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Medical Aid Clinics at Risk as Government Moves to Tighten Regulations
Kudakwashe Pembere A 26-year standoff between medical aid funders and healthcare service providers is threatening to intensify following proposed amendments to Statutory Instrument 330 of 2000 that would bar medical aid societies from owning or operating health facilities. The Health and Child Care Ministry recently convened a consultative meeting with medical aid societies and service
Read MoreCall for Dedicated Community Health Directorate
By Kuda Pembere and Rebeccah Zindati The creation of a dedicated Primary Health Care and Community Health Directorate has been described as a significant step toward improving accountability, coordination, and service delivery for community health worker (CHW) programming in Zimbabwe. Currently, the Department of Community Health is housed under the Nursing Services Directorate in the
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Funding Constraints Hamper NatPharm’s Role in Public Health Procurement
By Kuda Pembere Severe funding constraints are undermining Zimbabwe’s public health procurement system, disrupting the National Pharmaceutical Company’s (NatPharm) ability to maintain a reliable medical supply chain. NatPharm, a government parastatal, is responsible for procuring and distributing medical products nationwide. Its operations were further strained by the abrupt withdrawal of U.S. government funding through USAID
Read MoreZimbabwe to Expand Electronic Health Records to 500 More Facilities in 2025
By Michael Gwarisa The rollout of the Impilo Electronic Health Records (EHR) system has gained momentum, with 500 more health facilities set to adopt the technology in 2025. These new deployments will add to the 1,197 health facilities across Zimbabwe that have already implemented the system since the project’s commencement in 2021. Speaking in an
Read MoreZimbabwe Gains Ground in Cholera Battle
By Michael Gwarisa As 2025 began with a surge in cholera cases, particularly in Mazowe’s Glendale area and Kariba, recent developments indicate that the outbreak is now under control due to swift interventions by the government and its partners. The current cholera outbreak started on November 24, 2024, in Gachegache, Kariba district. Cases have since
Read MoreZimbabwe’s INTEGRATE Program Marks Milestone: Over 150,000 Circumcisions Achieved in HIV Prevention Push
By Michael Gwarisa Over 150,000 men and boys have undergone circumcision under the INTEGRATE-Catalyzing Integrated Sustainable Subnational HIV Biomedical Prevention Program, an initiative aimed at enhancing decentralized biomedical HIV prevention services in Zimbabwe. The program, implemented by the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) with technical support from Population Services International (PSI) and Population
Read MoreTreasury raises US$8million from sugar tax
By Kuda Pembere Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Finance says it has raised US$8 million from the sugar tax regime that was introduced in 2024 National Budget presented as the country intensifies efforts to fund healthcare through home-grown initiatives. The money raised is set to be channeled towards cancer treatment. This was revealed by the Health and
Read MoreZim elected into the World Health Assembly Executive board
By Kudakwashe Pembere Zimbabwe has been elected into the World Health Assembly’s (WHA) Executive Board, under a three year term running from 2024 up to 2026. This was revealed by the Health and Child Care Minister Dr Douglas Mombeshora addressing the second Health development partners coordination forum meeting. I’m excited to inform you that Zimbabwe
Read MoreICASA To Proceed As Planned…Cholera Outbreak Under Control
The Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) says they have identified most cases and initiated patients on Cholera treatment and care, allaying any fears of a full-blown cholera outbreak of the proportions of 2008/09. By Michael Gwarisa Zimbabwe has been recording sporadic and isolated cases of Cholera mostly in rural communities and some peri-urban
Read MoreParirenyatwa gets US$400 000 worth of hospital medicines and equipment
THE African Diaspora Development Institute (ADDI), on Thursday handed over hospital equipment, medicines and sundries to Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals (PGH) worth US$400 000. By Kudakwashe Pembere Africans in the diaspora mobilised the money to purchase the equipment and medicine in consultation with the PGH doctors and pharmacy department. The equipment comes at a time
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