Zimbabwe Sets Up Three Ebola Isolation Centres as Government Activates National Preparedness Plan
Michael Gwarisa Zimbabwe has established three Ebola isolation and treatment centres in Harare, Bulawayo and Chirundu as part of a nationwide preparedness response, even as the country confirms that no cases of Ebola Virus Disease have been reported locally. The Ministry of Health and Child Care says the move is a precautionary measure in response
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Zimbabwe Spends US$27 Million Sugar Tax Funds on Radiotherapy Equipment
Michael Gwarisa Zimbabwe has spent US$27 million raised through the sugar tax on the first phase of a major cancer equipment procurement programme aimed at transforming diagnosis and treatment services in public hospitals. The latest consignment includes two high-capacity multi-energy radiotherapy machines weighing about 22 tonnes, which are expected to significantly strengthen the country’s cancer
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World Blood Donor Day Set for Bulawayo as NBSZ Highlights Lifesaving Role of Donors
Michael Gwarisa The National Blood Service Zimbabwe (NBSZ) will mark the 2026 World Blood Donor Day commemorations in Bulawayo on June 12, with activities scheduled for John Tallach Secondary School in Ntabazinduna. Although World Blood Donor Day is globally observed on June 14 each year, NBSZ said it will hold its national commemorations earlier this
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Zimbabwe Becomes Southern Africa’s Second Nation to Offer Neuromodulation Surgery
Kuda Pembere Zimbabwe has become only the second country in Southern Africa, after South Africa, to offer neuromodulation surgery, a major milestone in the country’s efforts to provide advanced specialist healthcare services locally and reduce the need for patients to seek treatment abroad. The breakthrough follows a partnership involving Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Health and Child
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Zimbabwe Urged to Invest More in Midwives as Global Shortage Hits One Million
Michael Gwarisa in Bulawayo The Government of Zimbabwe has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening the country’s health workforce amid growing calls for increased investment in midwives to help reduce maternal and newborn deaths. Speaking during the International Day of the Midwife commemorations and awards ceremony held at United Bulawayo Hospitals, Deputy Minister of Health and
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Zimbabwe to Recruit Nearly 9 000 Health Workers
Kuda Pembere Government has approved the recruitment of 8 785 new health workers as part of efforts to strengthen Zimbabwe’s public health sector and improve service delivery across the country. Treasury is expected to finalise concurrence for the 2026 financial framework this week, paving the way for the Health Services Commission to immediately begin the
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Zimbabwe Commences Ebola Screening, Requests Africa CDC Reagents Ahead Of Potential Spillover
Michael Gwarisa Zimbabwe has begun screening travellers for Ebola at ports of entry and activated its Public Health Emergency Operations Centre at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals as the country intensifies preparedness measures against the deadly outbreak currently affecting the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda. The government has also requested laboratory reagents from the
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Africa Seeks US$319 Million To Contain Deadly Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak
Michael Gwarisa The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has appealed for nearly US$319 million to support a continent-wide response to the deadly Bundibugyo Ebola Virus Disease (BVD) outbreak affecting the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Uganda, and South Sudan which also a high-risk country. The funding appeal emerged during a high-level meeting involving
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Zimbabwe Targets 46,000 Lenacapavir Users As Demand For HIV Prevention Injection Grows
Michael Gwarisa Zimbabwe is set to significantly expand access to Lenacapavir, the long-acting injectable HIV prevention drug, after securing additional financial support from the Global Fund through the United States Department of State, a development expected to strengthen HIV prevention efforts among high-risk populations. The new support will see an additional 43,000 doses added to
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Zimbabwe Dismantles 31 Drug Bases as Nearly 3 000 Suspects Are Taken to Court
Michael Gwarisa Zimbabwe has intensified its fight against drug and substance abuse, with authorities dismantling 31 drug bases, arraigning nearly 3 000 suspects before the courts, and expanding rehabilitation and youth empowerment programmes across the country. Presenting an update during a recent Cabinet briefing, Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri said the government, through the Zimbabwe National Committee on
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