Parliament has called on government to consider increasing the budget allocation for the Ministry of Health and Child Care saying it should have the highest allocation, or at least the 15 percent benchmark set out in the Abuja Declaration of 2001. Addressing the post budget seminar in Harare
The National Blood Services Zimbabwe (NBSZ) has called on young people to donate blood and beef up stocks ahead of the busy festive season which is usually characterized by high demand due road traffic accidents. Speaking at the Youth Donor day last week, NBSZ Planning and
Diabetes has been cited as the ninth leading killer disease with more than two million women dying every year, Diabetes Association of Zimbabwe (DAZ), President Tendai Gutu has said. Speaking at the official launch of DAZ on Friday last week, Gutu stated that socio-economic inequalities make
Minister of Health and Child Care, Dr David Parirenyatwa expressed disappointment at the City of Harare Health Department for its negligence in Mbare leading to the typhoid outbreak at Matapi Flats. Speaking after visiting a 24-hour clinic set up this Wednesday to attend to typhoid patients
Ministry of Health and Child Care last week launched the Antimicrobial Situation Analysis Report and National Action Plan to combat Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in the country. Officiating at the event, Health Minister, Dr David Parirenyatwa stated that the government through the AMR core group conducted an
Government is set to assist the two Epworth girls affected by Zeroderma Pigmentosa and Skin Cancer with medical attention, Health and Child Care minister, Dr David Parirenyatwa has said. Minister Parirenyatwa who visited the two girls, Natasha (7) and Bridget (9) at Parirenyatwa Hospital on Monday
Deputy Minister of Health and Child Care, Dr Aldrin Musiiwa has expressed government's commitment to improve poor populations' access to health services through a number of measures including reducing financial barriers and improved health facility performance in line with the adopted results based financing model. Speaking
Ministry of Health and Child Care, Dr David Parirenyatwa has urged prophets and traditional healers to stop discouraging patients from using medication in the name of spiritual healing. In an interview with 263Chat, Parirenyatwa said his Ministry is completely is concerned about prophets who tell patients
More than 32 000 children, adolescents and young people living with HIV are currently benefiting from Africaid's Zvandiri programme - rolled out through a combination of support groups, community outreach and child and adolescent friendly clinics across the country's 10 provinces. The Zvandiri programme seeks to
Medecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has called on donors to support mental health activities in order to address challenges affecting mentally ill patients in Zimbabwe. By Philemon Jambaya Speaking during the World Health Day commemorations that coincided with the official opening ceremony of the Harare Central Hospital Psychiatric
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