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Between an ailing public sector and migration …

Zimbabwe has announced plans to criminalize the foreign recruitment of its health workers. Over 4,000 health workers have left the country since 2021, as the public health system continues to face issues of low pay and lack of infrastructure. In early April, Zimbabwe’s Vice-President and Health Minister, Dr. Constantino Chiwenga, indicated

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Data-driven decisions maintain availability and access to …

(Just Now) WebProtecting people and health workers. Providing essential health services during a crisis like the COVID-19 is a challenge, even in well-developed health systems. …

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Mental Health Care is a Basic Need Too

(6 days ago) Web1 day ago · Mental health needs to be a much bigger priority in our Zimbabwean society. We need to break down the stigma surrounding mental health, invest more resources in …

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Zimbabwe’s data on health SDGs progress now more …

(5 days ago) WebThe African Health Observatory was created in 2010 following recommendations of the Algiers and Ouagadougou declarations that were endorsed by …

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Impoverished nurses are barred from leaving Zimbabwe, …

(3 days ago) WebMore than 4,000 health workers, including about 2,600 nurses, left the country in 2021 and 2022. The exodus is a reflection of Zimbabwe’s collapsing economy, largely …

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COVID-19 worsens Zimbabwe’s health crisis

(8 days ago) WebThe Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights said on July 28 that 200 health workers in Zimbabwe had so far tested positive for COVID-19. Parirenyatwa …

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Zimbabwe: Pregnant women and girls face barriers …

(2 days ago) WebAlthough Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Health and Child Care advises women to give birth in health facilities, demographic data indicates that nearly one quarter of …

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Drug Use Rises in Zimbabwe

(4 days ago) WebThe government, nonprofits, and religious officials have collaborated in order to combat the ongoing problem. In 2019, President Emmerson Mnangagwa called for a …

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Regulations to Curb Spread of COVID-19

(6 days ago) WebRegulations to Curb Spread of COVID-19. A Government Gazette Extraordinary published late yesterday afternoon, 23rd March, contained two statutory …

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Herbal clinic changes the face of health delivery

(8 days ago) WebThe clinic attends to minor illnesses like coughs, colds, backaches, toothaches , wounds, thrush, STIs , arthritis, rheumatism and certain skin rashes. Patients with serious and …

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Blair Research Laboratory renamed

(1 days ago) WebThe NIHR was established in 1939 and comprises the Health Systems Research Unit, which was established in 1981 in Harare and the De Beers Research …

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Stressed by COVID-19, Zimbabweans Turn to Friendship Bench for …

(6 days ago) WebThe organization now has branches at most clinics and hospitals in Harare, and it is the only large mental health therapy service operating in the country. The …

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As Teen Pregnancies Soar in Zimbabwe, Debate Over Solution …

(7 days ago) WebAs Teen Pregnancies Soar in Zimbabwe, Debate Over Solution Intensifies. Public health advocates want Zimbabweans under 16 to have access to reproductive …

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Zimbabwe COVID-19 Lockdown Weekly Monitoring Report

(9 days ago) Web3. Highlights On 2 October 2020, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga in his capacity as the Minister of Health and Child Care, amended Statutory Instrument 225A …

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Zimbabwe multi-sectoral: Cholera elimination plan (2018 – 2028)

(6 days ago) WebThrough the Cholera Secretariat of Zimbabwe we convened a National Task-Force for Cholera Elimination which put together this Multi-Sectoral Cholera Elimination …

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Coronavirus – Zimbabwe: New lockdown measures announced

(Just Now) WebCOVID-19 lockdown measures have been extended by another two weeks,” said the Information Minister. As at 14 December 2021, the country had 177 690 …

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Traditional Healers in Zimbabwe Need Licenses to Sell Their …

(4 days ago) WebThe World Health Organization estimates that more than 80% of the world’s population uses natural medicine, including many people in Zimbabwe. The journal …

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Drug abuse in Zimbabwe – a generation under threat…but CCAD …

(4 days ago) WebC.C.A.D similarly urge the ministries of health and finance to significantly increase health finding investment in drug and substance abuse to support the …

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In Zimbabwe, vaccine hesitancy among front-line workers stalls …

(7 days ago) WebA month into its COVID-19 vaccine rollout, Zimbabwe has struggled to surpass the 75,000 mark as some front-line health workers are skeptical about the Chinese-made …

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The Hyperinflation Hype: What really happened in Zimbabwe

(4 days ago) WebThe economic effects of the pandemic further reduced tax income, while also increasing public health expenditure. The decline in transactions of goods and services …

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Zimbabwe COVID-19 Lockdown Weekly Monitoring Report 15 to …

(2 days ago) WebThis report covers the period Friday 15 January 2021 to Sunday 24 January 2021 of the national lockdown period that was declared by the Minister of Health and …

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