Day: December 18, 2025

Zimbabwe Receives Mobile Clinics to Boost Health Care in Remote Areas

Kuda Pembere

By Kuda Pembere Zimbabwe has received mobile clinic vans and staff minibuses from Cordaid Zimbabwe, with support from the World Bank, valued at more than US$3 million. The vehicles were procured under the Zimbabwe COVID-19 Response and Essential Health Services Project (ZCREHSP), which was implemented by the Ministry of Health and Child Care between April and June 2025. The vehicles are valued at a total of US$3,069,547.75. The mobile clinic vans are fully equipped with medical infrastructure that includes waiting areas, treatment rooms, maternity delivery rooms, air conditioning, fitted cupboards,…

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Zim Launches One Health Strategic Plan

Kuda Pembere

By Kuda Pembere Zimbabwe on Thursday launched its One Health Strategic Plan to guide the country in addressing interconnected environmental, animal and human health threats. The strategy brings together the Ministries of Health and Child Care, Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development, and Environment, Climate and Wildlife under a coordinated One Health framework. In a show of political will at the highest level and officiating at the launch, Vice President Kembo Mohadi, representing President Emmerson Mnangagwa, urged all stakeholders to work collaboratively rather than in isolation. “Addressing the current…

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24-Year-Old Woman Unable to Swallow Needs US$1,000 for Oesophageal Surgery at Karanda Hospital

Michael Gwarisa

By Michael Gwarisa A 24-year-old woman, Gamuchirai B. Chirendo, who can no longer swallow due to a narrowed oesophagus, is seeking US$1,000 for surgery at Karanda Hospital to restore her ability to eat. Her condition worsened in 2023 after giving birth, leading to surgery at Karanda Hospital and the insertion of a feeding tube to sustain her nutrition. She suffers from an oesophageal stricture, a narrowing of the oesophagus that prevents food and liquids from passing normally to the stomach. Speaking to HealthTimes, her mother, Mrs Georgina Mhingo, said her…

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