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Fraudulent claims bleed Zim’s healthcare funders over US$500 000 every quarter

Michael Gwarisa

By Kuda Pembere The Association of Healthcare Funders of Zimbabwe (AHFoZ) is convinced that healthcare funders could be losing more than US$500 000 every quarter on the back of fraudulent claims made by some cartels in the health sector. The funds recovered in 2022, a period in which healthcare fund members collectively paid more than

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Psychosocial therapies important for diabetics’ caregivers

Michael Gwarisa

Kuda Pembere Taking care of a child with diabetes requires regular mental health therapies as it takes a huge toll on the caregiver. This was said by Thelma Roberts, a mother to a two year old son diagnosed with diabetes six months ago. She said this on the sidelines of a pediatric diabetes workshop held

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Zimbabwe Launches E-learning Platform For Midwifery

Michael Gwarisa

By Kuda Pembere in Chinhoyi CHINHOYI School of Midwifery is one of the six pilot nursing schools selected to conduct studies using an e-learning platform for midwifery. The platform, a first of its kind in the country and was created to close the gap created by the shortage of midwifery tutors in Zimbabwe due to

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