adminGovt trains 550 midwives
Paidamoyo Chipunza Health Reporter
Government has trained more than 500 primary care nurses (PCN) to assist pregnant mothers deliver in rural health centres. In an interview on the sidelines of the ongoing East, Central and Southern Africa
‘Mall site not a wetland’
Michael Chideme Municipal Reporter
Developers of the US$100 million Mall of Zimbabwe, Augur Investments, are convinced the construction site is not a wetland as it does not have any such characteristics. Some sections of the
Countrywide celebrations for Zimbabwe Defence Forces Day
Herald Reporters
ZIMBABWEANS from all walks of life yesterday thronged various centres across the country to commemorate the 32nd anniversary of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces Day celebrations. The main
President confers medals on ZDF personnel
Lloyd Gumbo Herald Reporter
PRESIDENT Mugabe yesterday conferred the Grand Officer of the Zimbabwe Order of Merit and Commander
Health experts meet in Tanzania
Paidamoyo Chipunza in Arusha, Tanzania
A HIGH level technical body in the East, Central and Southern Africa-Health Community is meeting here
Government seeks to formalise export of nurses
Paidamoyo Chipunza Health Reporter
A draft Memorandum of Understanding seeking to formalise nurses exportation to other countries is complete and now ready for presentation to Cabinet, a senior Government official has said.
Director of Nursing Services in the Ministry of Health and Child Welfare Mrs Cynthia Chasokela said many countries including Swaziland, Lesotho, Trinidad and Tobago had indicated that they needed hundreds of nurses to work in their countries under a Government to Government agreement.
This development follows Government’s decision to release about 2 000 nurses trained in the past two years from bonding.
Government is failing to provide the nurses jobs in public health institutions, leaving them jobless after training.
“In preparing the document we have engaged all the important stakeholders including the Attorney General’s office, professors and other professional experts. The draft is now ready and will soon be presented to Cabinet,” Mrs Chasokela said.
She said once approved, the MoU is expected to see an easy entry of local nurses into health systems of countries with an MOU with Zimbabwe.
She said nurses who are seeking jobs from these countries on their own are being harassed and are working under poor conditions.
“Most of them are having their passports forfeited once they are given a job, those at work are paid salaries of general hand workers yet they are performing duties
President salutes ZDF, nation
Takunda Maodza Senior Reporter
PRESIDENT Mugabe yesterday saluted Zimbabweans and the security forces for successfully resisting efforts by Western powers to cause a revolt through the imposition of illegal economic sanctions.
Addressing thousands of people at the National Sports Stadium yesterday for the Zimbabwe Defence
Forces Day celebrations, the President said sanctions were meant to compromise the people’s standards of living and destabilise the country.
“However, these sinister manoeuvres were successfully resisted thanks to the combined effort, grit and resilience of the people of Zimbabwe, the defence forces, other law enforcement agencies and the country’s political leadership,” he said.
The Head of State and Government and Commander-in-Chief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces urged the nation and the security arms to remain focused in the face of open aggression from the country’s adversaries.
“Allow me to take this opportunity to appeal to the Zimbabwe Defence Forces, other security organisations and all progressive Zimbabweans to remain focused, loyal and patriotic to the noble spirit of jealously defending Zimbabwe and its rich natural resources for the benefit of present and future generations,” President Mugabe said.
He added: “We should join hands to resist the unjustified plunder of our resources by undeserving foreign forces that come to us like friends in the name of democracy and globalisation, yet they harbour sinister ulterior motives.”