By Kudzaishe Chimonera Foreign-trained doctors hoping to practise in Zimbabwe must first pass local examinations before they can be registered to work in the country’s health sector, the government has said. The requirement is meant to ensure that all medical practitioners meet the same standards as
By Kudzaishe Chimonera Local organisations representing people living with HIV have warned that the collapse of negotiations over a major United States-funded health agreement could threaten access to life-saving treatment and reverse progress made in the country’s HIV response. The Zimbabwe National Network of People Living
The United States says it will begin winding down its health assistance to Zimbabwe after the government withdrew from negotiations on a proposed $367 million bilateral health agreement. In a statement released by the Embassy of the United States of America in Zimbabwe, Washington expressed regret
By Tinomudaishe Muzanenhamo The government of Zimbabwe has officially launched Lenacapavir, a twice-yearly HIV prevention injection, in what officials describe as a significant milestone in the country’s fight to curb new infections. The rollout ceremony was held in Epworth where Health and Child Care Minister Douglas
illegal drugs BY Kudzaishe Chimonera Government has announced plans to expand mental health training and establish rehabilitation centers across provinces and districts as part of a nationwide response to rising drug and substance abuse. Speaking in Parliament, Health and Child Care Minister Hon. Dr. Douglas Mombeshora said
Health Minister Douglas Mombeshora By Kudzaishe Chimonera The Government has begun a phased programme to place village health workers on the national payroll in what officials describe as a major policy shift aimed at standardising pay and ending reliance on donor funding. Speaking in the National Assembly
By Kudzaishe Chimonera Cabinet has warned of heightened risks of waterborne disease outbreaks during the current rainy season approving emergency measures to strengthen preparedness and prevent a national health crisis. Speaking during a post cabinet press briefing, Information Minister Zhemu Soda said Cabinet had received a
Heavy rains and recurrent flooding have heightened the risk of a cholera outbreak prompting Ministry of Health and Child Care to issue a public alert and urge citizens to take immediate preventive action. In a statement, the ministry warned that cholera—an acute diarrhoeal disease spread through
She was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment, with three months suspended. The remaining three months were also suspended on condition that she completes 105 hours of community service.
Efforts to end child marriages and teenage pregnancies in Chipinge are gathering pace, with local traditional leaders taking a bold stand under the #MweneweBhawa campaign a grassroots movement spearheaded by Vemuganga Community Radio in partnership with the National Aids Council (NAC). The campaign, whose name loosely
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