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Majority of Deaths in Zimbabwe’s Rural Communities Go Unregistered

Michael Gwarisa

By Michael Gwarisa While 70% of deaths in Zimbabwe occur in rural communities, nearly half of those deaths are not registered with the Civil Registry Department. Although Zimbabwean law mandates compulsory death registration, compliance in rural areas remains low, with many deaths going unrecorded. This has raised concerns about the accuracy of national demographic data, affecting population projections, disease surveillance, epidemic tracking, and mortality pattern analysis. Letisia Zengeya, Assistant Registrar General for Births and Deaths, attributed the low death registration rates to the inaccessibility of registration centers and a lack…

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Home Births Still High In Chivi

Healthtimes

HOME delivery cases are still high in Chivi district while institutional deliveries are currently below 80 percent, owing to a plethora of factors chief among them being the deteriorating health standards and lack of functional Health Center Committees (HCCs), Chivi Acting District Medical Officer (DMO), Dr Emmanuel Chagondah has said. By Michael Gwarisa Speaking at the just ended leadership symposium for public health practitioners, Dr Chagondah said the district was still struggling with high cases of home deliveries. “Institutional deliveries are below 80% for the district. Chivi District Hospital’s (CDH)…

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