- Two LGBTIQ-Linked Zim NGOs Rejected Under New PVO Decisions
- Egyptian Cardiothoracic Surgeons Lead Zimbabwe’s Third Paediatric Heart Surgery Mission
- Burundi mystery outbreak remains unsolved after More Than 200 pathogen tests
- Zimbabwe Moves to Tackle Climate-Health Crisis With New Adaptation Plan
- Nationwide nurses’ strike slated for Monday after Government’s US$30 increment
Urban Malaria Threat Looms as Invasive Mosquito Nears Southern Africa
Michael Gwarisa Malaria experts have raised alarm over an emerging invasive mosquito species capable of thriving in hot, densely populated urban environments, warning that it could complicate already fragile malaria control efforts across Africa, HealthTimes has learnt. The mosquito, known as Anopheles stephensi, originates from Southeast Asia and has, over the past decade, been detected
Read More
Africa CDC Appoints Four Senior Advisors to Advance Health Strategy
Michael Gwarisa The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has appointed four senior advisors, a move aimed at strengthening the organisation’s capacity to respond to public health threats across the continent. The four include Ambassador Troy Fitrell (USA) as Senior Advisor on International Cooperation, Ambassador Pierre Delsaux (Belgium) as Senior Advisor on Strategic Partnership,
Read More
Zimbabwe Public Health Workers Equipped to Turn Data into Policy
Michael Gwarisa Zimbabwe is strengthening its public health decision-making by equipping government officials with critical data analysis skills, following the completion of a six-month Data-to-Policy (D2P) training programme led by Vital Strategies. The latest cohort saw 19 participants from the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) and the Ministry of Women Affairs, Community, Small
Read More
Nurses to Pay Less for Certificate of Good Standing
By Kuda Pembere Cabinet on Tuesday approved a reduction in the cost of obtaining a Certificate of Good Standing for nurses, lowering the fee from US$300 to a new charge that is yet to be gazetted. Addressing a post-Cabinet media briefing, Information Minister Soda Zhemu said the move is part of broader efforts to ease
Read More
‘Kufaya Mablanks’: Stigmatising Terms Keeping Zimbabwean Men Away from Fertility Clinics
Michael Gwarisa In many African contexts, a man is often measured by his virility and his ability to procreate. When this does not happen, the emotional and psychological burden of shame and pressure can be immense and deeply damaging. For 49-year-old Robson Mwenda, who has been married to his wife Liz for the past 20
Read More
Gilead Refuses to Sell Lenacapavir to MSF Amid Rising HIV Risk
By Michael Gwarisa Doctors Without Borders, also known as Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), has accused pharmaceutical company Gilead of refusing to sell lenacapavir, a long acting injectable used to prevent HIV infection. MSF says the refusal follows multiple requests made over several months, including a formal meeting in which the organisation sought to purchase a
Read More
Rotary, Specsavers Donate Reading Glasses to Hundreds at Sally Mugabe Hospital
By Kuda Pembere The Rotary Club of Msasa, in partnership with Specsavers Zimbabwe, on Monday distributed reading glasses to hundreds of patients at Sally Mugabe Central Hospital, in a community outreach programme welcomed by beneficiaries. Speaking to HealthTimes, Specsavers Managing Director and lead optometrist Mwaka Zamchiya said the initiative went beyond donations to include eye
Read More
Health Funders Push Back, Warn 80% of Private Healthcare Funding at Risk in IPEC Takeover
Michael Gwarisa Zimbabwe’s healthcare sector faces uncertainty as health funders warn that proposed regulatory changes could disrupt medical aid societies that finance up to 80 percent of private healthcare. The proposed reforms, contained in the IPEC Amendment Bill, have triggered concern among healthcare funders who warn the move could disrupt a system that has long
Read MoreMCAZ Recalls Contaminated Citro Soda Batch
Zimbabwe’s medicines regulator has issued a nationwide alert and ordered the recall of a commonly used antacid, Citro Soda sachets, after contamination concerns raised during a South African inspection, urging patients and pharmacies to act over fears the affected batch may pose harm. In Circular No. 06 of 2026 dated March 23, Medicines Control Authority
Read More
MCAZ Flags Recalled Urografin Injection Over Cancer Risk Fears
MCAZ Flags Recalled Urografin Injection Over Cancer Risk Fears The Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe has warned healthcare providers and the public against using Urografin 60% after tests linked the product to a genotoxic and potentially carcinogenic impurity. In a circular dated March 19, 2026, the regulator said it had received a “critical communication” from
Read More