End Child Marriage and Invest in Girls’ Rights: Promises Made Must Be Promises Kept for Every Girl in Zimbabwe
By Miranda Tabifor, Etona Ekole and Loveness Makonese As Zimbabwe joins the rest of the world in commemorating the International Day of the Girl under the theme: “End Child Marriage and Invest in Girls’ Rights,” we are called – not only to celebrate the potential of girls – but to confront the barriers that prevent
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Trauma Centre Performs Weight-Loss Surgery Without Large Abdominal Incision
By Michael Gwarisa Zimbabweans seeking weight-loss surgery can now access a minimally invasive procedure locally that does not require the large abdominal incision traditionally associated with open surgery, in a development that could reduce the need for patients to travel abroad for specialised treatment. Trauma Centre Borrowdale says it has performed several laparoscopic gastric sleeve
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Termination of pregnancy in minors raises questions over consent, Dr Makoni says
By Kuda Pembere In Zimbabwe, decisions on termination of pregnancy involving minors require careful consideration of consent, the child’s maturity and her best interests, an obstetrician and gynaecologist has said, highlighting the complexities healthcare workers face when providing reproductive health services to pregnant adolescents. Speaking with HealthTimes, Dr Rumbidzai Makoni said healthcare workers should explain
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The Avenues Clinic Escapes US$520,000 Medical Negligence Claim Over Patient’s Death
By Michael Gwarisa The High Court has absolved the Avenues Clinic from a US$520,000 medical negligence claim brought by the family of a patient who died after allegedly falling from his hospital bed, ruling that the family failed to provide expert evidence linking the hospital’s conduct to his death. Justice Dube granted the clinic’s
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Gates Foundation, Wellcome Leap Commit US$100 Million to Cut Global Stillbirths by Half
World Health Summit Signature Event brings together global leaders, civil society, and philanthropy to move from crisis response to lasting resilience By Michael Gwarisa Wellcome Leap and the Gates Foundation will commit $100 million to Uzima, a new stillbirth prevention initiative that aims to show stillbirth rates can be cut in half within a decade
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Women urged to screen for breast cancer as cases emerge among younger women
By Kuda Pembere Zimbabwe recorded an estimated 2,483 new breast cancer cases among women in 2024, making it the country’s second most common cancer among women after cervical cancer, which accounted for an estimated 5,194 cases, according to the International Agency for Research on Cancer’s Global Cancer Observatory. The figures have renewed calls for greater
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Who Will Lead the WHO Next? Meet the Candidates in the Race to Succeed Tedros
By Michael Gwarisa In August 2027, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus will come to the end of his second and final term as Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO). Tedros, who was first elected in May 2017, made history by becoming the first African to be elected WHO Director-General through a contested race involving multiple
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Wellcome Trust commends Zimbabwe’s community-centred climate research
By Kuda Pembere Zimbabwe has been commended for involving communities in climate-related research and demonstrating political commitment to building climate-resilient health systems. Wellcome Trust Technology Lead for Data for Science and Health Dr Felipe Colon-Gonzalez said collaboration between government, academia and communities was helping translate research findings into policies and interventions to protect public health.
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MSF expands humanitarian assistance to Nyamapanda in support of Malawian Nationals
By Own Correspondent Thousands of migrants have left South Africa following targeted violence by anti-migrant groups after an unofficial June 30 deadline imposed by some groups calling for undocumented migrants to leave the country. The pressure has not eased, with anti-migrant groups continuing their campaigns to push migrants out of South Africa. In Zimbabwe, Doctors
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Psychological Distress Threatens Safety in Zimbabwe’s Mines, Experts Warn
By Staff Reporter A workplace wellness campaign reaching more than 3,700 mine workers has raised concerns over growing mental health, addiction and gambling problems in Zimbabwe’s mining sector, with experts warning that untreated psychological distress is increasingly becoming a workplace safety risk. The campaign, conducted by Vitality Wellness across Zimplats and Magaya Mining operations, found
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