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…

Health facility modernisation: Govt walks talk

Trust Freddy Herald Correspondent THE modernisation of health infrastructure is at full throttle with the refurbishment of nurses’ residence at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals now complete and major works at…

Zim completes payment for new cancer machines

Trust Freddy ZIMBABWE is set to take delivery of a new generation of cutting-edge radiotherapy machines early next year after Treasury finalised payment of the initial deposits for the equipment,…

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…

VCPH children ward revamped

Tendai Gukutikwa Health Reporter IN a bid to enhance comfort, safety, and treatment outcomes for young patients, the children’s ward at Victoria Chitepo Provincial Hospital has undergone a significant transformation,…

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…

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