Non-compliant State health directors warned
Belindah Chikandiwa Zimpapers Reporter ALL directors and chief directors within the health sector must now operate under stringent, uniform performance contracts, with year-end awards strictly tied to proven output, Health…
NatPharm gears for local production of pharmaceuticals
Sunday Mail Reporter THE Government plans to capacitate the National Pharmaceutical Company (NatPharm) to begin producing medicines locally to ensure the health sector’s sovereignty and guarantee steady supplies of essential…
Dangers of excessive alcohol consumption
Dr Tendai Zuze Health Matters THE holiday season in Zimbabwe, like in many other countries, is a time for celebrations, gatherings, and festivities. Whether it is Christmas, New Year’s, or…
Manicaland tops influenza, diarrhoea burden
Tendai Gukutikwa Health Reporter MANICALAND continues to bear one of the country’s heaviest disease burdens, with the latest Weekly Disease Surveillance Report from the Ministry of Health and Child Care…
Zimbabwe reprioritises HIV programming amid emerging health threats
Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu [email protected] HIV and AIDS programming in Zimbabwe has been reprioritised to integrate other health conditions amid emerging health threats such as non-communicable diseases and drug and substance abuse.…
Silent return of diarrhoeal diseases
Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Health Buzz For many households, the first rains signal hope. Dust settles, crops germinate and rivers begin to run again. Children splash in puddles, and communities breathe a…
Kickbacks scandal rocks hospital
FRESH allegations of unethical conduct have surfaced at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals, with the Association of Healthcare Funders of Zimbabwe formally accusing Omnipath Medical Laboratories of operating an illicit sample…











