The appointment of Honourable Vice President Dr C.G.D.N. Chiwenga as the Minister of Health and Child Care demonstrates Government’s commitment to restore the dignity of the health sector in Zimbabwe by identifying the gaps which had not been addressed for a long time.

Traditional medicines (TM) still play an important role in meeting basic health care needs of local communities. Moreso, it remains the most affordable and easily accessible source of therapeutic treatment in the primary healthcare system for members the general populace.