Tag: Ministry of Health and Child Care Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Records Major Gains in Fight Against TB, Global Report Shows

Michael Gwarisa

By Michael Gwarisa Data from the 2025 Global Tuberculosis Report shows that Zimbabwe has made steady progress towards ending TB as a public health threat. According to the report, Zimbabwe’s TB incidence declined to 203 per 100,000, a 3.8 percent reduction from 2023 among other milestones. Commenting on the 2025 findings, Dr Fungayi Kavenga, the Ministry of Health and Child Care Director for TB services, welcomed the gains but warned that the battle to end the disease was still ongoing. Zimbabwe is making steady progress towards ending TB. The Global…

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UNFPA Urges Focus on Adolescents, Youth and Quality Healthcare as Zimbabwe Prepares for Ninth Country Programme

Kuda Pembere

By Kuda Pembere As the Zimbabwean Government through Treasury prepares for its ninth country programme in partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the organisation has urged the country to prioritise healthcare quality and improve the livelihoods of adolescents and young people, particularly females who are disproportionately affected by teenage pregnancies, gender-based violence, and HIV. This was said by UNFPA Zimbabwe Representative Miranda Tabifor while speaking to journalists on the sidelines of a consultative stakeholder workshop to develop the ninth country programme, running from 2027 to 2031. With over 60…

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Funding Constraints Hamper NatPharm’s Role in Public Health Procurement

Kuda Pembere

By Kuda Pembere Severe funding constraints are undermining Zimbabwe’s public health procurement system, disrupting the National Pharmaceutical Company’s (NatPharm) ability to maintain a reliable medical supply chain. NatPharm, a government parastatal, is responsible for procuring and distributing medical products nationwide. Its operations were further strained by the abrupt withdrawal of U.S. government funding through USAID during the Donald Trump administration. Speaking to journalists on the sidelines of a Health Products Supply Chain Management Dialogue, Health and Child Care Ministry Secretary Dr. Aspect Maunganidze pointed to low budget allocations as one…

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