Healthcare

Manicaland Province | 4 April 2025 – Over 13,300 teenagers fell pregnant across Manicaland last year, with 55 girls dropping out of school entirely, including three primary school pupils.

The Ministry of Health and Child Care has recorded 147 snakebite cases and two fatalities in the past week, with deaths reported in Bindura and Chegutu districts.

A baby girl born prematurely at just 28 weeks has made an inspiring recovery after weighing only 405g at birth.

Zimbabwe’s healthcare system is struggling to reduce the high number of maternal and neonatal deaths, Health and Child Care Minister Douglas Mombeshora revealed during a press conference on 16th March 2025.

Zimbabwe’s healthcare system faces a severe funding shortfall, with the 2025 national budget allocating just US$44 million for medicines—far below the US$17 million monthly required to meet basic needs.

Douglas Runyowa, the Chief Director for Commerce in the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, has revealed that nearly 50% of groceries seized from tuck shops and vending stalls during the ongoing crackdown on counterfeit and smuggled goods in Zimbabwe are fake and potentially harmful to health.

Police in Harare are investigating the production of Mauya drink in Waterfalls to ensure the manufacturing process complies with the country’s laws and regulations.

The Population Solutions for Health (PSH) New Start Centre in Harare’s CBD has temporarily suspended services for patients on ART and those seeking PrEP refills, NewZimbabwe.com has learned.

Zimbabwe has recorded 44 confirmed cases of cholera since the latest outbreak began in November last year, the Ministry of Health and Child Care announced on Tuesday night.

The Ministry of Health and Child Care has published the weekly disease surveillance report for the week ending 19 January 2025.