Listening to women’s pain: Lessons from menstrual health for our workplaces
For years, much of the discussion has centred on access to sanitary products, particularly for girls in schools and women in low-income communities. This remains important.
By Simbarashe Kanyimo
9h ago
Food safety: How pots are silently killing us
Leftovers, especially sadza or spicy foods, are the silent killer gripping Zimbabwean communities that cook once and eat twice.
By Nhau Mangirazi
9h ago
Silence can kill: Why we must stop hiding illness
Medical science advances every day. Countless people who were once given little hope have gone on to recover and enjoy full and productive lives. I count myself among them.
By Piason Maringwa
Jun. 12, 2026
Government scrambles to avert medicine crisis
A health system as large and complex as ours cannot be entirely free of challenges, which may include intermittent shortages of medicines, consumables and some critical equipment.
By Freeman Makopa
Jun. 12, 2026
Zimbabwe faces critical shortages of midwives
Government has announced an ambitious drive to strengthen the country's midwifery workforce through expanded training
By Patricia Sibanda
Jun. 11, 2026
Breaking healthcare to fix healthcare? The dangerous logic behind SI 330 amendments
The position paper submitted by major medical aid societies asks a simple but uncomfortable question: What problem exactly is this reform trying to solve?
By Kudzai Nyatanga
Jun. 11, 2026
Health ministry receives new cancer machines
The latest consignment includes sophisticated radiotherapy machines known as Linear Accelerators (LINACs) designed to deliver highly precise radiation treatment to deep-seated cancers.
By Tatenda Kunaka
Jun. 10, 2026
Health ministry exposes WhatsApp job scam
The ministry said the advertisement, which directs applicants to submit their details to a WhatsApp number (0780967346) before a purported deadline of June 10, 2026, is fake.
By Tatenda Kunaka
Jun. 10, 2026
Cimas Healthathon 3.0 accelerates push for digital healthcare solutions
Akaketwa said entries must offer original, locally relevant solutions to challenges within Zimbabwe’s healthcare system.
By Evans Mathanda
Jun. 9, 2026
