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Baby swap scandal at United Bulawayo Hospitals demands urgent action

The shocking allegations of a baby swap that reportedly occurred on October 10, 2024, at United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) have rightfully sparked outrage and unease across the country. The very idea that such a grievous and traumatic act co…

Published: 20 Apr 2025 at 19:18hrs | 500 | by Staff reporter

Zapu decries deteriorating public health system in Bulawayo

The Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU) has raised concern over the worsening state of public healthcare in Bulawayo and other parts of the country, citing chronic shortages of medicines, equipment, and personnel.ZAPU deputy secretary f…

Published: 28 Mar 2025 at 05:45hrs | 177 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo hospital baby swap scandal findings to be made public

The investigation into the distressing case of the baby swap at United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) is still ongoing, with the Government promising full transparency and the eventual publication of its findings.The incident, which caused wides…

Published: 24 Feb 2025 at 08:49hrs | 428 | by Staff reporter

Zim govt flags UBH theft of drugs, malpractices

GOVERNMENT has raised a red flag over alleged acts of mismanagement, corruption in terms of awarding of tenders and theft of essential drugs at the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH), one of the country's major referral hospitals.This emerged…

Published: 15 Mar 2024 at 07:13hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

United Bulawayo Hospitals now doing brain operations

A SUPER-SPECIALIST hospital is set to be constructed at the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH), a move that will reduce the number of locals going outside the country to get specialised surgeries.This comes as a state-of-the-art laboratory, t…

Published: 14 May 2023 at 11:34hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter

Medical equipment gathers dust at UBH

WHILE patients countrywide are complaining that public health institutions are running without enough equipment and medication, some donated equipment at Bulawayo United Hospitals (UBH) has been gathering dust since last year.The donations…

Published: 12 Sep 2022 at 06:03hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Family demands compensation for UBH death

FOR eight months, a family from Bulawayo's Emganwini suburb did not bury the body of a loved one who died at the United Bulawayo Hospitals after he fell from the third floor of a building at the institution.Welcome Moyo's family is not hap…

Published: 27 Jun 2022 at 07:00hrs | 24 | by Staff Reporter

UBH records no COVID-19 admissions

UNITED Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH), which was designated as one of the COVID-19 centres in the province, has revealed that currently the unit has no admitted patients.UBH acting chief executive Narcisious Dzvanga yesterday told Southern Eye t…

Published: 29 Mar 2022 at 11:43hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

UBH, Ingutsheni health staff recover from COVID-19

HEALTH workers at United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) and Ingutsheni Mental Hospital, who tested positive for COVID-19 virus late last year, have recovered.This was revealed by UBH chief executive Harrison Rambanapasi who told Southern Eye las…

Published: 17 Jan 2022 at 06:37hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Mpilo, UBH service delivery threatened

OVER 170 doctors and nurses at Mpilo Central Hospital and the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) are in isolation after testing Covid-19 positive, a development that is likely to cripple health care service delivery at Bulawayo's two major re…

Published: 14 Dec 2021 at 05:48hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa to officially open country's first free orthopaedic hospital in Bulawayo

PRESIDENT Mnangagwa is today set to officially open the country's first free orthopaedic hospital, Cure Children's Hospital and a Covid-19 designated treatment and isolation centre at the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) as the Second Repub…

Published: 14 May 2021 at 07:07hrs | 44 | by Staff Reporter

UBH Covid-19 admissions up

THE United Bulawayo Hospital (UBH) has in the last six weeks recorded an increase in Covid-19 admissions, an official has said.Patients with Covid-19 who go to UBH are treated at the renovated Old Bartley Memorial Block and a Covid-19 faci…

Published: 02 May 2021 at 09:21hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Chiwenga says his life was saved at UBH

VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga's visit to the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) last Friday rekindled memories of how his life was saved at the institution after he ruptured his appendix 37 years ago. He was rushed to the hospital writh…

Published: 05 Oct 2020 at 06:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Rival gold dealers end up in same hospital

ESIGODINI gold dealer, Baron Dube, was hospitalised after he was stabbed twice and attacked with a hammer on the head following gold ore dispute at Nugget Gold Mine on Sunday.Mr Dube retaliated by sending a gang to assault a rival that he …

Published: 09 May 2019 at 10:51hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter

Full list of doctors who have resumed duties

The Ministry of Information Publicity and Broadcasting has released the number of doctors who reported for duty in various hospitals on Monday. "Doctors continue to report for duty in all hospitals. Their numbers are improving everyday. Go…

Published: 08 Jan 2019 at 08:02hrs | 5 | by Mandla Ndlovu

Sober people must handle the Doctors' impasse

The ongoing strike of medical practitioners which is now on day 28 is a serious matter, it is lives of Zimbabweans at stake and it requires delicate handling.So far, madness has been displayed from the Zanu PF government side, they are pla…

Published: 28 Dec 2018 at 16:36hrs | 1 | by Jacob Mafume - MDC National Spokesperson

Expired drugs discovered at Ingutsheni, Mpilo, UBH

THREE major Bulawayo hospitals have lost drugs including antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) and medical devices worth millions of dollars which expired while being kept in storerooms at the institutions. The state of affairs at Ingutsheni Central…

Published: 05 Jun 2014 at 06:40hrs | 3918 | by Staff Reporter

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