmerson Mnangagwa wore a bulletproof vest to the opening of a clinic in Harare on Thursday, pictures reveal.Mnangagwa delivered a World Population Day speech at the official opening...Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 19:11hrs | 19774 | by ZimLive
UN allays Zimbabwe ARV shortage fears
A foreign currency shortage is hampering Zimbabwe's ability to purchase anti-retroviral therapy for people living with HIV, but the United Nations says the situation has not yet reached crisis levels....Published: 10 Jul 2019 at 08:47hrs | 1076 | by Staff reporter
Mpilo hit by doctors shortage
MPILO Central Hospital needs an additional 44 junior doctors and 20 specialists in order to adequately service its catchment area. The shortage of doctors is straining the few doctors who are ...Published: 08 Jul 2019 at 07:57hrs | 270 | by Staff reporter
Emmerson Mnangagwa's cabinet review
News doing the rounds says the Vice President of the Republic of Zimbabwe has passed on , it seems Chiwenga and Robert Mugabe have one thing in common - they both die in the media and resurrect miracu...Published: 03 Jul 2019 at 09:51hrs | 10761 | by Nicholas Ncube
Nurses call off strike?
NURSES have called off their strike which was meant to start today after the Government promised to review their salaries in 10 days. On Friday, President Mnangagwa and three cabin...Published: 24 Jun 2019 at 09:35hrs | 617 | by Staff reporter
Nurses call off strike
The Zimbabwe Nurses' Association (ZINA) Harare province will not take part in industrial action - slated for today - by health personnel after assurances by the association's new patron, Preside...Published: 24 Jun 2019 at 07:42hrs | 1872 | by Staff Reporter
Civil servants get pay rise
GOVERNMENT has fended off a potentially crippling industrial action in the civil service after President Emmerson Mnangagwa assented to a pay raise for the restive workers effective next month....Published: 24 Jun 2019 at 07:19hrs | 8587 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe stocks year's supply of ARVs
Zimbabwe has enough anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs that will last the next 12 months after Government secured funding to procure the life-prolonging therapy, Parliament has heard. Health and Child Care M...Published: 21 Jun 2019 at 07:14hrs | 145 | by Staff reporter
'Economic crisis won't affect ARV supply'
Health Minister Obadiah Moyo says Zimbabwe is in a safe zone regarding the allocation of Anti Retroviral Drugs (ARV) despite the country's economic collapse. Moyo called on Zimbabweans l...Published: 20 Jun 2019 at 20:32hrs | 811 | by Staff Reporter
MPs demand regular ministerial updates
LEGISLATORS yesterday demanded Cabinet ministers to regularly bring ministerial statements before the House explaining the economic challenges affecting the country.Zvimba North MP Marian Chom...Published: 19 Jun 2019 at 17:04hrs | 549 | by Staff reporter
1 million suffer from mental disorders in Zimbabwe
ONE million people in Zimbabwe suffer from mental and neurological disorders, the Minister of Health and Child Care, Dr Obadiah Moyo, has said. As part of efforts to address the problem, the Health Mi...Published: 17 Jun 2019 at 09:21hrs | 381 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa promises free education
President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday opened the 27th session of the Junior Parliament of Zimbabwe as part of commemorations of the Day of the African Child by promising free compulsory basic educati...Published: 16 Jun 2019 at 20:32hrs | 2149 | by Staff reporter
New HIV cases in Zimbabwe drop by 38%
NEW HIV infections in Zimbabwe have gone down by 38 percent since 2010, statistics from the Ministry of Health and Child Care show. In a joint statement with UNAids on the launch of HIV ...Published: 15 Jun 2019 at 08:54hrs | 385 | 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 | 613 | by Staff reporter
Break-in at Ministry of Health
There was a break-in at the Ministry of Health and Child Care headquarters offices in Harare at the weekend with the perpetrators allegedly gaining entry using the fire-escape routes before ransacking...Published: 10 Jun 2019 at 06:45hrs | 657 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe doctors, nurses strike in 14 days
Doctors and nurses have issued a 14-day notice to go on strike, saying health workers have had enough of austerity measures.Finance minister Mthuli Ncube last year introduced austerity measure...Published: 09 Jun 2019 at 12:31hrs | 4432 | by Staff reporter
Government deploys 37 doctors to Mpilo Hospital
THE Ministry of Health and Child Care has availed 37 junior doctors to address a critical shortage of doctors at Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo. According to officials, the hospital ...Published: 04 Jun 2019 at 07:07hrs | 389 | by Staff reporter
Chitungwiza Hospital 'privatisation' blocked
The government was forced to abandon private partnerships at Chitungwiza Central Hospital after it emerged that the public health institution was being used by private players to make money, it has be...Published: 02 Jun 2019 at 09:12hrs | 1329 | by Staff reporter
Mpilo requires an additional 82 doctors
MPILO Central Hospital is facing a critical shortage of doctors amid fears that this may cause unnecessary deaths at the health institution which requires an additional 82 medical practitioners to ope...Published: 31 May 2019 at 07:31hrs | 122 | 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 | 361 | by Staff reporter
Nurses demand salary 'adjustment'
THE Zimbabwe Nurses' Association (Zina), which declared a deadlock with government over salaries, has issued a 14-day notice to the Health Services Board (HSB) for industrial action. It says its membe...Published: 28 May 2019 at 07:58hrs | 1128 | by Staff reporter
Chitungwiza family wins order to get son's post-mortem report
A CHITUNGWIZA man, Julius Choto, whose son Kelvin Tinashe was shot and killed by the police at Makoni Shopping Centre during demonstrations over fuel increase in January has finally obtained an order ...Published: 27 May 2019 at 06:39hrs | 1029 | by Staff reporter
Government still open for negotiations with health sector
Government is still working hard to address challenges facing employees in the health sector despite concerns by worker representatives at the pace at which the State was moving, the Health Service Bo...Published: 25 May 2019 at 08:27hrs | 371 | by Staff reporter
Obadiah Moyo defends Mnangagwa's wife
Health and Child Care Minister Dr Obadiah Moyo on Wednesday defended the role being played by First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa in the health sector saying she was a hardworking ambassador who is contribu...Published: 17 May 2019 at 06:26hrs | 1782 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt to meet doctors's expectations?
Medical doctors working in public institutions met President Emmerson Mnangagwa at State House today.The meeting follows an earlier one the doctors held with the First Lady, Auxillia Mnangagwa...Published: 15 May 2019 at 21:27hrs | 995 | by Staff reporter
State impeaches star witness in the Parirenyatwa case
FORMER Natpharm board chairman and one of the state's star witnesses in former minister David Parirenyatwa's abuse of office case was yesterday impeached after the court ruled that he was hostile....Published: 15 May 2019 at 09:59hrs | 1860 | by Staff reporter
We must flash out all the sloths
Hairdressers of Natpharm head honchos must understandably be worried since they might not be seeing their clients anytime soon, especially after they received quite the "hairdryer treatment" last week...Published: 12 May 2019 at 06:34hrs | 328 | by Bishop Lazi
'Auxillia Mnangagwa joins Grace Mugabe league'
POLITICAL analysts and opposition parties have questioned First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa's "philanthropic" work, which has reportedly seen her interfering in government business.In some cases, ...Published: 09 May 2019 at 18:57hrs | 3375 | by Staff reporter
Government appoints Auxilia Mnangagwa
First Lady Auxilia Mnangagwa has been appointed health ambassador for Zimbabwe the Ministry of health has revealed.The appointment came after Mnangagwa visited Natpharm and c...Published: 06 May 2019 at 18:21hrs | 12888 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Parirenyatwa clinical director forced to resign
Parirenyatwa Hospital Clinical Director Dr Noah Madziva has resigned from the post with immediate effect. Three weeks ago Dr Madziva was hauled before a hearing for not being available w...Published: 06 May 2019 at 14:28hrs | 3416 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa takes swipe at MDC Chamisa run council
President Mnangagwa yesterday took Chitungwiza Mayor Lovemore Maiko and the MDC-T run municipality to task over perennial water shortages which are affecting residents and production in nearby industr...Published: 04 May 2019 at 08:00hrs | 520 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's mayor showers praise on 'His Excellency' Mnangagwa
Chitungwiza Mayor Cllr Lovemore Maiko (MDC-Alliance) yesterday showered praises on President Mnangagwa for spearheading the national clean-up compaign and visiting the town where he came face-to-face ...Published: 04 May 2019 at 07:56hrs | 429 | by Staff reporyter
Nurses sell repacked water in hospital wards
THE country's continued economic meltdown has forced nurses and staff at Chiredzi General Hospital to device bizarre methods of supplementing their meagre salaries.It is alleged that they have...Published: 29 Apr 2019 at 07:04hrs | 678 | by Staff reporter
Major shake-up in govt hospitals
A MAJOR shake-up is underway in the country's biggest referral hospitals as Health and Child Care minister Obadiah Moyo begins to flex his muscles following his appointment in September last year....Published: 26 Apr 2019 at 11:33hrs | 4019 | by Staff reporter
Over 270k people receive cholera vaccine in Cyclone Idai ravaged districts
More than 270 000 people in Cyclone Idai ravaged districts of Chimanimani and Chipinge have so far been vaccinated against cholera under a government led initiative that is targeting to reach at least...Published: 20 Apr 2019 at 18:01hrs | 523 | by Staff Reporter
India, UAE roped in to revive CAPS, Datlabs
THE government says it is taking concrete steps to revive the country's health sector by engaging India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to help resuscitate fallen pharmaceutical giants CAPS Holding...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 11:11hrs | 581 | by Staff reporter
Cops sued for not granting post-mortem consent
THE family of a man allegedly killed by police has sued the law enforcement agency for refusing to grant consent for a hospital post-mortem to obtain information on the cause of death.Rights l...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 08:23hrs | 781 | by Staff reporter
Govt probes drug leakages
GOVERNMENT is investigating leads that seem to suggest high-ranking officials could be involved in the disappearance of drugs from its warehouses into private pharmacies.Recently, three men em...Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 16:16hrs | 510 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe hires consultant to craft national health insurance scheme
HEALTH and Child Care minister Obadiah Moyo has disclosed that government has hired a consultant to craft the national health insurance scheme to ensure health is easily accessible to all Zimbabweans....Published: 06 Apr 2019 at 07:59hrs | 307 | by Staff reporter
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