Why adequate health funding cannot be negotiated away
For years, Zimbabwe’s healthcare system has leaned heavily on foreign assistance — particularly in programmes targeting HIV and Aids, tuberculosis, malaria, and maternal health.
By Newsday
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Professional medical bodies must step up on upskilling in Zimbabwe
Across public hospitals and private clinics alike, doctors, dentists, nurses and allied professionals are operating in a global medical environment that is evolving at high speed.
By Johannes Marisa
Feb. 20, 2026
Don’t only fill posts, fix health sector problems too
The government is under pressure to fill 14 000 vacant posts left by nurses and doctors who have fled the country in recent years.
By Newsday
Nov. 14, 2025
Health sector crisis long in the making
FOR years, the crisis in Zimbabwe’s health sector has been bemoaned in passing — often treated as a symptom of a wider economic collapse.
By Newsday
Oct. 31, 2025
Letter to my people: Tino Machakaire said what they don’t want to hear
In response the delusional Health deputy minister Sleiman Kwidini said his ministry has made remarkable progress in improving the country’s health sector.
By Doctor Stop It
May. 11, 2025
Where the gourd is empty and the drumbeat fades
In a society where access to proper medical care remains a daily struggle for millions, the creative community is no exception.
By Raymond Millagre Langa
Apr. 20, 2025
Midwife shortage hits Zim
Zimbabwe’s health sector has been hard hit by a mass exodus of health workers, with the United Kingdom proving to be the destination of choice.
By Harriet Chikandiwa
Jun. 7, 2024
2023, a year of ups and downs in the health sector
A health system is an organisation of people, institutions and resources that deliver healthcare services to meet the health needs of the target populations
By Johannes Marisa
Dec. 21, 2023
NewsDay cartoon 17 November, 2023 edition
NewsDay cartoon 17 November, 2023 edition
By The Watcher
Nov. 17, 2023
