Uptake of pharmaceutical products in Zimbabwe has drastically gone down, raising fears that some patients could be defaulting, a situation that is likely to complicate their medical condition, 263Chat has learnt. Pharmaceutical Wholesalers’ Association chairman Mr Kudakwashe Chapfika attributed the drop in pharmaceutical sales to the
Despite getting a 60 percent salary increase, have alerted government of their plan to embark on an industrial action starting from the 3rd of September saying delays by the Health Service Board to review their salaries has rendered them incapacitated. The strike mainly focuses on the
The Minister of Health and Child Care, Doctor Obadiah Moyo has challenged health practitioners to embrace eHealth since the world is swiftly moving in towards that direction in terms of technological advancements. Dr Moyo said this while addressing people who had gathered to witness the official
Cassava Smartech, a subsidiary of Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has today launched Maisha Medik, an application that is expected to deliver comprehensive access to health among Zimbabweans, 263Chat has learnt. Addressing the Zimbabwean Medical Association(ZIMA) Annual Symposium in the capital today, Chief Commercial Officer of Cassava Smartech,
Zimbabwe AIDS Network (ZAN) has expressed concern over health workers' salaries which they said have since lost 'purchasing power' if the face of the current economic situation which has seen prices of basic commodities skyrocketing while the RTGs continue to lose value. ZAN acknowledges that like
The Ministry of Finance recently announced a drastic reduction on the budget allocation to the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) leaving the health sector to depend much on donor support. Accoding to an analysis by the Civil Society, there is a significant decline in terms
The Ministry of Health and Child Care has come under fire for failing to deploy recently qualified 15 doctors despite the huge shortage of doctors in the health system. In an interview with 263Chat, Health Apex national spokesperson,who is also the Acting President of Zimbabwe Hospital
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Child Care Doctor Agnes Mahomva has urged the nation to embrace orange maize as the country steps up efforts to fight malnutrition. Addressing participants at the Livelihood and Food Security Programme workshop in the capital recently, Dr Mahomva
Minister of Health and Child Care Dr Obadiah Moyo last Friday officially opened Harare Central Hospital's male ward which was renovated by the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange listed company, African Distillers (AFDIS) as part of its corporate social responsibility to the community. Speaking during the official opening,
United Arab Emirates (UAE) has committed support for the country’s health sector by pledging to particularly set up a pharmaceutical plant to improve the availability and accessibility of medicines in Zimbabwe. This was said during during the official handover of another consignment of equipment and surgical
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