THE Medical and Dental Practitioners Council of Zimbabwe (MDPCZ) has reversed its recent increase on annual registration fees and reverted back to last year’s charges.
MDPCZ is a statutory body established in terms of Section 29 of the Health Professions Act (Chapter 27:19) whose responsibility is to regulate the medical and dental professions in the country.
In a communiqué sent to members, MDPCZ said it was sticking to the old fees “until further notice”.
“This serves to advise the profession that the council in consultation with the Health and Child Care ministry has suspended the increase in annual fees and has reverted back to the 2023 fees until further notice,” read part of the letter.
The council said further communication would be made to the members who paid at the new rates.
Private medical practitioners have welcomed the move and paid tribute to the Health and Child Care minister Douglas Mombeshora.
“We took our fight as Medical and Dental Private Practitioners of Zimbabwe Association [MDPPZA] to the minister concerning the fees charged from the Health Professional Association to councils and its now bearing fruit,” MDPPZA president Johannes Marisa said yesterday.
“Over the years medical practitioners would just sit on their laurels and grumble among themselves without taking action. There were no formal complaints raised because there were no such platforms as MDPPZA and fortunately we have a minister who is listening to our grievances and taking action.”
