Prof Chinyanga’s Vision Anchors Zimbabwe’s Specialist Training Future: Dr Maunganidze
By Kuda Pembere National Hero Professor Herbert Mapfumo Chinyanga laid the foundation for Zimbabwe’s modern health workforce by championing specialist medical training and establishing the country’s anaesthesia profession, health leaders said during a memorial service held in Harare on Friday. The memorial, organised by the Zimbabwe Anaesthetists Association, celebrated the life and legacy of the
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Young Zimbabweans Still Want Families, but Poverty and Limited Reproductive Choices Are Delaying Parenthood
By Kuda Pembere Zimbabwe’s young people still aspire to build families and secure better futures, but many are being held back by economic hardship, housing insecurity and limited access to reproductive healthcare, a new global survey has found. The findings were unveiled on Friday as the Government of Zimbabwe and the United Nations Population Fund
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Zimbabwe Faces Funding Cliff as U.S. Ends Support for HIV, TB and Malaria Programmes
By Kuda Pembere Zimbabwe must urgently strengthen domestic resource mobilisation if it is to sustain gains made in the fight against HIV, tuberculosis (TB), malaria, and in maternal and child health, as the United States Government prepares to end funding for the programmes in September. The call came during a Health Sector Working Group meeting
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St Giles Showcases Rehabilitation Upgrades, Launches US$100K Fundraising Drive
By Kuda Pembere St Giles Rehabilitation Centre is seeking more than US$100,000 to furnish a newly constructed adult ward, as the institution looks to expand rehabilitation services despite declining donor and corporate support. The funds will be raised through a fundraising dinner, with hospital officials saying the new ward will only become fully operational once
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Zimbabwe’s HPV Vaccine Coverage Soars From 6% to 90% in Three Years, Second Highest in SADC
By Kuda Pembere Zimbabwe has staged one of the region’s most remarkable immunisation recoveries, with HPV vaccine coverage soaring from just six percent in 2022 to 90 percent in 2025, making it the second-highest performer in the Southern African Development Community (SADC). The latest figures from the 2025 World Health Organization (WHO) and the United
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MCAZ Trains Content Creators on Medicines Advertising Laws
By Kuda Pembere The Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) has engaged social media content creators to help curb the illegal advertising of medicines, warning that influencers increasingly shape public health decisions. The awareness meeting, held on Wednesday, brought together creators from Facebook, X, TikTok, Instagram and YouTube amid growing concern over the promotion of
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New Rotary Club of Chitungwiza President Pledges to Expand Community Health Programmes
By Kuda Pembere Newly elected Rotary Club of Chitungwiza president Solomon Bamusi has pledged to strengthen the club’s community health and humanitarian programmes, with a renewed focus on expanding access to healthcare and mentorship for young people. Bamusi, who was installed as president on Friday for a one-year term, said he intends to build on
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Zimbabwe Unveils National Health Strategy 2026-2030, Targets Universal Health Coverage
By Kuda Pembere in Norton Zimbabwe has launched its National Health Strategy (2026-2030), a five-year blueprint aimed at strengthening the country’s health system, expanding access to quality healthcare and accelerating progress towards universal health coverage. Launching the strategy at Norton Hospital on Thursday, Minister of Health and Child Care Dr Douglas Mombeshora said the plan
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Zimbabwe Marks First International Paramedics Day as New Emergency Care Law Takes Effect
By Kuda Pembere HARARE – Zimbabwe commemorated its first-ever International Paramedics Day on Tuesday, with health officials using the occasion to highlight the newly gazetted Medical Services Amendment Act, which makes the provision of emergency medical care a legal obligation for both public and private health institutions. The event brought together more than 30 public
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How Gold Is Fueling a Teenage Pregnancy Crisis in Shamva
By Kuda Pembere, recently in Shamva When Rhoda (not her real name) fell in love with a 19-year-old artisanal miner at the age of 15, she believed she had found a future. Instead, she dropped out of school, became pregnant and was abandoned before her baby was born. Today, at just 17, she is raising
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