How conversations with village health workers turned an ordinary plastic basin into a newborn heat-safety idea, and why it matters as Zimbabwe gets hotter By Chipo Tsitsi Mlambo In 2018, I made a commitment to return to Zimbabwe, the country of my birth, at least twice a year from my

By Kudakwashe Pembere The Constitutional Court’s decision to set aside a High Court ruling that sought to expand the grounds for legal termination of pregnancy has left unresolved questions about mental health, disability and reproductive rights, the Community Working Group on Health (CWGH) says. In a judgment issued on October

By Kuda Pembere Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals has graduated 237 nurses, including 160 specialist nurses, as Zimbabwe seeks to strengthen its healthcare workforce and expand access to specialised services. The graduates completed training in disciplines ranging from general and community nursing to ophthalmic, oncology, renal, intensive care and operating theatre

By Michael Gwarisa The UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board has rejected plans to sunset the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, instead backing a phased transformation aimed at preserving its core functions and strengthening the global HIV response. The decision was reached at a special session of the Board in Geneva

By Michael Gwarisa Zimbabwe has introduced new regulations governing how health practitioners and health institutions advertise their services, placing tighter controls on claims, patient testimonials, social media content, endorsements and digital communication. The Health Professions (Advertising) Regulations, 2026, contained in Statutory Instrument 170 of 2026, apply to every practitioner registered

By Kuda Pembere Zimbabwe last week launched a regional climate and health research consortium backed by a US$20 million Wellcome Trust investment to generate evidence that informs policy and helps unlock funding for climate-related health interventions. Dr Fortunate Machingura, director of Climate, Environment and Health at CeSHHAR Zimbabwe, has been

By Kuda Pembere Zimbabwe has launched two Pandemic Fund projects worth a combined US$16.82 million to strengthen disease surveillance, laboratory capacity and emergency preparedness amid growing concerns over climate-related health threats. The projects will adopt the One Health approach, which recognises the links between human, animal and environmental health and

By Michael Gwarisa For many people, the words palliative care immediately bring to mind the final days of life. It is often associated with patients for whom doctors have run out of treatment options and families are preparing for the worst. But for people living with breast cancer, particularly those

Q&A with Dr Anna Nyakabau, Oncologist Breast cancer remains one of the major health challenges facing women, but early detection and timely treatment can significantly improve outcomes. Yet in Zimbabwe, many patients continue to present when the disease is already advanced, when treatment becomes more complex and the chances of

By Barbara Marufu | Breast Cancer Survivor My breast cancer journey began with something so small that I could easily have ignored it. One day in 2003, I was at home watching television after a long drive. I was tired, and as I sat there, I happened to feel a

By Own Correspondent Premier Service Medical Aid Society (PSMAS) is throwing its full weight behind Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October, rolling out a nationwide awareness and screening initiative while rallying its own employees behind the cause. Under the theme "Every Story Is Unique. Every Journey Matters," the Society is

By Helen Kadirire In the 1970s, entering the medical field as a doctor was a dream many black African children could only envisage, even more so for girls. For Madeline Nyamwanza, it was the only thing on her mind. As the only female medical student in a class of 25,

By Staff Reporter A deal between the United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF) and the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi), will cut the price of the RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine by about 40 percent, generating an estimated US$50 million in savings between 2027 and 2029. Announced on Friday, the agreement will reduce the price

By Michael Gwarisa Zimbabwe will host the 2028 Continental Association of African Neurosurgical Societies (CAANS) conference in Harare, bringing hundreds of neurosurgeons and other specialists from across Africa and beyond to the country in a meeting expected to strengthen neurosurgical training, research and patient care. The successful bid, announced in

By Own Correspondent  Children with disabilities are often pushed to the margins of social life, left without a voice or a chance to be heard. CURE's program creates a safe space where, through play and creativity, specialists help restore confidence, self-worth, and emotional grounding. This approach combines therapeutic work with

By Kuda Pembere The Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) has heaped with praise from local stakeholders in the human and animal medicines sectors and a visiting Ugandan regulatory delegation for digitising its operations and reducing the time taken to approve medical products. The commendations came on Monday during the

Own Correspondent More than 500 men in the United Kingdom required hospital treatment for priapism last year, with health figures showing an 11 per cent increase in cases over the previous year. Priapism is a prolonged and often painful erection that occurs when blood becomes trapped in the penis and

By Michael Gwarisa Mental health is not defined by people walking naked in the streets, picking food from bins or appearing visibly disturbed, with the majority of people living with mental health conditions often going unnoticed behind smiles, professional clothes and seemingly normal lives. World Health Organisation (WHO) Representative to

By Michael Gwarisa More than US$2 billion pledged by international donors for the Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) had yet to be disbursed as of October 14, 2026, raising questions about the pace at which promised resources are reaching the response on the ground. An Africa

By Michael Gwarisa, Africa:- Kenya has confirmed a third case of Ebola, involving a 65-year-old woman who was already in quarantine after being identified as a close contact of the country’s first and second cases. The Ministry of Health said the woman had been in quarantine since 6 October 2026