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- Zimbabwe Wraps Up Japan-Supported Kaizen Programme, Reporting Improved Hospital Patient Outcomes
- Africa CDC Trains Diverse Leaders to Close Africa’s Mental Health Treatment Gap
- Rare HIV ‘Breakthrough’ Cases Reported in Lenacapavir PrEP Trials Across Africa
Zimbabwe Wraps Up Japan-Supported Kaizen Programme, Reporting Improved Hospital Patient Outcomes
Kuda Pembere A nationwide hospital quality improvement programme, Kaizen, has concluded after four years, with the Health and Child Care Ministry reporting improvements in hospital organisation, service delivery and patient satisfaction. The 5S-Kaizen Total Quality Management (TQM) initiative, which ran from 2022 to 2025, was supported by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in
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Zimbabwe Expands Fistula Repair Camps as Thousands of Women Await Surgery
Kuda Pembere Fewer than 2 000 women and adolescent girls in Zimbabwe have received corrective surgery for obstetric fistula since specialised repair camps began in 2014, prompting health authorities to expand the programme nationwide to tackle a backlog of thousands living with the preventable childbirth injury. According to the Zimbabwe Health Demographic Survey (2023-24), about
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Mystery Donor Payments Spark Rift Among Nurses at Central Hospitals
Kuda Pembere A rift has emerged among nurses at Zimbabwe’s central hospitals after an unidentified donor began paying nursing tutors and instructors, leaving out registered general nurses and midwives who say they do most of the mentoring for student nurses in clinical areas. Zimbabwe Nurses Association (ZINA) Secretary General at Sally Mugabe Central Hospital, Farai
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From Isolation to ‘Slaying’: Young Mother Reclaims Her Life After Fistula Surgery
Kuda Pembere in Gweru At just 22, Rangarirai (not her real name) says she is finally ready to step back into the world and “slay” again. For many young Zimbabweans born in the 2000s, often called Ama2Ks or Gen Z, the slang means showing up confidently, looking good, dressing well and embracing life with pride.
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Pick n Pay, CABS Unite in $260,000 Cancer Drive
Nthokozo Gudu One of Zimbabwe’s leading retail chains ,TM Pick n Pay Zimbabwe in partnership with CABS has donated a combined US$260 000 to support cancer initiatives in the country. The donations saw KidsCan Zimbabwe receiving US$150 000 to support children battling with cancer ,while Cancer Association of Zimbabwe received US$110 000 for breast and
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‘Unsafe Abortions Driving Preventable Maternal Deaths’
Kudakwashe Pembere Abortion complications account for an estimated five percent of maternal deaths in her setting. Of the women who die from abortion-related complications, up to 70 percent have undergone unsafe procedures. For Dr Rumbidzai Makoni, these are not just statistics. They are women she has treated, and in some cases, women she lost. An
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Government Targets Neonatal Mortality Below 12 per 1,000 by 2030
Kuda Pembere Government has reaffirmed its commitment to reducing neonatal mortality to fewer than 12 deaths per 1,000 live births, in line with Zimbabwe’s National Development Strategy 2 (NDS2). The Neonatal Mortality Rate according to the Zimbabwe Demographic Health Survey (ZDHS 2023-24) according to Health and Child Care Minister Dr Douglas Mombeshora is 31 deaths
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Medical Aid Clinics at Risk as Government Moves to Tighten Regulations
Kudakwashe Pembere A 26-year standoff between medical aid funders and healthcare service providers is threatening to intensify following proposed amendments to Statutory Instrument 330 of 2000 that would bar medical aid societies from owning or operating health facilities. The Health and Child Care Ministry recently convened a consultative meeting with medical aid societies and service
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Africa CDC, UZ Train New Cohort to Tackle Mental Health Burden
By Kuda Pembere Zimbabwe is hosting the Africa CDC–University of Zimbabwe Mental Health Leadership Programme for the second consecutive year, as efforts intensify to address the growing burden of mental health disorders across the continent. Convened for the Southern African region, the two-week training course began on Monday and will run until 13 March. This
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Woman Sues Hospital In Bid To End Captivity
By Kuda Pembere A 75-year-old woman has taken a private hospital to court, accusing the medical facility of unlawfully detaining her in an attempt to force payment of an outstanding bill. Marita Manyore, who lives in Murambinda in Buhera District, Manicaland Province, has allegedly been held at Exclusive Medcare Hospital for close to two weeks
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