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PSMAS ranked Zimbabwe's worst medical aid provider

The Premier Service Medical Aid Society (PSMAS) has been ranked the worst-performing medical aid provider in Zimbabwe in a new nationwide survey of doctors conducted by the Zimbabwe Medical Association (ZiMA).The online poll, carried out f…

Published: 14 Aug 2025 at 10:48hrs | 1004 | by Staff reporter

Medical sector warned against illegal disposal of medical waste in Bulawayo

The medical sector in Zimbabwe could soon face legal action following reports of illegal disposal of hazardous medical waste at Bulawayo City Council's Richmond landfill site.Shocking revelations have surfaced that dangerous waste - includ…

Published: 24 Jul 2025 at 09:23hrs | 90 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe will not fund medical treatment in South Africa

Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has ruled out any possibility of government assistance for Zimbabwean citizens seeking medical care in South Africa, citing resource constraints and the need to prioritise domestic healthcare services.Speak…

Published: 23 Jul 2025 at 15:40hrs | 1221 | by Staff reporter

Govt should fix public health, not meddle in private medical practice

This week, Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi announced that the government will keep a close eye on private medical practices, particularly concerning issues of pricing. Predictably, this pronouncement drew …

Published: 18 Jul 2025 at 08:31hrs | | by Staff reporter

Medical waste scandal at Bulawayo's dumpsite

A grave public health threat is festering at Bulawayo's Richmond landfill, commonly known as Ngozi Mine, where hazardous medical waste has been discovered dumped in the open - sparking fears of disease outbreaks and exposing alarming lapse…

Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 11:13hrs | 92 | by Staff reporter

Villagers get free medical care

Hundreds of villagers in Chikomba West constituency received free medical treatment over the weekend as part of the Presidential Medical Care initiative, aimed at improving healthcare access for underserved communities in Zimbabwe.The two-…

Published: 02 Jun 2025 at 09:04hrs | 110 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe launches Presidential Emergency Medical Scheme

The Government of Zimbabwe has launched the Presidential Emergency Medical Scheme in Mutasa District, Manicaland Province, in a major effort to improve healthcare delivery in rural communities. The official launch took place on May 17, 202…

Published: 17 May 2025 at 18:01hrs | 715 | by Staff reporter

Gukurahundi cover-up editor urgently needs medical help

Geoffrey (Geoff) Nyarota is in critical health and urgently requires medical treatment for a trio of serious conditions: cancer, heart disease, and kidney failure. Nyarota, who has a long career in journalism, having edited several promine…

Published: 06 Dec 2024 at 15:54hrs | 746 | by Staff reporter

Mthwakazi activists seek medical attention in SA

Opposition Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) members who were released from prison recently have been shipped for medical attention in South Africa.The nine former political prisoners were released recently after being sentenced to three year…

Published: 16 Apr 2024 at 07:57hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF member wants govt officials barred from seeking medical attention abroad

Zanu-PF's candidate for the Pelandaba -Tshabalala Constituency by-election, Joseph Tshuma, says if he is elected as the Member of Parliament, he will immediately propose a bill that would prohibit government ministers, including the presid…

Published: 18 Jan 2024 at 18:28hrs | | by Staff reporter

Chinese medical teams show fruits of cooperation

Zimbabwe has been a beneficiary of Chinese health assistance under this framework.Recently, China and Zimbabwe marked the 60th anniversary of China medical teams at a colorful ceremony at the Chinese Embassy in Harare.The event was to comm…

Published: 17 Mar 2023 at 18:56hrs | 2 | by Elma Zhoya

Free land for setting up medical parks in Zimbabwe

Free suitable land must be identified for Zimbabweans wishing to set up medical parks, including those in the diaspora, President Mnangagwa has directed, as the country's medical training facilities now rank as the second-best in SADC.The …

Published: 21 Nov 2022 at 04:54hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Ndhlovu has cricket world at her feet

The tag "teenage sensation" is carelessly thrown around when a teenager does well in a certain sporting discipline, but at just 16 years old, a young all-rounder has become a vital cog of the Zimbabwe women's cricket national team and is o…

Published: 01 Oct 2022 at 06:11hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe medical aid societies defend service charges

MEDICAL aid service providers yesterday said they were forced to make monthly adjustments to the cost of their services as a survival strategy owing to exchange rate disparities.Association of Health Funders of Zimbabwe (AHFoZ) chief execu…

Published: 16 Sep 2022 at 06:09hrs | 1 | 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 | | by Staff reporter

Chiwenga threatens to deregister medical aid societies

VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga yesterday threatened to deregister errant medical aid societies, accusing them of gross malpractices, failure to abide by the rule book, including abuse of funds and breach of corporate governance guidel…

Published: 27 Aug 2022 at 06:20hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Patients suffer as doctors, medical aid societies clash

A TUSSLE has erupted between medical practitioners in the private sector and medical aid societies, as doctors are accused of turning down policy holders without cash co-payments due to health funders' failure to settle claims.Medical prac…

Published: 19 Mar 2021 at 09:32hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

African Presidents and overseas medical treatments: Medical tourism perspective

The appetite of African Presidents to consume overseas medical treatments remains robust. The latest news is that Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos, has returned back to Luanda after spending a month in Spain for medical treatment.…

Published: 31 May 2017 at 16:22hrs | 3 | by Unathi Sonwabile Henama

Diagnosing Africa's medical brain drain

Higher wages and modern facilities are magnets for Africa's health workers Dressed in full medical gear and clutching a folder, Folu Songonuga, a physiotherapist, walked briskly across the lobby in the offices of Activa Rehabilitation Serv…

Published: 13 Jan 2017 at 21:59hrs | 5 | by Kingsley Ighobor

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