Health & Community

Funding gap in health sector triggers medicines shortages, staffing crisis in Zimbabwe

THE Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) says it is struggling to keep hospitals running, retain health workers in rural areas and secure essential medicines as unpredictable funding,...

Zambia finalises US$1.5 bln US health funding deal as Zimbabwe rejects terms

ZAMBIA is set to sign a US$1.5 billion health funding agreement with the United States this week after...

Mnangagwa declares State of Disaster as 8,500 homes lose roofs in Masvingo hailstorm

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared a State of Disaster following a severe hailstorm that hit Masvingo on Monday,...

US aid cuts drove sharp HIV service drops in Zimbabwe, Uganda — study finds

Bloomberg US funding cuts caused sharp and lasting declines in HIV prevention, testing and treatment services at organisations serving...

Maybe People Facing Infertility Are Not the Problem — We Are

Abby Mango is a UK-based Fertility Lead Nurse Specialist. She founded TacklingInfertility/Hurukurodzembereko to provide education, coaching, and advocacy for African and minority ethnic communities facing fertility challenges. Contact at tacklinginfertility@gmail.com

Two female mental patients burnt to death in house fire 

TWO women died after a fire broke out in a locked room at a homestead in Gombakomba Village, Manicaland Province. The tragedy occurred on August...

ZDF, Mutapa Gold deliver new classroom block to ease congestion at rural Mt Darwin school

The Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF), working with Mutapa Gold Resources (MGR), on Tuesday handed over a new classroom block at Mubvundudzi Primary School in...

Community seed bank helps Zimbabwe farmers adapt to climate change

Sunday World The Mutiusinazita Seed Bank, a community-run initiative in eastern Zimbabwe, is helping smallholder farmers preserve traditional crop varieties and improve resilience to climate...

How telehealth is helping close the healthcare gap in rural Zimbabwe

By Farai Shawn Matiashe l Al Jazeera  Nyazura, Zimbabwe – Bright fluorescent lights reflect off polished floors as Anymore Kadzunge returns for a routine check-up...

When Period Pain is Normalised: The Hidden Endometriosis Crisis

When Pain is Normalised: Inside the Hidden Endometriosis Crisis For generations, Black women have been taught to bear severe pelvic pain with quiet dignity, dismissing debilitating cycles as a normal rite of passage. But what happens when "normal period pain" is actually a chronic, destructive warfare raging inside the body? From the medical myths that delay diagnosis to the cultural silence surrounding jeko gono, this article unmasks the reality of endometriosis. Read the powerful stories of advocates Tinevimbo Matambanadzo and Tinopona Katsande, and discover how we are replacing stigma with science, surgery, and support.

Four miners die after shaft collapse

A MINING disaster in Chinhoyi, Mashonaland West Province, has claimed the lives of four miners after a shaft at Rowdy Mine collapsed, trapping workers...