Tag: health professions authority

HPA Issues Warning Over Surge in Illegal Rehabilitation Centres

Healthtimes

By Staff Reporter At a time when drug and substance abuse alongside other mental health issues are on the rise in Zimbabwe, the Health Professions Authority Zimbabwe (HPAZ) has warned the public about the mushrooming of illegal medical rehabilitation centres operating across the country, calling the trend a serious threat to public health and safety. HPAZ secretary general Clotilda Chimbwana in a statement, said they are gravely concerned over the proliferation of unregistered facilities offering services such as substance abuse treatment, mental health rehabilitation, physiotherapy, and occupational therapy—often without the…

Read More

#EXCLUSIVE: HPA Dismisses Corruption Claims Against Nurses Council

NewsRoom

THE Health Professions Authority has dismissed corruption allegations levelled against the Nurses Council of Zimbabwe (NCZ) board led by Dr Lillian Dodzo as baseless after finding the insinuations devoid of evidence. By Kudakwashe Pembere Some of the reported allegations include the council being fleeced of thousands of dollars by board members, ditching digitization projects, abuse of funds, among other issues. The Health Professions Authority (HPA) of Zimbabwe is a health professions regulatory body which was established following the repealing of the Medical, Dental and Allied Professions Act (Chapter 27:08) and the…

Read More