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Mpilo hospital records highest patient mortality rate in Zimbabwe

Mpilo Central Hospital has emerged as the referral hospital with the highest patient mortality rate in Zimbabwe, recording an 8.4% death rate between January and August 2024.Data obtained by CITE shows the hospital admitted 18,367 patients…

Published: 21 Dec 2024 at 15:33hrs | 599 | by Staff reporter

Municipal officers acquitted

Harare Provincial Magistrate Hararel Mutendereki yesterday acquitted four local municipal officers who were facing 18 counts of stealing various items confiscated from vendors.The accused - Langton Kanyama (43), Daniel Shokora (56), Edward…

Published: 09 Oct 2024 at 07:44hrs | 251 | by Staff reporter

Health ministry introduces E-health patient care

The Ministry of Health and Child Care has officially introduced the Impilo Electronic Health Records (EHR) system, a transformative initiative aimed at improving patient care, particularly in Zimbabwe's rural areas.Simukai Zizhowa, the Dir…

Published: 09 Oct 2024 at 07:44hrs | 167 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe cancer patient among thousands to trial personalised vaccines

Thousands of NHS cancer patients in England are expected to get access to trials of a new type of treatment using vaccines to fight their disease.Thirty hospitals so far have signed up to the Cancer Vaccine Launch Pad.It is designed to mat…

Published: 02 Jun 2024 at 09:07hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter

Unknown Mpilo Hospital patient finally reveals origin

AN unknown man, who was picked up by a Mpilo Central Hospital ambulance crew two months ago, has finally revealed that he is from Tanzania.The man was found unconscious on January 4 and was unable to communicate with the hospital staff sin…

Published: 12 Mar 2024 at 05:12hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Patient kills inmate at Ingutsheni Central Hospital

POLICE in Bulawayo are investigating a case of murder by a pschiatric patient which happened at Ingutsheni psychiatric hospital yesterday In a tweet, the police confirmed the case. "A psychiatric patient Emmanuel Sibanda (40) became violen…

Published: 04 Mar 2023 at 16:58hrs | 33 | by Staff reporter

World must be patient with Zimbabwe on reforms - SB Moyo

SINCE taking over power from long-time leader Robert Mugabe in a military coup in 2017, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has sought to end Zimbabwe's pariah status through an international re-engagement process. The country has been in isolati…

Published: 26 Jul 2019 at 09:26hrs | 13 | by Staff report

Mental patient kills, buries granny (100) inside her hut

A SUSPECTED mentally-challenged 28-year-old Mudzi man last week killed his 100-year-old grandmother after a misunderstanding over the sale of a family beast and buried her remains in a shallow pit inside her hut.Blessing Chibvembe of Chikw…

Published: 02 Apr 2018 at 07:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Chamisa should have been more patient and more humble

Ultimately, Chamisa should have been more patient and more humble - he should have waited until Tsvangirai was buried and then contested for the presidency at a congress.That would have given his critics less fodder, and it would have crea…

Published: 04 Mar 2018 at 17:38hrs | 2 | by Tau Tawengwa

Ingutsheni patient allegedly kills inmate

A PATIENT at Ingutsheni Hospital in Bulawayo has been dragged to court for allegedly killing an inmate following a dispute over tobacco.Bulisani Sibanda was yesterday not asked to plead to the murder charge and was remanded in custody to A…

Published: 11 Apr 2017 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter

Ingutsheni staff beat up mental patient

THE High Court has quashed a two-year jail term for three Ingutsheni Central Hospital workers who were convicted of assaulting a mental patient for refusing to eat isitshwala resulting in him losing three teeth. The patient, who was admitt…

Published: 02 Aug 2016 at 06:51hrs | 1 | by Mashudu Netsianda

Doctor sued over patient's death

"I WILL not rest until justice is done." This was a Nyanga villager, Mr James Makunura's bold statement following the death of his wife and mother of his only daughter as a result of Dr Miriam Kanyenze's negligence in discharging her dutie…

Published: 14 Feb 2014 at 06:58hrs | 25 | by Cletus Mushanawani

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