The Ministry of Finance recently announced a drastic reduction on the budget allocation to the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) leaving the health sector to depend much on donor support. Accoding to an analysis by the Civil Society, there is a significant decline in terms
The Ministry of Health and Child Care has come under fire for failing to deploy recently qualified 15 doctors despite the huge shortage of doctors in the health system. In an interview with 263Chat, Health Apex national spokesperson,who is also the Acting President of Zimbabwe Hospital
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Child Care Doctor Agnes Mahomva has urged the nation to embrace orange maize as the country steps up efforts to fight malnutrition. Addressing participants at the Livelihood and Food Security Programme workshop in the capital recently, Dr Mahomva
Minister of Health and Child Care Dr Obadiah Moyo last Friday officially opened Harare Central Hospital's male ward which was renovated by the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange listed company, African Distillers (AFDIS) as part of its corporate social responsibility to the community. Speaking during the official opening,
United Arab Emirates (UAE) has committed support for the country’s health sector by pledging to particularly set up a pharmaceutical plant to improve the availability and accessibility of medicines in Zimbabwe. This was said during during the official handover of another consignment of equipment and surgical
The First Lady, Auxillia Mnangagwa in collaboration with the National AIDS Council (NAC) and other supporting partners hosted a Men's conference targeting men only in order to reduce new HIV infections and deal with the low health seeking behaviour in men. Speaking at the conference held
[caption id="attachment_52202" align="alignnone" width="3456"] Minister of Health and Child Care, Obadiah Moyo being shown the helicopter which will be used for emergency services[/caption] [caption id="attachment_52203" align="alignnone" width="3456"] Dr Obadiah Moyo cutting the ribbon, being officially launching helicopter services[/caption]
Local civic society groups have formed a task force to push for the alignment of laws to allow adolescents under the age of 16 to access reproductive health services free of charge. According to the Children's Act, persons under the age of 18 can only access
Zimbabwe has won plaudits for its strong efforts to combat pediatric HIV which is over 75 percent, 263Chat has learnt. This is despite 1.1 million infants in Africa being exposed to the deadly disease. According to UNAIDS Start Free Stay Free AIDS Free 2019 report released yesterday, strong
The Ministry of Health and Child Care has revealed that more than 400 women died last year due to contraceptive related complications. This was revealed today at a Parliamentarians Sensitization workshop in the capital. In an interview with 263Chat, Dr Davidzoyashe Makosa said 409 women died last
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