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Cancer a leading death cause in Zimbabwe
This year, Cimas Health Group dedicated its annual marathon events to raising awareness about men's health, with a particular focus on prostate cancer, one of Zimbabwe's leading causes of death among ...Published: 19 Nov 2024 at 13:50hrs | 347 | by Staff reporter
New Zimbabwe High Court Judge faces scrutiny over lawsuit against CIMAS
Justice Phillipa Phillips-Sadza, appointed to the High Court bench in June this year, is embroiled in a legal dispute with CIMAS, a prominent medical aid society, over an alleged mishandling of her me...Published: 14 Nov 2024 at 13:17hrs | 925 | by Staff reporter
Vulindlela Ndlovu unveils Cimas mobile clinic
The Vulindlela Ndlovu led Cimas has launched a mobile clinic aimed at improving healthcare access for marginalized communities in Zimbabwe. The mobile clinic is equipped with essential medical...Published: 04 Sep 2024 at 07:55hrs | 136 | by Staff reporter
Mother of three remains positive after four cancer operations
The 40-year-old mother of three who on Tuesday was one of the first three patients ever to be operated on in Zimbabwe by means of uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) has had a long battle...Published: 01 Mar 2024 at 11:29hrs | | by Agencies
Zimbabwean cardiothoracic surgeons make major medical breakthrough
Three Zimbabwean cardiothoracic surgeons on Tuesday teamed up with a colleague from Spain and successfully carried out an extensive uniportal video assisted thoracic surgery (VATS), the first of its k...Published: 29 Feb 2024 at 05:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cimas board reassures stakeholders
Cimas Medical Aid Society's board of trustees has assured stakeholders that Cimas is in a sound financial position and that investigations are underway into allegations made by one of its senior execu...Published: 15 Dec 2023 at 20:48hrs | | by Agencies
Cimas expands services in Matebeleland
ONE of Zimbabwe's leading medical aid providers Cimas Health Group has revealed plans to expand its healthcare and wellness services in the Matebeleland region to provide facilities matching global st...Published: 13 Dec 2023 at 05:14hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
UK care work visas to Zimbabweans up 170% this year
The number of Zimbabweans who moved to the United Kingdom to do health and care work rose by 169% in the year to September, deepening the skills crisis in the country.Migration is rising as Zi...Published: 03 Dec 2023 at 20:41hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zimparks official collapses and dies during Bulawayo marathon
The Cimas Health Group has expressed regret and sadness over the unexpected death of Norman Mahla (40), a Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Authority (Zimparks) member, who collapsed during the Cimas ...Published: 20 Nov 2023 at 10:43hrs | 13 | by Agencies
Rogue traffic enforcers undermining business in Zimbabwe
FORMERLY known as an opulent suburb, Harare's Borrowdale area is gradually transforming into a commercial hub, not only for the city but the entire Zimbabwe.With its peace and flamboyance, Bor...Published: 23 Jul 2023 at 08:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Cimas gives underprivileged children ZITF treat
Cimas Health Group enabled 80 underprivileged children to experience the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF), an experience they would otherwise be unlikely ever to have had. Cimas paid for their...Published: 09 May 2023 at 12:53hrs | 1 | by Agencies
MPs demand Nssa regulation
LEGISLATORS have demanded that the National Social Security Authority (Nssa) and medical aid societies be regulated by the Insurance and Pensions Commission (Ipec) as they are multi-billion-dollar ins...Published: 01 Mar 2023 at 07:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cimas iGo half-marathon raises awareness of men's health issues
Cimas Health Group is marking Men's Health Awareness Month by offering Cimas members prostate cancer screening at all its clinics throughout November, broadcasting a prostate cancer talk show on Frida...Published: 16 Nov 2022 at 09:14hrs | 9 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Money changer survives 5000kv shock
A suspected illegal foreign currency dealer commonly referred to as osiphatheleni in Bulawayo is lucky to be alive after he was shocked by a 5 000 kilovolt electric shocker (taser) by a robber who wan...Published: 07 Aug 2022 at 08:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chin'ono's public violence incitement trial commences on October 21
THE trial date for journalist Hopewell Chin'ono, who is facing charges of inciting public violence, has been set for October 21.This was after Chin'ono's lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa opposed further...Published: 07 Jul 2022 at 08:05hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
EcoCash brings more convenience for its users, unveils new bill management service
EcoCash has introduced 'EcoCash Bill Manager', a new service that brings more convenience for its users and simplifies how EcoCash customers manage their bill payments to different service providers, ...Published: 01 Jul 2022 at 04:42hrs | 14 | by Agencies
Delta Beverages bans unvaccinated workers from attending work
Delta Beverages has informed its workers that it will only allow those workers who are vaccinated with the Coronavirus vaccine to attend the workplace. According to a memo to workers, the comp...Published: 11 Aug 2021 at 17:26hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
SeedCo donates 2 500 COVID-19 doses to govt
SEEDCO has donated 2 500 Sinopharm doses to government for vaccination of Agritex staff against COVID-19.The seed company has also partnered with Cimas Medical Aid Society to pool resources fo...Published: 04 Aug 2021 at 06:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean travellers to verify Covid-19 status online
ZIMBABWEAN travellers will now have access to an online facility to help verify their Covid-19 status and only those with certificates obtained on the Trusted Travel platform or verified on the Global...Published: 27 Jul 2021 at 07:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Cimas Medlabs passes Africa CDC testing audit with highest rating
Cimas Medical Laboratories (Medlabs) Covid-19 Laboratory Testing has been certified and awarded five stars, the highest possible rating, by the Africa Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM), resulting...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 13:08hrs | 1 | by Agencies
Indian COVID-19 strain - Businessman dies in Kwekwe
A KWEKWE man who died from Covid-19 after contact with a niece who had just returned from India where thousands have succumbed to a deadly variant has brought panic among health authorities in the cit...Published: 15 May 2021 at 09:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Private sector raises over $230 million to procure Covid-19 vaccines
THE private sector has raised over $230 million to procure Covid-19 vaccines to complement and expedite Government's national vaccination programme, which has an ambitious target of achieving herd imm...Published: 02 May 2021 at 08:02hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe private sector vaccination takes off
While Zimbabwe has so far avoided a third wave of high levels of Covid-19 infection, public health experts stress that everyone has to stick to all the prevention measures since complacency can allow ...Published: 30 Apr 2021 at 06:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Snake bites require urgent medical attention
WHEN summer comes, many animals that have been in hibernation or rarely seen during the winter, come out. These include snakes. As a result, cases of snake bites are often high during summertime....Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 07:05hrs | 1 | by Cimas iGo
Govt licenses more private labs for Covid-19 testing
The Zimbabwe government has doubled the number of private laboratories licensed to conduct Covid-19 testing to match increased demand for the service.As of December 28, the number of private l...Published: 02 Jan 2021 at 08:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cimas opens impressive clinic in Manresa for Lafarge Cement
Cimas Medical Aid Society on Friday (10 May) officially opened Manresa Clinic at Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe to cater for factory employees, their families and the surrounding community.The clinic...Published: 15 May 2019 at 08:14hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Unions forge unity of purpose
Zimbabwe Teachers Association (ZIMTA) and Progressive Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) have joined hands in a move that will see Zimbabwe's two largest teacher unions embark on industrial action sta...Published: 31 Jan 2019 at 20:34hrs | | by Virginia Zifesho
Cimas launches 'Buckle Up' campaign
Cimas Rescue, which is part of the Cimas Medical Aid Group, has launched a seatbelt awareness campaign to educate people on the importance of wearing a seatbelt even when travelling in the back of a c...Published: 03 Dec 2018 at 14:30hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Vacancy Notice - Dentist with proven internet skills
Vacancy Notice - Dentist with proven internet skills...Published: 03 Nov 2018 at 08:30hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe's health time bomb
ZIMBABWE'S hospitals lack basic equipment such as thermometers and painkillers while the working conditions for nurses are deteriorating, Parliament heard on Friday.The rot in the health secto...Published: 28 Oct 2018 at 08:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cimas accepting RTGS, FCAs
One of the country's leading medical aid societies, Cimas, said its members should continue to pay their contributions through payment modes made available to them by the regulatory authorities....Published: 13 Oct 2018 at 14:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's ex-finance minister granted 5-year separation with wife
FORMER Finance deputy minister and Zanu-PF legislator David Chapfika, has been ordered to separate with his wife of over 32-years in marriage, Abina Chapfika (nee Mutimusakwa), for the next five years...Published: 25 Jul 2018 at 07:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
UZ launches BSc Optometry Honours degree
The University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences on Friday launched the country's first Bachelor of Science Optometry (Honours) degree programme in a ceremony at the college in Harare.Off...Published: 23 May 2018 at 15:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Students sue NUST over missing funds
NATIONAL University of Science and Technology (Nust) students have engaged lawyers to force the institution to account for about $1,5 million said to be missing from their medical aid subscriptions....Published: 13 Sep 2017 at 06:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Sangomas can start own medical aid schemes'
Government has given traditional healers the green light to start their own medical aid societies after revelations that over 80 percent of Zimbabweans prefer their services. Speaking during t...Published: 28 Aug 2017 at 06:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
New leadership at ZLHR
SENIOR human rights lawyer Mordecai Pilate Mahlangu has been elected the Board Chairperson for Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR).Mahlangu, elected at ZLHR's Board meeting held on Wednes...Published: 07 Jul 2017 at 10:57hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Healthcare could be an engine for economic growth, says Cimas CEO
Healthcare could be an engine for growth in the economy, according to Cimas chief executive Vulindlela Ndlovu. He told journalists there was the potential for specialist health institutions to be esta...Published: 13 Jun 2017 at 10:49hrs | | by Agencies
Health insurance fraud occurs worldwide, says Cimas audit manager
Fraudulent medical aid and health insurance frauds are not a function of the economy, Cimas group internal audit manager Thando Kembo told journalists at a recent ZimSelector Journalists Insurance Men...Published: 12 Jun 2017 at 12:32hrs | | by Mike Hamilton
Cimas CEO urges journalists to dig deeper in their news reports
Cimas Medical Aid Society chief executive Vulindlela Ndlovu has urged journalists to conduct in depth investigative journalism rather than come up with inadequately researched reports that may end up ...Published: 06 Jun 2017 at 17:36hrs | | by Mike Hamilton
American Heart Academy accredits Zimbabwean heart academy
The American Heart Association has accredited the CEARS Training Academy in Harare's Milton Park suburb as one of its training providers, enabling the academy to offer internationally recognised basic...Published: 23 May 2017 at 11:13hrs | | by Mike Hamilton
American Heart Academy accredits CEARS Training Academy
The American Heart Association has accredited the CEARS Training Academy in Harare's Milton Park suburb as one of its training providers, enabling the academy to offer internationally recognised basic...Published: 15 May 2017 at 10:46hrs | | by Agencies
HAC 20 Miler Run set for this weekend
The annual 20 Miler Run starts this year at the 11km peg on the Shamva road on Sunday (December 4) at 6 am and ends at Old Georgians Sports Club at Groombridge, in Harare's Mount Pleasant suburb, ...Published: 01 Dec 2016 at 13:12hrs | 2 | by Chengetai Chinembiri
Cimas appoints Washington Madziwadondo as medical aid MD
Cimas Medical Aid Society has appointed Washington Madziwadondo as managing director of its medical aid division. He replaces Roderick Takawira, who retired at the end of August.Mr Madziwa...Published: 06 Oct 2016 at 11:09hrs | | by Agencies
Cimas medical aid division MD retires after 29 years' service
Cimas Medical Aid managing director Roderick Takawira has retired from Cimas after 29 years' service to Cimas Medical Aid Society.He had been managing director of the society's medical aid...Published: 07 Sep 2016 at 08:34hrs | | by Mike Hamilton
'Dr Parirenyatwa sleeping on duty'
Following the tiff between doctors and medical aid societies, the Zimbabwe Medical Association has laid the blame on Health and Child Care Minister, Dr David Parirenyatwa. Zima had threatened ...Published: 03 Jul 2016 at 16:02hrs | | by Shamiso Yikoniko
Cimas launches health and wellness plan
Cimas Medial Aid Society on Tuesday evening launched a health and wellness plan, dubbed iGo, that its members on its Private Hospital and MedExec packages can subscribe to. The plan encourages...Published: 26 May 2016 at 11:41hrs | | by Mike Hamilton
Cimas launches health and wellness plan
Cimas Medical Aid Society this (Tuesday) evening launched a health and wellness plan, dubbed iGo, that its members on its Private Hospital and MedExec packages can subscribe to. The plan encou...Published: 24 May 2016 at 17:11hrs | 2 | by Agencies
Cimas launches low cost private hospital medical aid package
Cimas Medical Aid Society has launched a new low cost private hospital medical aid package, the Classic Private Hospital package that gives members access to private healthcare at a lower cost than it...Published: 19 May 2016 at 22:35hrs | | by Business Reporter
CIMAS wins licence case
The High Court has barred Government from cancelling CIMAS Medical Aid Society's operating licence pending finalisation of its dispute with Corporate 24 Group of Hospitals. Justice Novembe...Published: 17 May 2016 at 07:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cimas licence on the line
Cimas yesterday defied a seven-day Government ultimatum to pay health service providers' claims and instead, turned to the High Court seeking an interdict to stop cancellation of its operating licence...Published: 14 May 2016 at 09:21hrs | | by Paidamoyo Chipunza
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