Zimbabwe’s 2025 Mid-Term Budget Falls Short of Abuja Health Target Despite Modest Gains

By Michael Gwarisa Zimbabwe’s 2025 Mid-Year Budget Review has once again underscored the country’s persistent failure to meet the Abuja Declaration target of allocating at least 15 percent of the national budget to health, despite a modest improvement in the sector’s share of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) following a rebasing exercise. According to the review presented by Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube, the Ministry of Health and Child Care was allocated ZiG27.8 billion for the year, translating to approximately US$1.039 billion using the official exchange rate of US$1 to ZiG26.7654. While…

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