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Zimbabwe turns to Russia
Nine Russian health experts have arrived in Zimbabwe to lend their expertise in managing neonatal and obstetric complications, as part of efforts to strengthen the country's maternal healthcare servic...Published: 24 Oct 2024 at 08:00hrs | 397 | by Staff reporter
China-aided hospital bears testimony to growing China-Zimbabwe ties
IN Zimbabwe, a China-aided hospital stands as a testament to the growing ties between the two countries.The Mahusekwa Hospital, also known as the China-Zimbabwe Friendship Hospital, was built ...Published: 09 Sep 2024 at 08:28hrs | 159 | by Staff reporter
Government urged to support return of pregnant students to school
Harare, 19 July 2024 (New Ziana) - With a rising number of school-going adolescent girls becoming pregnant, Mashonaland Central Senator Angeline Tongogara has called on the Ministry of Public Service,...Published: 19 Jul 2024 at 10:14hrs | 452 | by Staff Reporter
Mpilo Hospital faces surge in child deaths
Child mortality statistics at Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo increased between January and March before decreasing in April this year, despite reassurances from the Ministry of Health and Child Ca...Published: 17 Jul 2024 at 06:57hrs | 388 | by Staff reporter
Tagwirei rolls out free health services
The Bridging Gaps Foundation (BGF), founded by fuel mogul Kudakwashe Tagwirei and his wife Sandra, is making significant strides in transforming communities across Zimbabwe by providing free curative ...Published: 17 Jun 2024 at 08:58hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Midwife shortage hits Zimbabwe
The government of Zimbabwe plans to double the health workforce by 2030 to address the critical shortage of midwives and improve maternal healthcare amidst a mass exodus of health workers. This was re...Published: 07 Jun 2024 at 09:51hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo records 70 home births in 2 months
BULAWAYO recorded more than 70 home births in two months with reports that these may result in the country failing to meet sustainable development goals on reducing maternal and neonatal deaths....Published: 27 Dec 2023 at 15:15hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
220,000 Zimbabweans troop back home for Christmas
MORE than 220 000 people flocked into Zimbabwe over the last week for the festive season, marking a significant surge in arrivals compared to last year when the Government started easing stringent ent...Published: 24 Dec 2023 at 16:09hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean woman gives birth in kombi
A Dangamvura woman in Mutare had a kombi journey through the city to remember on Wednesday morning after giving birth to a baby boy in the loaded city-bound public transport.Ms Patricia Chitsa...Published: 23 Dec 2023 at 09:50hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF bigwigs evict CCC tenants from Gutu shops
Tenants who support CCC are being evicted from shops owned by Zanu-PF bigwigs in the sprawling district of Gutu.Some of the reasons given for the evictions are that they the tenatnts are allow...Published: 20 May 2023 at 19:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe winning HIV/AIDS fight
Zimbabwe has registered considerable success in the quest to end HIV in children through the way it targets pregnant women and is now urging global peers to embrace the strategy.This came up a...Published: 31 Jan 2023 at 23:44hrs | 4 | by Staff Reporter
9 year-old girl 8 months pregnant
IN what could be the first in the country, a nine-year-old girl is admitted to the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) as she is 33 weeks pregnant and is expected to give birth at the institution....Published: 30 Oct 2022 at 06:43hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Matabeleland provinces get 10 ambulances
THE Government has delivered 10 fully-kitted ambulances to Matabeleland North and South provinces out of the 100 it has so far procured as part of its efforts to alleviate challenges arising from tran...Published: 09 Oct 2022 at 07:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Lupane Provincial Hospital takes shape
THE 250-bed Lupane Provincial Hospital, which is set to improve the provision of health services in Matabeleland North is taking shape, with key stakeholders hopeful that there will be significant pro...Published: 25 Sep 2022 at 10:42hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
The dangers of a long colonialism
Walking the last mileBY the time you read this piece, Queen Elizabeth II, late sovereign of the United Kingdom and titular head of the pizza-like Commonwealth, will be two days away from her f...Published: 17 Sep 2022 at 06:41hrs | | by Jamwanda
'Mnangagwa is doing nothing, I'm doing his job' - SA health minister in new rant
A new video has emerged of South Africa's health minister for Limpopo province railing at the Zimbabwe government for presiding over a failing health system.Dr Phophi Ramathuba complains that ...Published: 01 Sep 2022 at 20:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
'HIV mothers can breastfeed their babies'
FAITH Karuru (not her real name) was infected with HIV by her boyfriend, who fled to South Africa after committing a crime seven years ago."I discovered I was HIV positive when I went to regis...Published: 08 Aug 2022 at 05:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo records an increase in home births
BULAWAYO recorded an increase in home deliveries since January this year, a development which experts say may reverse gains made in reducing maternal and neonatal mortality rates in Zimbabwe.R...Published: 06 Jun 2022 at 07:34hrs | 4 | by Staff Reporter
Massive expansion for Mater Dei
THE Catholic Church-run Mater Dei Hospital in Bulawayo has embarked on a massive expansion drive that will transform the institution from an old elitist hospital into a walk-in primary healthcare cent...Published: 04 May 2022 at 06:59hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa promises massive health infrastructure upgrade
More than 47 clinics and hospitals have been built since 2018 under the Second Republic with many more upgraded and repaired, as the Second Republic goes overdrive to improve the health sector....Published: 19 Apr 2022 at 06:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Manama Hospital renovations stall
Renovations at Manama Mission Hospital where infrastructure and buildings were extensively damaged by a violent storm late last year have stalled due to lack of funds.In January, the roof had ...Published: 11 Mar 2022 at 05:40hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Govt reaches out to HIV positive children
Government is reaching out to children living with HIV to take advantage of the available treatment as part of accelerated efforts to achieve an HIV free generation, Vice President and Minister of Hea...Published: 24 Feb 2022 at 05:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean firefighters join nurses in leaving the country for better pay abroad
Samuel Chikengezha, a 35-year-old fireman, sits on a sofa in his modest home, staring at the television set while he stresses over how he'll make ends meet this month.He has not yet paid schoo...Published: 15 Jan 2022 at 14:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Storm-damaged Manama hospital gets facelift
RENOVATIONS at Manama Mission Hospital where infrastructure and buildings were extensively damaged by a violent storm late last year are nearing completion following the erection of a new roof....Published: 13 Jan 2022 at 09:25hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Adequately fund health sector: MPs
LEGISLATORS have called on Treasury to adequately fund the health sector which has for decades been heavily dependent on development partners.This comes after Finance minister Mthuli Ncube (pi...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 20:18hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Manama Mission Hospital rehab almost complete
REPAIRS at Manama Mission Hospital where infrastructure and buildings were extensively damaged by a violent storm early last month are at an advanced stage with works expected to be complete by Decemb...Published: 29 Nov 2021 at 05:33hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
$8 million for Manama Hospital repairs
GOVERNMENT has released $8 million to fund repairs at Manama Mission Hospital where infrastructure and buildings were extensively damaged by a violent storm early this month.Roofs of several w...Published: 26 Oct 2021 at 06:40hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
$5m for Manama Hospital repairs
THE Civil Protection Unit (CPU) has availed ZW$5 million needed to rehabilitate Manama Mission Hospital and the army has since been seconded to carry out construction works at the health institution t...Published: 22 Oct 2021 at 06:29hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Council mulls closing four clinics
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is considering closing four of its clinics as the staffing situation within its health services department continues to deteriorate.Last year, the local authori...Published: 17 Oct 2021 at 08:59hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
US$40 000 damage at Manama Hospital
HEAVY rains that pounded Gwanda District recently left Manama Mission Hospital without electricity and damaged solar panels, water tanks and telecommunication cables resulting in the suspension of cri...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:17hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Vaccination cards go missing at hospital
Police in Hwange are appealing to anyone with information that would led to the recovery of 18 Covid-19 vaccination cards that went missing at St Patrick's hospital on Thursday. The 18 cards, ...Published: 26 Aug 2021 at 17:58hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Govt urged to allocate more resources to health
Zanu-PF proportional representation legislator Alice Chimbudzi has urged the government to strengthen the health delivery system in order to achieve universal health coverage.Chimbudzi said th...Published: 26 Aug 2021 at 06:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Stanbic Bank's donation pays off as number of births shoots up by 100 % at Sally Mugabe Maternity Hospital
The number of caesarean operations at Sally Mugabe Central Hospital Maternity wing has shot up by 100 percent following the renovation and re-equipping of theatre 1 by financial services institution, ...Published: 31 May 2021 at 14:01hrs | | by Agencies
Thousands denied citizenship in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's discriminatory citizenship laws have rendered thousands of people stateless and pushed them to the fringes of society, depriving them of access to education, healthcare, and housing, Amnest...Published: 17 Apr 2021 at 16:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe achieves HIV prevention target
Zimbabwe has achieved the 90-90-90 target on HIV prevention and is now working on the 95-95-95 target for 2025, while the mortality significantly declined by almost 72 percent in the 10 years between ...Published: 05 Apr 2021 at 07:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
More free festive season condoms
AUTHORITIES say they are going to increase the availability of free condoms to the public this festive season, as part of the government's continuing fight against sexually-transmitted infections (STI...Published: 23 Dec 2020 at 18:09hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Mother to child HIV transmission worrisome, says Dr Chiwenga
CHILDREN between the ages of zero and 14 constitute 84 295 out of the 1 356 000 people living with HIV, with more than 90% of them infected through mother to child transmission.In a speech rea...Published: 18 Dec 2020 at 06:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
COVID-19 generates numerous scams
COVID-19 scams have included supposed cures, fake testing sites and counterfeit personal protective equipment (PPE), Dr Katlego Mothudi, managing director of the Board of Healthcare Funders, a regiona...Published: 29 Oct 2020 at 12:46hrs | 1 | by Agencies
Mrs Mnangagwa vows to send health practitioners' requests to Govt
Health and Child Care Ambassador, First Lady Auxilia Mnangagwa yesterday pledged to forward requests by medical practitioners and local leadership to relevant authorities for Glenview Polyclinic to be...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 07:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Maternity fees back
THE Government has reintroduced maternal user fees with pregnant women expected to pay at least RTGS$80 to register at public health institutions. This came out during a sexual and reproductiv...Published: 26 Jun 2019 at 07:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
780 000 Zimbabwean young women HIV+
A UNAIDS report has ranked Zimbabwe third in the Sadc region in the numbers of HIV positive young women and girls.The report blames the high statistics on legal and policy barriers that hinder...Published: 26 Apr 2019 at 11:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
National Reclamation Assembly confronts 'junta'!
There was pandamonium at President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Munhumutapa offices as leadership of the National Reclamation Assembly stormed the building with their petition addressed to him and the interna...Published: 02 Mar 2019 at 07:04hrs | 1 | by Advocate Walter Nyabadza
Masowe woman in record breaking home deliveries
AT 30, Vongai Matara Gondo, a midwife of the Johanne Masowe ye Chishanu apostolic sect, has helped 157 women to deliver.Vongai says midwifery is her calling.Despite the high risks that...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 07:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans throng SA hospitals
SCORES of Zimbabweans are crossing the Beitbridge Border Post on a daily basis to seek medical attention in South Africa, as drug and medical equipment shortages continue to haunt hospitals north of t...Published: 23 Aug 2018 at 06:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga slams Chamisa's street antics
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga has hit out at MDC Alliance leader, Mr Nelson Chamisa, for tarnishing the reputation of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission by making unsubstantiated claims of improp...Published: 14 Jul 2018 at 13:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga tells Chamisa that 'Laws made in Parliament'
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga has hit out at MDC-Alliance leader Mr Nelson Chamisa for tarnishing the reputation of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) by making unsubstantiated claims of im...Published: 13 Jul 2018 at 06:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Press silent about women achievements
A few days before the July 30 historic harmonised Presidential and Local Government elections take place, the media in Zimbabwe still remain man~world with little to zero reflection of women's involve...Published: 12 Jul 2018 at 13:02hrs | | by Maxwell Kudzika Teedzai
Tenant's lover struck with pot of sadza/ isitshwala
FOR assaulting her tenant's lover with a pot full of sadza over a misunderstanding on his HIV status, saw a Penhalonga woman being fined $50. Pretty Farai (25) pleaded guilty to the assault charges wh...Published: 09 Dec 2017 at 18:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Orphaned at birth triplets get surrogate mum
TRIPLETS from Midlands province whose mother died following a home delivery in June now have a surrogate mother who has received donations to look after them after their father said he was unable to t...Published: 29 Sep 2017 at 06:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Brothels ravage Bulawayo
Brothels are multiplying in Zimbabwe's second largest city, with concerned city fathers mulling a campaign to clampdown on the menace.A survey by the Southern News found that numerous town hou...Published: 30 Aug 2017 at 13:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
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