PARLIAMENTARIANS yesterday grilled the Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube over the sluggish disbursement of the money his Ministry alloted to the Health and Child Care Ministry. Speaking in Parliament, Bulawayo Central Member of Parliament Honourable Nicola Watson asked Minister Ncube who flaunted the successes of his fiscal policies why the Health Ministry had half way through the year had received only 14 percent. ” Thank you for giving me opportunity to ask a question. My question goes to the Ministry of Finance. He has just spoken of…
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300 Mentally Ill Inmates Trapped In Zim Prisons
A total of 300 prisoners diagnosed with mental disorders  have spent more than 10 years detained inside Chikurubi Maximum prison and other correctional facilities around the country due to the absence of a mental health tribunal review board. By Michael Gwarisa This was revealed by Bulawayo Metropolitan legislator, Honourable Jasmine Toffa during an oral evidence session where Ministry of Health and Child Care Permanent Secretary, Dr Agnes Mahomva was briefing Parliament on the steps government has taken to resolve the Mental Health Tribunal Board issue. It’s not just a few outstanding…
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By Michael Gwarisa DELEGATES to the Primary Health Care Budget Advocacy Meeting have called for the subsidising of primary health care services, fees in particular at both community and national health care  centers in a bid to reduce the high mortality rate in both infants and adults. Presenting during a workshop organised by Save the Children Zimbabwe, Training and Research Support Center (TARSC) Programs manager Artwell Kadungure said high fees were among the biggest challenges towards accessing primary health care. He indicated that some of the challenges to Primary health care access…
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