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Matebeleland has critical shortage of rehab centres
A critical shortage of drug rehabilitation centers in Matebeleland South and Matabeleland North has left residents with limited options for addressing escalating drug and substance abuse, according to...Published: 14 hrs ago | 217 | by Staff reporter
Mpilo hospital records highest patient mortality rate in Zimbabwe
Mpilo Central Hospital has emerged as the referral hospital with the highest patient mortality rate in Zimbabwe, recording an 8.4% death rate between January and August 2024.Data obtained by C...Published: 15 hrs ago | 408 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Traditional healer claims black mamba aids in healing patients
A traditional healer from Silalatshani in Filabusi, known as Nzwisa, has sparked intrigue after claiming that a black mamba he keeps helps him heal his patients. The healer, who is known for his uncon...Published: 19 Dec 2024 at 17:06hrs | 1458 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe collects US$30,8m from sugar tax
The Zimbabwean government has reported collecting US$30.8 million from the special surtax on sugar content in beverages since the gazetting of Statutory Instrument 16 of 2024, the Customs and Excise (...Published: 14 Dec 2024 at 10:37hrs | 85 | by Staff reporter
Midlands province gets ambulances
The Midlands provincial Health and Child Care Ministry has received a significant boost in its efforts to enhance healthcare services with the acquisition of 15 vehicles worth US$305,000. These vehicl...Published: 12 Dec 2024 at 06:49hrs | 117 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's sick turn to herbalists over ailing health system
When Agnes Kativhu could not get treatment for breast cancer from Harare's main public hospital, she checked in to one of the many self-styled herbal clinics opening up across Zimbabwe's capital....Published: 10 Dec 2024 at 08:15hrs | 447 | by Staff reporter
The tale of two criminal politicians
CORRUPTION is a type of dishonesty or a criminal offence that is often perpetrated by a person or an organisation that is entrusted in a position of authority to acquire illicit benefits or abuse powe...Published: 09 Dec 2024 at 08:14hrs | 931 | by Tapiwa Gomo
ARVs shortage hits Tsholotsho
Tsholotsho district in Matabeleland North is grappling with a severe shortage of anti-retroviral (ARV) medication, despite having the highest number of people living with HIV in Zimbabwe, according to...Published: 09 Dec 2024 at 06:55hrs | 135 | by Staff reporter
Sugar tax money to set up new cancer treatment centres
The Procurement Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (PRAZ) has approved expedited procedures to procure new cancer treatment machines, with the potential completion of the process before the end of 2024....Published: 07 Dec 2024 at 10:32hrs | 99 | by Staff reporter
Govt shuts down unregistered health facilities
The Health Professions Authority of Zimbabwe (HPA) shut down 22 unregistered health facilities in 2023 as part of its efforts to combat unlicensed medical practices, ensuring patient safety and mainta...Published: 07 Dec 2024 at 10:25hrs | 1390 | by Staff reporter
Water crisis at Vumbachikwe poses serious health crisis
Water crisis that is as a result of a cocktail of challenges faced by the Vumbachikwe Mine community among them electricity disconnection by Zimbabwe Elec...Published: 07 Dec 2024 at 10:16hrs | 73 | by Stephen Jakes
Funds dwindling for HIV/AIDS fight in Zimbabwe
The U.S. has provided over $1 billion in the past 5 years to Zimbabwe's fight against HIV/AIDS, but experts say reduced funding may hamper the African country's target of ending the epidemic by 2030....Published: 05 Dec 2024 at 13:34hrs | 206 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to expand cancer treatment facilities with new machines
The Zimbabwean government has unveiled plans to bolster its cancer treatment infrastructure by acquiring new equipment and expanding services to additional cities, according to Minister of Health and ...Published: 04 Dec 2024 at 19:11hrs | 684 | by Staff reporter
Miniyothabo Chiwenga steps into the spotlight with health initiative
In what appears to signal a shift in power dynamics within Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu-PF party, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga's wife, Miniyothabo Chiwenga, has launched a health clinic initiative in...Published: 04 Dec 2024 at 15:14hrs | 422 | by Staff reporter
Environmental crisis looms at Vumbachikwe... amid concern over management's non compliance
ENVIRONMENTAL crisis is reportedly looming at Vumbachikwe mine in Gwanda after the management set up an allegedly substandard elution processing facilities wrapped around by a sail above ground surfac...Published: 02 Dec 2024 at 15:58hrs | 438 | by Stephen Jakes
Hundreds get free medical treatment courtesy of Chiwenga's wife
HUNDREDS of people from Filabusi in Insiza District have gathered at Avoca Clinic to take advantage of free medical services provided under a health outreach programme spearheaded by the family of Vic...Published: 01 Dec 2024 at 12:52hrs | 525 | by Staff reporter
Relatives of Parirenyatwa's memory loss patient found
A man admitted to Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals after a road accident has been reunited with his family, following a public appeal to identify him.The man, who was brought to the hospital by...Published: 28 Nov 2024 at 16:23hrs | 359 | by Staff reporter
Unknown memory loss patient at Parirenyatwa Hospital - help identify
The Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals is appealing to the public for assistance in identifying a patient who was admitted after being involved in a car accident.The patient, brought to the hospi...Published: 27 Nov 2024 at 15:17hrs | 791 | by Staff reporter
HIV patients limited to one-week ARV supplies amid shortages
Health facilities in Matabeleland are grappling with severe shortages of antiretroviral drugs (ARVs), forcing healthcare providers to reduce the amount of medication dispensed to HIV patients....Published: 27 Nov 2024 at 12:05hrs | 632 | by Staff reporter
ZANU-PF losing candidate refuses to give up on Gwanda North
Despite his defeat in the recent elections for the Gwanda North constituency, Lungisani Costa TwoMinutes Ncube, a former ZANU-PF candidate, has vowed to continue serving his community through impactfu...Published: 24 Nov 2024 at 10:12hrs | 423 | by Staff reporter
Heavy rains wreak havoc at clinic, patients at risk
Saphila Clinic in Insiza South has been forced into a healthcare crisis after heavy rains destroyed its solar panels, leaving the facility without power and severely disrupting operations.Ward...Published: 22 Nov 2024 at 15:45hrs | 863 | by Staff reporter
Cholera outbreak in Kariba: A wake-up call for vigilance and prevention
The recent cholera outbreak in Gache Gache Fishing Camp, located in Kariba District, has thrust the community into a state of crisis, claiming one life and leaving five others battling the disease. Th...Published: 21 Nov 2024 at 14:11hrs | 179 | by Anashe Mupamombe
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 | 348 | by Staff reporter
Breaking the Silence: Prostate cancer awareness and the fight every man must face
When conversations about cancer arise, common narratives often centre on breast, lung, or colon cancer. While these deserve their spotlight, prostate cancer lingers in the shadows, affecting millions ...Published: 19 Nov 2024 at 12:37hrs | 215 | by Anashe Mupamombe
Mpilo Hospital Employee sentenced for stealing phones from vulnerable patients
A 34-year-old employee at Mpilo Central Hospital has been sentenced to 12 months in prison after being found guilty of stealing mobile phones from patients while they were in a vulnerable state. The c...Published: 17 Nov 2024 at 16:22hrs | 1699 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe successfully performs open-heart surgeries on 10 children
In a milestone for Zimbabwe's healthcare sector, 10 children with congenital heart conditions underwent successful open-heart surgeries during a week-long medical camp at Parirenyatwa Hospital in Hara...Published: 16 Nov 2024 at 18:21hrs | 369 | by Staff reporter
Public hospitals now death traps, says residents
Residents in Bulawayo have expressed growing frustration with the deteriorating state of service delivery at government hospitals, citing long delays, misdiagnoses, and a rising wave of corrupt practi...Published: 10 Nov 2024 at 10:57hrs | 214 | by Staff reporter
Medicinal mbanje products launched in Zimbabwe
In a historic move for Zimbabwe's healthcare sector, Ivory Medicinal has officially launched its pioneering medicinal cannabis product line, CannaQure. This breakthrough in medical treatment aims to h...Published: 09 Nov 2024 at 17:10hrs | 299 | by Staff reporter
If Smith was an oppressor, then what is Mnangagwa?
As I sit here, my work at a standstill due to the daily power outages we are experiencing in Zimbabwe, most times going for 15 hours or more a day, I can not help wondering.What has this suppo...Published: 30 Oct 2024 at 22:17hrs | 845 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Doctors should stop gambling with people's lives,
Medical doctors should remember their true duty and oath, according to broadcaster and social activist Ezra Tshisa Sibanda. He called on physicians to stop treating sick people as money-making opportu...Published: 29 Oct 2024 at 21:32hrs | 1196 | by Stephen Jakes
'US sanctions trapping Zimbabwe to remain second-class'
Palestine's ambassador to Zimbabwe, Tamer Almassri, has criticized the intensifying economic sanctions imposed by the United States, stating that they contribute to Zimbabweans remaining second-class ...Published: 29 Oct 2024 at 07:42hrs | 135 | by Staff reporter
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 | 410 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe health authorities monitoring Mpox contacts after 2 cases
Health authorities in Zimbabwe are closely monitoring the contacts of two individuals who recently tested positive for Mpox, a viral infection that has spread globally from equatorial forests in Afric...Published: 21 Oct 2024 at 07:39hrs | 230 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans seek better healthcare in Zambia amid failing system
Shupikai Sithole, a 54-year-old cancer patient, embodies the plight of many Zimbabweans who find themselves in desperate need of adequate healthcare. After receiving insufficient treatment in her home...Published: 19 Oct 2024 at 12:13hrs | 383 | by Staff reporter
Ingutsheni Hospital promotes mental health in workplaces with campaign walk
Ingutsheni Hospital in Bulawayo held a belated World Mental Health Day event on Thursday, organizing a campaign walk to promote mental health in workplaces. The initiative comes in response to growing...Published: 19 Oct 2024 at 12:12hrs | 76 | by Staff reporter
Govt, Bulawayo turn abandoned buildings into drug rehab centres
The government, in collaboration with the Bulawayo City Council (BCC), has embarked on an initiative to identify and renovate abandoned buildings for use as rehabilitation centres for drug abusers. Th...Published: 18 Oct 2024 at 08:56hrs | 361 | by Staff reporter
MPs demand clarity on Zimbabwe govt's Mpox response plan
Lawmakers in Zimbabwe put Health and Child Care Deputy Minister Sleiman Kwidini under scrutiny on Wednesday, seeking detailed explanations regarding the government's response to the recently confirmed...Published: 18 Oct 2024 at 08:48hrs | 99 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt says there Is no need to panic over Mpox
The Zimbabwean government has sought to allay public anxiety following the confirmation of two isolated cases of Mpox disease, which were reported for the first time in the country on Sunday. With com...Published: 15 Oct 2024 at 08:35hrs | 164 | by Staff reporter
Cancer leading cause of death in Zimbabwe
Cervical and prostate cancers remain the leading causes of death among cancer patients in Zimbabwe, according to the delayed 2019 report from the Zimbabwe National Cancer Registry (ZNCR). The report h...Published: 15 Oct 2024 at 08:24hrs | 156 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe confirms 2 cases of imported Mpox
The Ministry of Health and Child Care has confirmed that Zimbabwe now has two confirmed cases of Mpox (formerly known as Monkeypox). One case has been reported in Harare, and another in Mberengwa. Bot...Published: 13 Oct 2024 at 16:46hrs | 1100 | by Staff reporter
Emganwini clinic downgraded to 'baby clinic'
A year after its opening, Emganwini Satellite Clinic in Bulawayo has significantly scaled back its operations, reportedly due to a critical lack of running water. The clinic, initially designed to ser...Published: 13 Oct 2024 at 12:25hrs | 106 | by Staff reporter
It's time African leaders were barred from foreign medical care!
So, the people of Cameroon have no idea where their president is. Paul Biya, who is now the oldest head of state in the world, at 91 years old, has not been seen in public for the past three m...Published: 09 Oct 2024 at 10:51hrs | 1106 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Health ministry introduces E-health patient care
The Ministry of Health and Child Care has officially introduced the Impilo Electronic Health Records (EHR) system, a transformative initiative aimed at improving patient care, particularly in Zimbabwe...Published: 09 Oct 2024 at 07:44hrs | 150 | by Staff reporter
Khupe engages Mthuli Ncube to boost cancer treatment in Zimbabwe
Former Deputy Prime Minister and cancer advocate, Dr. Thokozani Khupe, has revealed that she has successfully engaged the Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Professor Mthuli Ncube, on alloc...Published: 08 Oct 2024 at 18:45hrs | 320 | by Staff reporter
Fake doctor appears in court, further remanded
Taurai Prosper Vanhuvaone, who has been in the spotlight for allegedly impersonating a doctor, appeared in court yesterday and was remanded to October 14. His case has drawn significant attention sinc...Published: 08 Oct 2024 at 07:25hrs | 300 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe air ambulance service saves 67 lives since launch
Since its launch in August 2024, the Government's new air ambulance service, operated by Russian company HeliDrive, has saved the lives of 67 patients, including 21 children aged 17 and under. The ser...Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 07:54hrs | 203 | by Staff reporter
BCC conducts over 15 000 building inspections in 2024
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has conducted over 15,000 building inspections this year, approving all submitted plans and issuing 310 occupation certificates to residents. This announcement was made...Published: 04 Oct 2024 at 08:44hrs | 70 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe launches major telehealth initiative
Under the Second Republic, Zimbabwe has made significant strides in upgrading public health facilities to ensure that every citizen can access adequate medical treatment as a practical right. As part ...Published: 04 Oct 2024 at 08:23hrs | 129 | by Staff reporter
Fake doctor spotted at Mpilo Hospital days after release on bail
Taurai Prosper Vanhuvaone, the 29-year-old alleged fake doctor, was reportedly seen at Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo on Monday, just days after being released on bail following his arrest for ext...Published: 30 Sep 2024 at 16:05hrs | 2505 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe screens over 1.1 million for TB
In a significant public health achievement, over 1.1 million community members from eight districts across Zimbabwe have been screened for tuberculosis (TB), leading to the detection of approximately ...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 10:02hrs | 87 | by Staff reporter
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