Flu surges as Zimbabwe enters winter season
Health authorities have observed a significant rise in the number of people contracting the flu as Zimbabwe enters the winter season. With over 3,500 influenza cases recorded in the past ...
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Cancer cases rising in Zim – Health Minister
Cervical cancer is a significant health issue in Zimbabwe, as stated by Health and Child Care Minister Douglas Mombeshora. The minister emphasized the importance of a sustained f!ght against cervical ...
10 Districts now cholera free in Zimbabwe
The minister of Heath and Child Care Douglas Mombeshora updated on the decline on Cholera cases in Zimbabwe and 10 districts were declared free. Chimanimani, Makoni, Mwenezi, Kwekwe, Gokwe North, ...
Ministry of health granted US$15m
Health and Child Care minister Douglas Mombeshora has hailed the results-based finance (RBF) model which focused on maternal and neonatal healthcare as a success. He said the programme led to ...
Parirenyatwa Hospital opens new high dependency unit
Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals in Harare says it is opening a new unit that will cater for patients with acute respiratory illnesses and relieve pressure on the hospital’s already existing ...
Minister Mombeshora involved a horrific car accident
Health and Child Care Minister, Douglas Mombeshora was involved in a serious car accident on Monday afternoon when his driver hit an unidentified male cyclist. According to insiders, the incident ...
Cholera cases involve children below 15-Douglas Mombeshora
Health minister Douglas Mombeshora yesterday revealed that about half of cholera cases in Zimbabwe involve children below the age of 15. Addressing delegates during the handover of cholera medicines and ...
Lawyers blame gvt and council for cholera de@ths
HUMAN rights lawyers say government and local authorities must be held accountable for cholera deaths as the water-borne disease spreads across the country claiming lives. The Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human ...
Zimbabwe adopts multi-sectoral approach to response to HIV
All is set for the International Conference on Aids and STIs in Africa (ICASA) which starts today in the capital. A pre-event high level meeting for African First Ladies preceded ...
Patients surving at the mercy of private health facilities says Health minister
Government says Zimbabwe is facing a serious shortage of medicine and drugs at public hospitals which has left patients at the mercy of private health facilities. Health and Child Care ...
Douglas Mombeshora tells gvt doctors not to transfer patients to private surgeries
The Minister of Health and Child Care Douglas Mombeshora has warned doctors employed by the Government against transferring patients to their private surgeries without any justifiable cause. Speaking during a ...
Cholera Cases Are Decreasing Countrywide- Minister Of Health
The Minister of Health and Child Care Douglas Mombeshora has said confirmed cholera cases are decreasing countrywide. This comes after the Government set up cholera treatment camps, suspended social gatherings ...