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Renovated Mutawatawa Hospital To Boost Maternal Health Outcomes

Michael Gwarisa

By Michael Gwarisa In a significant step towards improving maternal and neonatal health in Uzumba Maramba Pfungwe (UMP), Mutawatawa District Hospital has completed extensive renovations of its theatre department and waiting mothers’ shelter, with financial support from the World Bank, Cordaid and the Government of Zimbabwe. The refurbished hospital now boasts a fully equipped and modernised theatre capable of handling two operations simultaneously, a new radiography unit with a digital X-ray machine, and upgraded waiting mothers’ facilities designed to offer dignified shelter to expecting mothers. The renovations were undertaken by…

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Zim’s Health Promotion Officers to Develop Key Data Indicators for DHIS2 Integration

Kuda Pembere

By Kuda Pembere in Kadoma Health promotion officers have welcomed an initiative to develop their own key data indicators for integration into Zimbabwe’s District Health Information System 2 (DHIS2), a move aimed at making their contributions more visible and measurable. The Health Promotion Unit (HPU) in the Ministry of Health and Child Care began developing these indicators on Wednesday, with support from Cordaid through World Bank funding. This initiative seeks to address a long-standing issue where the impact of health promotion officers’ work is often attributed to other professions. Established…

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A Fruitful Marriage: Urban Voucher System Reduces Maternal Deaths in Harare’s Central Hospitals/Council Clinics

Michael Gwarisa

Like many women in high-density and peri-urban communities, Method Pagiwa (26), from Kuwadzana Phase in Harare, registered her pregnancy with the Antenatal Clinic at Rujeko Polyclinic in Dzivarasekwa, when she was seven months into her pregnancy. This, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO) standards is not recommended as they prescribe that women in developing countries such as Zimbabwe, should seek ANC within four months (17 Weeks) of pregnancy. By Michael Gwarisa On July 7, 2023, Method started experiencing labor pains and her waters broke while she was on her…

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When Communities Take Up Leading Role In Improving Maternal and Child Health

Michael Gwarisa

When the world locked down in 2020 at the back of a COVID-19 pandemic, all health services left for COVID-19-related interventions were heavily disrupted.  Maternal and Child Health were among some of the most affected services as health facilities offering services continued to face significant challenges compromising the quality of care By Michael Gwarisa Even though data points to an increase in institutional deliveries since the year 2016 in Zimbabwe, a decline was noted during the COVID-19 era. This was largely attributed to the disruption in maternal health services and…

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RBF’s Urban Voucher Reduces Maternal and Neonatal Deaths In Harare

Michael Gwarisa

THE Urban Voucher (UV) component of the Results Based Financing (RBF) program, which is being implemented through funding and technical support from the World Bank (WB) has resulted in a decline in maternal and neonatal deaths due to increased uptake of services by pregnant and expecting women. By Michael Gwarisa The RBF project was introduced by the government of Zimbabwe in 2011 and is financed by the Global Financing Facility and the Health Results and Innovation Trust Fund. In the earlier phases, the  Project aimed to accelerate access to quality…

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Zim Inks US$6.6 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Deployment Grant

Michael Gwarisa

ZIMBABWE’S finance ministry, the World Bank Group, as the Fund Administrator of the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program and the Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Trust Fund have singed a US$6.6 Million COVID-19 response grant with the aim of supporting the deployment and management of COVID-19 vaccines. By Staff Reporter According to the World Bank, financing for the project, which comes in the form of a grant, aims to support the deployment and management of COVID-19 vaccines and strengthen related health system capacity in Zimbabwe. the grant will ensure adequate…

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