Ministry of Health and Child Care

The Minister of Health and Child Care, Dr Obadiah Moyo has confirmed that Zimbabwe's capacity to test coronavirus locally, a major boost to country efforts to manage the United Nations declared global emergency. Speaking on the sidelines…

The Chinese doctor who first warned his government of the coronavirus outbreak but had his claims dismissed has died of the virus, Global Times has confirmed. Li Wenliang, who had first shared suspicion of the illness spreading in Wuhan,…

More than 700 people who traveled from coronavirus affected areas are under government surveillance to prevent the deadly disease in the country. Addressing an inter-ministerial meeting on novel coronavirus outbreak, health and child care…

The Ministry of Health and Child Care has proposed a US$5,2 million budget to go towards Coronavirus awareness and prevention programmes in the country. During an inter-ministerial meeting on the novel (2019) coronavirus outbreak, Deputy…

First Lady, Auxillia Mnangagwa has pledged to take her cancer awareness and prevention initiatives to inaccessible parts of the country where access to information and knowledge on the now deadly disease has been limited. Speaking during…

Senior hospital doctors have bemoaned the grave situation at major referral medical centres saying shortage of equipment is hindering the smooth functioning of the country's health delivery system. During an oral evidence session before…

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has closed the US$25 million -Challenge TB grant for Zimbabwe, following an end to its five year tenure. Challenge TB (CTB), is an American government sponsored, five year…

Japan has committed funds amounting to US$ 2.75 million towards the refurbishment of Harare Children's Hospital. Speaking during the exchange of notes meeting for the procurement of hospital equipment, the Japanese Ambassador to…

Government has assured the nation that it is prepared for the deadly Coronavirus which has far killed over 80 people in Asia. Addressing journalists after touring the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport yesterday Health Minister…

Zimbabwe's under-performing economy has resulted in countless societal problems chief among them moral decadence which results in under-aged children falling pregnant and seeking abortion services from illegal backyard facilities, 263Chat's…