The office is responsible for coordinating the development and implementation of the Ministry’s public relations strategy. The Public Relations Office is the bridge between the Ministry, patients, it’s clients, the general public and the media. The unit oversees the development and cascading of the patients’ charter, complaints procedures and production of the Ministry’s quarterly magazine. […]
Following the invitation by the Director General of the World Health Organisation, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, Zimbabwe successfully participated in the 77th Session of the World Health Assembly.
Health Resilience Fund (HRF) handed over medical equipment and supplies worth over USD$9.2 million to Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Health and Child Care at National Pharmaceutical Warehouse in Harare on 4 July 2024. The HRF funding partners are the European Union, the Governments of Ireland and the United Kingdom, and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, while UNFPA, UNICEF […]
First Lady Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa on Saturday torched wild celebrations among scores of villagers when she visited her home area, Kakora village in Chiweshe, to appreciate the community which raised her.
Over the past few years, Zimbabwe has been battling the scourge of illicit drugs and narcotics, which is slowly gnawing at the younger generation. A few weeks ago, the nation was shocked when it emerged that learners at a top girls’ school in Harare had abused drugs during a school trip, leading to the expulsion […]
THE Government has taken steps to strengthen surveillance, particularly at the ports of entry, and has activated response teams following cases of Marburg virus reported in the region. The response plan was announced by Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Child Care Air Commodore Dr Jasper Chimedza in statement.
“Growing up I always wanted to become a health worker. But unfortunately, I was not privileged enough to get someone who would pay for me to do a nursing course. I never gave up, and in 2002 that is when l got the opportunity to receive training so that I could become a village health […]
Acting President Dr Constantino Chiwenga yesterday commissioned state-of-the-art medical equipment in Harare worth over US$12 million which is expected to transform the country’s health delivery system.
Growing up in the dusty streets of Hurungwe, Juliet Chimedza was her father’s trusted sidekick. The father was a well-known traditional healer, famous for ‘treating’ even the most serious diseases like cancer.
ZIMBABWE continues to record positive strides in the fight against the deadly Tuberculosis disease with the estimated incidence rate going down from 242 per 100 000 in 2015 to 204 per 100 000 in 2022