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Compendium for Safe Abortion in Zimbabw

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Zimbabwe Considers Cost Recovery Strategy For Family Planning Products

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By Michael Gwarisa Amid growing donor fatigue and declining international support, Zimbabwe is pursuing a cost recovery framework for contraceptive commodities to ensure the sustainability and accessibility of reproductive health services. Spearheaded by the Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council (ZNFPC), in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) and other partners, this initiative

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Features

Zambia Offers Health Care to Zimbabweans — but for How Long?

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By Gamuchirai Masiyiwa Global Press Zimbabwe When Dube was diagnosed with gallstones in 2013, the public hospital in Zimbabwe recommended surgery costing close to 4,000 United States dollars. She couldn’t afford that. A friend suggested she go to Zambia, about 150 kilometers (94 miles) to the north. There, the friend said, treatment would be cheaper.

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Health News

Cholera Cases Rise To 32 in Kariba Amid Fresh Outbreak

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By Michael Gwarisa The number of confirmed cholera cases in Kariba has risen to 36, with no new fatalities, the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) has confirmed. The latest outbreak, which began on November 6, 2024, in the fishing community of Gache Gache, has primarily affected fishermen and villagers who are presenting symptoms

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Zimbabwe Considers Cost Recovery Strategy For Family Planning Products

Michael Gwarisa

By Michael Gwarisa Amid growing donor fatigue and declining international support, Zimbabwe is pursuing a cost recovery framework for contraceptive commodities to ensure the sustainability and accessibility of reproductive health services. Spearheaded by the Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council (ZNFPC), in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) and other partners, this

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Health Financing Health News

No New Taxes To Be Introduced Under National Health Insurance

Michael Gwarisa

By Michael Gwarisa Funds for Zimbabwe’s soon-to-be-implemented National Health Insurance (NHI) will be drawn from existing taxes and various sectors to minimize the financial burden on citizens, a senior government health economist has revealed. The principles of Zimbabwe’s NHI Fund have been approved by the Cabinet. This fund will pool resources from multiple sources into

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