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 Among Hardest Hit as New PEPFAR Data Shows Over 6,000 Children Lose HIV Treatment Support
By Michael Gwarisa Zimbabwe is among the countries hardest hit by recent disruptions to the United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), with new data released ahead of the International AIDS Society (IAS) Conference on HIV Science (AIDS 2026) showing that more than 6,000 fewer children were receiving PEPFAR-supported HIV treatment by the
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Teen Pregnancy, Low ANC Uptake Threaten Zimbabwe’s Triple Elimination Goal
By Michael Gwarisa Zimbabwe’s ambition to eliminate mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B is under growing threat as rising adolescent pregnancies and declining antenatal care (ANC) attendance undermine progress towards meeting World Health Organisation (WHO) validation targets. Although the country has made remarkable gains in preventing babies from acquiring HIV and congenital
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382 Students Hit by Respiratory Illness Outbreak at St Faith’s School in Manicaland
By Michael Gwarisa More than 382 students at St Faith’s High School in Makoni District, Manicaland Province, have been affected by an outbreak of an acute respiratory illness that has swept through the boarding school since Thursday, overwhelming the school’s clinic and leaving eight learners admitted to hospital. The Ministry of Health and Child Care
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Harare’s Scabies Outbreak Started at Hopley Daycare, 70 Cases Now Reported
By Michael Gwarisa A scabies outbreak has spread through Harare’s overcrowded informal settlements, with health authorities confirming 70 cases in Hopley and Stoneridge, raising fresh concerns about the health risks posed by rapid urbanisation and poor living conditions. While the City of Harare recently alerted residents to the outbreak, HealthTimes has established that at least
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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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Bundibugyo Ebola Cases Surge 25% in a Week as Africa CDC Warns Outbreak Is Accelerating
By Michael Gwarisa The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak is accelerating at an alarming pace, with infections surging by 25% in just one week as the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) warned that the virus is spreading faster than response efforts can keep up. The continental public health agency
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Women’s Leadership Vital to Zimbabwe’s Development, National Indaba Hears
By Patricia Mashiri Women’s leadership is not merely a matter of representation but a constitutional right and a critical driver of Zimbabwe’s development, delegates at the Women’s Coalition of Zimbabwe (WCoZ) High-Level National Indaba heard. The Indaba brought together representatives from the church, traditional leadership, civil society and government to discuss strategies for advancing women’s
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