Hospitals Reject PSMAS Cards…Teachers To Hold Demo

ZIMBABWE’s second largest teachers union, the Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) will tomorrow hold a mass demonstration against the PSMAS medical aid which they believe is shortchanging them at a time when the health sector is on its knees. By Kudakwashe Pembere Majority of Zimbabwe’s civil servants are active PSMAS clients but indications on the ground show that their medical aids cards are being turned down at most hospitals while in most cases they are being forced to fork out the scarce United States Dollars to access treatment. In…

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Harare Woman To Sue Gvt Over Drug Crisis

Ms Otilia Tasikani, from Highfield in Harare is contemplating suing government for failing to address the essential drugs shortages which she says has forced her to abandon her Hypertension medication owing to the exorbitant prices the medication is asking for.   By Michael Gwarisa Zimbabwe is battling to manage the drug crisis amidst indications that most pharmacies and medical health institutions are failing to service clients citing foreign currency unavailability as the major cause for the drug catastrophe. Speaking on the side-lines of the Community Working Group on Health (CWGH)…

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