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Govt Backtracks On Its No Work, No Pay Principle
The government has backtracked from its vindictive position and paid double salaries to nurses removed from payroll last month over prolonged industrial action.
The nurses received their July and August salaries despite the Health…
COVID-19: Recovery Rate Rises to 82 Percent
Zimbabwe has recorded a significant decline in the number of COVID-19 active cases, raising hopes of progress in the fight against the deadly pandemic.
In its daily update, the Ministry of Health and Child Care said Zimbabwe recorded 78…
Saving lives, economies and livelihoods campaign launches in Africa
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA, 21 AUGUST 2020 H.E. Amira Elfadil Mohammed, Commissioner for Social Affairs, African Union Commission; H.E. Dr Amani Abou-Zeid, Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy; and Dr John Nkengasong, Director of the…
New Higherlife Foundation programme to help child birth
Philanthropist and pan-African businessman Strive Masiyiwa is mobilizing funds to support the maternal, child-birth sections of Zimbabwe’s largest referral hospitals.
Masiyiwa’s action follows recent media reports of seven babies that…
DeepEye Initiative: A new innovation to reduce child pneumonia deaths in Zimbabwe
Pneumonia can be deadly for children under the age of five, but it can be treated with the right diagnosis and medical intervention. However, the cost of such tests is beyond the reach of many families in Zimbabwe. Now, two students from…
“Silent Genocide In Hospitals”
The dire situation in public hospitals has become a silent genocide for health workers who are being forced to work without personal protective equipment and basic medical supplies to attend to patients amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the…
Health Professionals Welcome Chiwenga’s Appointment
The Zimbabwe Nurses Association (ZINA) and the Senior Hospital Doctors Association have welcomed the appointment of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga as the Minister of Health and Child Care.
In a statement, the nurses association…
BREAKING: Vice President Chiwenga Appointed New Health Minister
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed vice President Constantino Chiwenga as the new health and child care minister replacing Dr Obadiah Moyo who was expelled after being implicated in corruption scandals involving COVID-19 funds.…
‘We Cannot Work On Empty Stomachs, Health Workers Tell Govt
Health workers have vowed to proceed with their job boycott despite the recent plea by President Emmerson Mnangagwa for them to return to work.
This is amid revelations that scores of people could be dying due to lack of medical care.…
Health Workers Vow To Continue With Strike Despite ED Plea
Health workers have vowed to continue with their strike over salaries despite pleas for their return to work from President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
Speaking to 263Chat health apex chairperson, Enock Dongo said whilst they understand the plea…