- Hauna District Hospital Records Zero Maternal Deaths in Over 4,000 Births Since 2022
- UNICEF Warns Plumpy Nut Shortages Loom Amid Global Funding Crunch
- From Crisis Response to Lasting Reform: How Zimbabwe Is Building a Stronger Health System from COVID-19 Investments
- Africa Launchs First Bilingual Open-Access Journal to Strengthen Health Policy and Financing
- Will Zambia Succumb to US Pressure Over Health Aid and Minerals?
If These Children Were on Planes, the World Would Never Look Away
Michael Gwarisa Visualise this: the world’s largest passenger plane, the Airbus A380, a double-deck giant capable of carrying more than 500 people. Now imagine one crashing, killing every child on board. Now imagine it happening again and again, more than thirty times. That is roughly the scale of the estimated 20,000 children killed across Gaza,
Read MoreBusinesses Fail when they Fail to Support Women Interests
By Professor Myriam Sidibe Amid predictions of Africa’s growth and the potential of its youth, one inconvenient statistic tells a different story. Africa has the highest rate of femicide worldwide [2.9 victims per 100,000 in 2023] – around 22,000 women and girls are killed every year by an intimate partner or family member. I spend
Read MoreCWGH Urges Transparency and Equity in Zimbabwe’s 2025 Budget Allocation
By Itai Rusike The 2025 Mid-Term Budget and Economic Review, presented by the Minister of Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion on 31 July 2025, comes at a time when Zimbabwe is recovering from a tough economic year. A projected economic rebound to 6.0% in 2025, from 1.7% in 2024, largely attributed to a strong
Read MoreProsecuting HIV Under a Repealed Law Will Take Zimbabwe 20 Years Back Into the Dark Ages
By Michael Gwarisa In May 2022, Zimbabwe took a bold and progressive step by repealing Section 79 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, which criminalised the deliberate transmission of HIV. This repeal was not merely a legislative change, it was a milestone in Zimbabwe’s HIV response, signaling a shift toward science, public health,
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Op-ed: Adolescents and young people today, leaders tomorrow: commemorating the Day of the African Child
Authored by: Mr Henry Damisoni, UNAIDS Representative, Ms Etona Ekole, UNICEF Representative, Mrs Miranda Tabifor, UNFPA Representative, Dr. Desta Tiruneh, WHO Representative In a local health clinic in Zimbabwe, Patience, a nurse and midwife, counsels and supports women and girls on a daily basis – some who are trying to prevent a pregnancy, those who are soon
Read MoreAddressing Zimbabwe’s Health System Demise and Brain Drain
By Itai Rusike Zimbabwe’s health sector has been on a downward trajectory for years, facing numerous systemic challenges that have significantly eroded the quality of service delivery. Among the most pressing issues is the brain drain, which has seen a mass exodus of health professionals seeking better opportunities abroad. This trend has left the nation’s
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Health Professions Authority Zimbabwe: Guardians of Healthcare Standards and Patient Rights
The Health Professions Authority of Zimbabwe (HPA) plays a crucial role in safeguarding the nation’s health by regulating private and public health institutions. Beyond its regulatory function, HPA is also instrumental in promoting and protecting patient rights through its oversight of the Patients Charter of Zimbabwe. This article unpacks HPA’s mandate and delves into the
Read MoreObstetric Violence: A sinister form of GBV against pregnant children
By Chipo Tsitsi Mlambo On November 26, 2024, as I prepared to address the issue of obstetric violence against pregnant children, a significant case emerged. Sixteen-year-old Tariro* (not her real name) went into labor and arrived at the home of one of our Purple Door Advocates, who promptly escorted her to the local clinic. A
Read MoreThe investment case for diabetes care for rural Zimbabwean women
By Dr Nyasha Manyeruke The Zimbabwean healthcare system is currently battling a strategic funding gap towards the rising prevalence of non-communicable diseases such as diabetes (World Health Organisation, 2020). Any increase in national budgetary allocation towards addressing this growing public health threat, must take into consideration the existent intersectional endemicity of communicable diseases, El-nino drought,
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Will Zambia Succumb to US Pressure Over Health Aid and Minerals?
Michael Gwarisa Zambia finds itself at the centre of a high stakes geopolitical and public health dilemma as pressure from the United States intensifies over a proposed agreement linking health funding to economic concessions. While April 30 has circulated widely as a decisive deadline, it is not an official contractual cutoff. Instead, it reflects mounting
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