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Mpox threat jolts Zimbabwe govt into action
The Zimbabwean government has responded swiftly to the recent outbreak of the Mpox virus in various African countries, including non-endemic regions, by strengthening its disease surveillance systems....Published: 23 Aug 2024 at 06:44hrs | 390 | by Staff reporter
COVID-19 might end this year: WHO
THE World Health Organisation (WHO) has said the COVID-19 pandemic might end this year provided that countries make concerted efforts to vaccinate their populations and implement other lifesaving meas...Published: 31 Mar 2022 at 08:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe drifts into 2023 election mode
NO date has been set for the 2023 elections, but Zimbabwe is already getting into election mode, with evident electioneering and voter registration awareness campaigns by political parties and various...Published: 02 Dec 2021 at 07:02hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
USAID withdraws funding to four CSOs... and demand leadership renewal to replace looters of funds
The United States through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has reportedly blacklisted and withdrew funding to four Civil Society Organisation (CSOs) after investigations ...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 19:14hrs | | by Political Reporter
Human rights doctors express concern over low COVID-19 vaccine uptake
HUMAN rights doctors have expressed concern over the low uptake of COVID-19 vaccines as the country battles to control the spread of the respiratory virus.In a statement to mark World Health D...Published: 07 Apr 2021 at 06:50hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
CSOs demand transparency in vaccine rollout
CIVIL society organisations (CSOs) yesterday raised concern over lack of transparency in the disbursement of COVID-19 vaccine and called for the setting up of a monitoring and evaluation framework to ...Published: 18 Mar 2021 at 05:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Subdued Covid-19 vaccine uptake worries Zimbabwe doctors
Zimbabwean doctors have expressed concern over the subdued uptake of the Covid-19 vaccine as frontline workers continue to shun the Chinese Sinopharm jab, the only one currently in use.Many pe...Published: 11 Mar 2021 at 06:45hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Furore over govt claims of killer doctors
DOCTORS yesterday reacted with alarm and anger over allegations by Information secretary Ndavaningi Mangwana that some medical practitioners were deliberately killing Zanu-PF politicians and hiding be...Published: 24 Jan 2021 at 22:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's minister says, 'this is war' as coronavirus runs amok
ACTING Information minister, Jenfan Muswere, yesterday likened Zimbabwe's raging and deadlier second wave coronavirus storm as a war — amid the country's soaring deaths and infections.Speaki...Published: 24 Jan 2021 at 18:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mangwana stirs hornet's nest by labelling some doctors as 'medical assassins'
Zimbabwean govt spokesman Nick Mangwana has stirred a hornet's nest by insinuating that there are doctors who are now killing "certain political players" in hospitals.This was in the context o...Published: 24 Jan 2021 at 15:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean doctors deliberately killing politicians in hospitals?
THE Permanent Secretary of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Nick Mangwana, has said there are theories suggesting that some professional doctors are deliberately killing political pla...Published: 24 Jan 2021 at 10:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
A staggering number of Zimbabweans dying outside hospitals
A huge number of Covid-19 victims in Zimbabwe are dying outside health institutions with half of the casualties in Matabeleland South succumbing to the respiratory disease before accessing treatment, ...Published: 23 Jan 2021 at 22:48hrs | 1 | by Nokuthaba Dlamini
'Two health workers infected by COVID-19 each day'
At least two members of the health frontline workers in Zimbabwe's major hospital are contracting the dreaded COVID-19 virus per day and putting a strain on the country's health provision system....Published: 22 Jan 2021 at 06:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
One COVID-19 death per hour
ZIMBABWE's COVID-19 dilemma is likely to escalate if serious precautions to prevent its further spread are not taken, with official statistics yesterday revealing that one person is dying every hour i...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 07:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Rights doctors flag Zimbabwe govt for weak Covid-19 lockdown measures
THE Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights (ZADHR) has raised concerns over non-compliance to Covid-19 lockdown regulations by some citizens.The measures were imposed by government a...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 07:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
'SA infectious COVID-19 variant likely in Zimbabwe'
THERE is a "pretty high likelihood" that the new coronavirus variant 501. V2 identified in South Africa could be circulating in Zimbabwe — but no investigation has been done to ascertain its presenc...Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 07:42hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Nurses down injections and thermometers
NURSES at major public hospitals in Harare and Bulawayo downed tools yesterday for fear of contracting the deadly COVID-19 virus after being forced to work without personal protective equipment (PPE)....Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 07:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt told to tailor-make measures for COVID-19 hotspots
GOVERNMENT should identify COVID-19 provincial hotspots and implement tailored measures or different levels of the lockdown depending on the incidence of the virulent disease, human rights doctors hav...Published: 07 Jan 2021 at 08:25hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Harare only has 30 ICU beds
HARARE City Council yesterday said it was overwhelmed by the soaring number of COVID-19 cases, which has turned it into the epicentre of the pandemic.Acting mayor Stewart Mutizwa said the city...Published: 07 Jan 2021 at 08:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe doctors sound alarm over coronavirus 'secrecy' at schools
The true spread of the coronavirus in schools is shrouded in secrecy as the government is sensitive to having its decision to re-open schools questioned, human rights doctors have said.The Zim...Published: 15 Dec 2020 at 07:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
'COVID-19 lockdown increased human rights abuses'
HUMAN rights groups yesterday said Zimbabwe witnessed severe increased violations of people's rights this year due to the COVID-19-induced lockdown and pleaded with government to end the use of State ...Published: 11 Dec 2020 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZimThrive donates to Parirenyatwa hospital to help fight Covid-19 in Zimbabwe
ZimThrive, in collaboration with Covid-19 Zimbabwe, has donated $5900 USD to Parirenyatwa hospital to support the welfare of frontline health workers.The rise in cases in Zimbabwe has led to a...Published: 15 Sep 2020 at 07:21hrs | | by ZimThrive
MDC raises red flag over politicisation of State institutions
MDC secretary-general Charlton Hwende has written to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec), raising concern over the politicisation of State institutions after Zanu-PF instructed NatPham to disburse...Published: 19 Jul 2019 at 07:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe has less than 20 psychiatric doctors'
ZIMBABWE has less than 20 psychiatrists amid increased demand for mental health services due to the deteriorating economic situation in the country with a population of around 15 million people, the Z...Published: 26 Jun 2019 at 07:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
August 1 victims to begin receiving compensation
FAMILIES of the six people who died during the August 1 post-election violence last year are set to receive compensation from Government soon, as authorities begin implementing recommendations of the ...Published: 14 Apr 2019 at 09:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's soldiers used excessive force against protesters
Zimbabwe security forces used excessive lethal force to crush nationwide protests in mid-January 2019. President Emmerson Mnangagwa's sudden announcement of a fuel price increase of 150 percent result...Published: 12 Mar 2019 at 21:56hrs | | by Human Rights Watch
Mnangagwa targets rights lawyers, doctors
CIVIC society groups and opposition parties yesterday described President Emmerson Mnangagwa's threatened clampdown on last month's human rights defenders as shocking and a direct attack on democracy,...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 07:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa demands 'V11' of army killings
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has shot down reports that the military carried out extra-judicial killings on at least 17 civilians after being roped in by the police to quell last month's violent prote...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 07:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga under fire over India trip
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga's regular visits to foreign hospitals have drawn renewed fire from hard-pressed Zimbabweans, who yesterday called on President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government to pr...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 07:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man beaten by Mnangagwa soldiers dies from injuries
A 29-year-old man violently assaulted by soldiers in Mutare on January 20 died on Friday after suffering renal failure, doctors said.Father-of-two Noah Sahombe died at Harare's Parirenyatwa Ho...Published: 02 Feb 2019 at 14:03hrs | | by Staffg reporter
Zimbabwe protest death toll from riots rises to 12
As normalcy slowly returns to Zimbabwe after days of tensions between protesters and security forces following this week's deadly riots - human rights groups yesterday said the death toll from the cla...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 15:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe soldiers leave ugly terror trail
Horror stories are slowly emerging of how the country's trigger-happy security forces brutalised ordinary Zimbabweans this week - shooting 68 people and leaving dozens others requiring life-savi...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 11:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's soldiers in Boko Haram-style invasions
AT a private hospital in Harare on Wednesday, a mother lay between her two children, all writhing in pain from injuries sustained when masked soldiers attacked their home Boko Haram-style.Afte...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 10:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
172 injured people attended to, 68 gunshots wounds recorded
The Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights (ZADHR) has said it attended to 172 people between Monday and Wednesday, of which 68 had gunshot wounds, with the affected individuals sustaining s...Published: 18 Jan 2019 at 12:22hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Military door-to-door raids slammed
The Zimbabwe National Army and Zimbabwe Republic Police deployed heavily to contain anti-government protests, conducting door-to door-raids and brutally assaulting civilians in their homes, rights law...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 18:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chaos and madness sweeping Zimbabwe were easily avoidable - have we finally learned how to
"The Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights wishes to share with stakeholders critical information on the unfolding human rights crisis in Zimbabwe following the outbreak of violent protests...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 08:56hrs | 13 | by Nomusa Garikai
The evil hand of civil society, MDC-Alliance
This week, Zimbabwe's opposition MDC-Alliance, civil society organisations and NGOs fronted a so-called shutdown that was underlined by anarchy, looting and lawlessness. The orgy of violence saw the d...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 00:03hrs | | by Panganai Kahuni
Mnangagwa to probe NGOs inciting violence
THE EMMERSON MNANGANGWA GOVERNMENT has ordered non-governmental organisations to stop meddling in politics as it has opened investigations into allegations some NGOs funded and incited violent demonst...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 00:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Latest update on day 2 of Army killings
Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights (ZADHR) have given an update on the state of the situation in Zimbabwe. They have released preliminary report of the injured and the deceased a...Published: 16 Jan 2019 at 08:06hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Five people feared dead as protests hit Zimbabwe
FIVE people reportedly died while 24 others were injured as police clashed with protesters across the country yesterday as anger over the worsening economic crisis spilled onto the streets with busine...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 06:25hrs | | by Staff Reporter
BREAKING: Doctors return to work after meeting First Lady
The striking doctors have reportedly agreed to back to work after a closed door meeting with First lady Auxilia Mnangagwa on Friday. Reports says they agreed that some of their demands need time ...Published: 04 Jan 2019 at 09:57hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Doctors: Collapse of the health system and withdrawal of labour
Press Statement by the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum & Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights on the Collapse of the Health System and Withdrawal of Labour by the Doctors in Zimbabwe....Published: 02 Jan 2019 at 14:12hrs | | by Ms. Blessing Gorejena
Chiwenga 'misled' on doctors' issue
Doctors yesterday came out guns blazing, telling Acting President Constantino Chiwenga that government did not spend a single cent in educating them.They said their parents, guardians and fami...Published: 29 Dec 2018 at 18:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga takes over doctors' salary negotiations
Vice President Constantino Guvheya Nyikadzino Chiwenga has taken over the oversight role on the negotiations between government and striking doctors.This was revealed by the Minister of ...Published: 19 Dec 2018 at 10:23hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mthuli Ncube calls doctors' demands 'nonsensical'
Finance minister has rubbished the Doctors proposal for their salaries to be paid in USD saying government has no source of those USD dollars.Speaking after the signing ceremony wh...Published: 17 Dec 2018 at 18:26hrs | | by Collen Ncube
Shock as ZTV broadcaster says albinism is witchcraft
The Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights (ZADHR) has ZTV and one of its religious programs broadcaster known as P. Nyaude for broadcaster misleading information that albinism is a pr...Published: 11 Dec 2018 at 13:08hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Things going from bad to worse in Zimbabwe
Things are going from bad to worse in Zimbabwe - with yesterday's devastating strike by doctors at the country's public hospitals being the latest problem to confront President Emmerson Mnangagwa's be...Published: 04 Dec 2018 at 13:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Aug 1 victims feared seeking help from State hospitals'
John Muza* left home on August 1 to purchase a new laptop in Harare's CBD after saving for more than six months.It was a poignant moment for him as a disc jockey (DJ) at a night club.M...Published: 18 Nov 2018 at 11:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Energy Mutodi blasts doctors over 1 August killings report
Deputy Minister of Information, Publicity & Broadcasting Services has blasted the Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights (ZADHR) over the post election violence report that the doc...Published: 17 Nov 2018 at 12:36hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
1 August killings: State tries to discredit doctors' report
The Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights (ZADHR) wishes to alert members of the public, the Mothlante led commission and all Zimbabweans that there are concerted efforts by the state media...Published: 16 Nov 2018 at 18:45hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
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