Day: March 1, 2024

President Mnangagwa appoints Dr Pasi Health Service Commission Secretary

Healthtimes

By Staff Reporter Sally Mugabe Central Hospital Chief Medical Officer Dr Christopher Pasi leaves helm of the health institution taking up a new role at the Health Service Commision following an appointment by the President Emmerson Mnangagwa. He was appointed Secretary to the HSC. “His Excellency the President has in terms of section 10(1)(a) of the Health Service Amendment Act also appointed Dr Christopher Pamhidza Pasi as Secretary to the Health Service Commission,” said the Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet Dr Martin Rushwaya in a statement. Dr Pasi…

Read More

Why Zimbabwe Needs a Multidisciplinary and Inclusive Public Health Association

Healthtimes

By: Enock Musungwini, MPH, MBA Public health associations play a crucial role in advocating for measures to improve the health and well-being of populations. They work collaboratively with governments, civil society organizations, and various stakeholders to address national and global health challenges. Unfortunately, Zimbabwe lacks a multidisciplinary public health association, which is a significant weakness for the country. In the context of public health, a multidisciplinary association is one that includes professionals from various fields, such as epidemiology, biostatistics, environmental health, health policy and management, political science, social and behavioral…

Read More

Zimbabwe Kicks Off Women’s Month with Launch of Every Stage of Woman Campaign

Michael Gwarisa

By Michael Gwarisa The Minister of Women Affairs, Small and Medium Enterprises Department, Honorable Monica Mutsvangwa yesterday presided over the launch of Women’s Month which also coincided with the Every Stage of Woman Campaign, a programme that focuses on the reproductive stages of the woman from menstruation to menopause, from adolescents to menopause. The Every Stage of Woman” Campaign is a Population Services Zimbabwe (PSZ) program being supported by the Embassy of Sweden in commemoration of the 2024 International Women’s Day commemoration running under the theme; “Invest in Women: Accelerate…

Read More

National Health Insurance ready by July

Kuda Pembere

By Kuda Pembere Health and Child Care Minister Dr Douglas Mombeshora says the much-awaited and much-lobbied- for National Health Insurance (NHI) is expected to be rolled out in July this year. At a time where less than 10 percent of Zimbabweans have medical insurance, the Health Ministry have been mulling over this health insurance scheme for decades without ever materializing. In an interview, the Health Minister said the NHI is expected to be presented to Parliament anytime from now. I think quite a lot of work has been done and…

Read More

Kaizen 5S Quality Management System, a critical component for Zim’s Universal health coverage

Kuda Pembere

By Kuda Pembere The implementation of the Japanese Kaizen 5S quality management sysyem has the potential to help Zimbabwe attain Universal Health Coverage given it improves the hospital working environment as some health facilities reported a record 83 weeks without a maternal mortality case. This came out during the project for improvement of health services through 5S- Kaizen- TQM approach annual progress report meeting. Officiating the meeting which ends tomorrow, Health and Child Care Minister Dr Douglas Mombeshora said Government’s commitment to provide top notch health services is their top…

Read More