malvernmugadzikwa
Online Reporter
THE ongoing Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey (ZDHS) will be used to evaluate the health and wellbeing priority area in the National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1), and will guide the development of successor health strategies.
In a statement, Health and Child Care Permanent Secretary Dr Aspect Maunganidze said the ongoing survey will also highlight the country’s commitment towards achieving international targets such as Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Agenda 2063.
“Specifically, the results of the ZDHS will be used to evaluate the health and well-being priority area in the Zimbabwe economic blueprint, NDS1, and inform formulation of the next strategy for 2026 going forward.
“It will also inform development of the next Zimbabwe National Health Strategy after the current one ends in 2025,” he said.
“At international level, the survey results are key in evaluating progress on commitments and aspirations outlined in Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Agenda 2063.”
The ZDHS is running from December 2 2023 to May 24 2024, and will be conducted on a nationally representative sample of 11 200 households randomly selected across the 10 provinces of the country.
Bongani Ndlovu