Nurses Threaten Another Strike as Government Fails to Honour Pay Deal
By Michael Gwarisa Another nurses’ strike could be looming in Zimbabwe after health workers accused Government of failing to honour agreements on the review of sector-specific allowances and the handling of a controversial job evaluation exercise. The Zimbabwe Nurses Association, ZINA, together with the Health Apex Team and other health worker representatives, says the continued
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DRC Ebola Outbreak May Be Far Bigger Than Official Figures, Africa CDC Warns
By Michael Gwarisa The scale of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) may be far greater than official figures suggest, with Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) warning that the disease was circulating for months before the outbreak was officially detected. Africa CDC Director-General Dr Jean Kaseya said
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US Announces Nearly US$2 Billion for Faith-Based Health and Humanitarian Organisations
By Michael Gwarisa The United States has announced nearly US$2 billion in new health and humanitarian assistance for faith-based and community organisations working across some of the world’s most difficult environments, in what Washington says is its largest allocation of global health foreign assistance to faith-based organisations in more than two decades. The funding, announced
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Zimbabwe Records 12,000 Influenza Cases a Week, as Ministry Rules Out COVID in 302 Tests
By Michael Gwarisa Zimbabwe is recording nearly 12,000 influenza cases a week during the current seasonal peak, but the Ministry of Health and Child Care says there is no evidence that the country is experiencing a COVID-19 outbreak. The ministry says laboratory testing conducted in cases where COVID-19 was clinically suspected has so far found
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US Embassy Challenges Zimbabwe’s Account of Rejected Health Assistance Deal
By Michael Gwarisa The United States Embassy has challenged the Zimbabwean government’s account of why it rejected a proposed multi-million-dollar health assistance agreement, marking the latest development in an ongoing dispute over a deal that would have supported HIV, tuberculosis, malaria and other public health programmes. The Embassy’s response follows remarks made in Parliament last
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Bantwana Zimbabwe’s Child-Centred HIV Care Model Draws Global Interest at AIDS 2026
By Michael Gwarisa As the curtain came down on the 26th AIDS Conference (AIDS 2026) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Bantwana Zimbabwe emerged as one of the organisations attracting international attention after showcasing a community-based model that is helping improve health outcomes for children and adolescents living with HIV. The local non-governmental organisation, whose mission
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Zimbabwe Puts Communities at the Heart of HIV Prevention as It Shapes PrEP Choice and Lenacapavir Rollout
By Michael Gwarisa RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Zimbabwe is reshaping its HIV prevention strategy by putting communities at the centre of decision-making, using insights gathered from ordinary citizens to guide the country’s national PrEP Choice campaign and preparations for the introduction of long-acting injectable HIV prevention, lenacapavir (LEN). Presenting at the 26th International AIDS
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Zimbabwe Reaffirms Commitment to Children Living With HIV at AIDS 2026 Despite Global Funding Uncertainty
By Michael Gwarisa RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Zimbabwe has reaffirmed its commitment to ending AIDS among children, with the Minister of Health and Child Care, Dr Douglas Mombeshora, telling delegates at the 13th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science (AIDS 2026) that the country remains focused on closing the treatment gap affecting children
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Will African Countries That Rejected Trump’s Health Deals Be Forced Back to the Negotiating Table?
By Michael Gwarisa African countries that rejected the United States’ proposed “America First” health agreements did so in defence of sovereignty, arguing that some of the conditions attached to the deals were unacceptable. However, as PEPFAR funding transitions continue and concerns grow over the sustainability of HIV programmes, governments may soon face difficult choices between
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Zimbabwe Must Treat Health as an Economic Investment, Not a Cost- Minister Mombeshora
By Michael Gwarisa RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Zimbabwe’s Minister of Health and Child Care, Dr Douglas Mombeshora, has called on governments to stop viewing health as a social expense and instead recognise it as a strategic investment that drives economic growth, productivity and national development. Speaking during a high-level discussion on sustainable health financing
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