5 d. ago No wonder the president did not tour hospitals with you – opposition MP taunts Health Minister, chucked out of National Assembly

By Staff Reporter CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) MP Charlton Hwende was on Wednesday removed from the National Assembly for taunting Health Minister Douglas Mombeshora over his exclusion from President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s visits to Harare’s public referral hospitals. Manicaland CCC legislator Prosper Mutseyami had brought a policy question on access to health services in public The post No wonder the president did not tour hospitals with you – opposition MP taunts Health Minister, chucked out of National Assembly appeared first on NewZimbabwe.com.

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6 d. ago Rights doctors push for Commission of Inquiry into Zimbabwe’s collapsing public health sector

By Mary Taruvinga The Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights (ZADHR) has urged President Emmerson Mnangagwa to institute a Commission of Inquiry on the state of the health sector. This follows Mnangagwa’s visits to Parirenyatwa and Sally Mugabe Hospitals on Monday. There has been an uproar over the dilapidated state of public hospitals where there is a lack of The post Rights doctors push for Commission of Inquiry into Zimbabwe’s collapsing public health sector appeared first on NewZimbabwe.com.

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7 d. ago Mawarire Accuses ED Of “Monetizing Problems” With Untendered US$437 Million Contract

President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s recent visit to Parirenyatwa and Sally Mugabe Hospitals, along with the NatPharm warehouse, on Monday, June 16, has ignited a fresh controversy, with Jealousy Mawarire accusing the tour of being a “poor window dressing gimmick” to justify a massive, untendered cancer treatment equipment contract.

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7 d. ago Too many areas requiring urgent attention – presidential spokesperson says following Mnangagwa’s visit to public referral hospitals

By Thandiwe Garusa PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa’s spokesperson George Charamba, has acknowledged the dire state of Zimbabwe’s public hospitals, highlighting infrastructure decay, policy gaps and systematic overload. Charamba was speaking following Mnangagwa’s visit to Zimbabwe’s main referral hospitals, Parirenyatwa and Sally Mugabe, on Monday. The visits follow public outcry over the dysfunctional state of public hospitals. The post Too many areas requiring urgent attention – presidential spokesperson says following Mnangagwa’s visit to public referral hospitals appeared first on NewZimbabwe.com.

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7 d. ago Mnangagwa’s Parirenyatwa visit raises more questions than it answers

In Zimbabwe, nothing is ever quite what it seems—beneath every public gesture lies a deeper, often troubling story.

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8 d. ago Mnangagwa visits Parirenyatwa, Sally Mugabe hospitals to “gain clearer understanding” of collapsing public health sector

By Thandiwe Garusa PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has said his visits to Parirenyatwa and Sally Mugabe hospitals on Monday are meant to provide him with a clearer understanding of Zimbabwe’s deteriorating public health sector. These visits follow a public outcry over the collapsing state of public hospitals. Mnangagwa also toured the NatPharm warehouse. Last month, Youth The post Mnangagwa visits Parirenyatwa, Sally Mugabe hospitals to “gain clearer understanding” of collapsing public health sector appeared first on NewZimbabwe.com.

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1 week ago Blood Money: Zimbabwe’s Blood Service accused of profiteering amidst health crisis

HARARE - As Zimbabwe grapples with a deepening public health crisis, characterised by critical shortages of medication and deteriorating facilities, the National Blood Service Zimbabwe (NBSZ) is facing mounting criticism for its pricing model and significant financial surpluses at the expense of the poor. The post Blood Money: Zimbabwe’s Blood Service accused of profiteering amidst health crisis appeared first on Nehanda Radio.

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1 week ago A new approach to dealing with Africa – visiting UK minister confirms UK’s softened stance towards Mnangagwa regime

By Leopold Munhende UNITED Kingdom’s (UK) Minister for Africa, Lord Ray Collins, the first British cabinet member to visit in seven years, has confirmed their softened stance towards Zimbabwe and talked of ‘a new approach’ towards the continent and former colony. Collins, who visited President Emmerson Mnangagwa at State House on Sunday, said Prime Minister Keir The post A new approach to dealing with Africa – visiting UK minister confirms UK’s softened stance towards Mnangagwa regime appeared first on NewZimbabwe.com.

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1 week ago A new approach to dealing with Africa – visiting UK minister confirms softened stance towards Mnangagwa regime

By Leopold Munhende UNITED Kingdom’s (UK) Minister for Africa, Lord Ray Collins, the first British cabinet member to visit in seven years, has confirmed their softened stance towards Zimbabwe and talked of ‘a new approach’ towards the continent and former colony. Collins, who visited President Emmerson Mnangagwa at State House on Wednesday, said Prime Minister The post A new approach to dealing with Africa – visiting UK minister confirms softened stance towards Mnangagwa regime appeared first on NewZimbabwe.com.

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1 week ago NBSZ Defends Blood Pricing Amid Public Outcry, Cites Cost Recovery Model

HARARE – The National Blood Services Zimbabwe (NBSZ) has mounted a robust defence of its [...]

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2 w. ago “We are working under impossible conditions, we cannot continue like this” – nurses plead with govt to prioritise public health sector

By Thandiwe Garusa THE Zimbabwe Nurses Association (ZINA) has made a desperate appeal to the government to urgently address the situation in public hospitals, saying they are working under “impossible conditions” which are endangering lives. Government has for years continued to neglect public hospitals, which are the largest providers of healthcare services in the country. The post “We are working under impossible conditions, we cannot continue like this” – nurses plead with govt to prioritise public health sector appeared first on NewZimbabwe.com.

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2 w. ago Hospitals in Zimbabwe face collapse as treatable illnesses claim lives – nurses group sounds alarm

HARARE - Nurses in Zimbabwe have issued a stark warning regarding the deteriorating state of the nation's public health system, claiming that citizens are succumbing to easily treatable diseases due to a severe lack of essential resources. The post Hospitals in Zimbabwe face collapse as treatable illnesses claim lives – nurses group sounds alarm appeared first on Nehanda Radio.

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2 w. ago Medicines regulator warns against illegal use of ‘skinny jab’ for weight loss

By Staff Reporter  THE Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) and the Health Professions Authority (HPA) have cautioned the public against the illegal sale, purchase, and use of Ozempic, a prescription medication known as the “skinny jab.” The Ozempic is originally designed for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. In a joint statement, MCAZ Director-General The post Medicines regulator warns against illegal use of ‘skinny jab’ for weight loss appeared first on NewZimbabwe.com.

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