Health

HARARE - A tense exchange erupted in Parliament on Wednesday between the Ministry of Health and Child Care and the Ministry of Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion over persistent delays in funding for the Premier Service Medical Aid Society (PSMAS), leaving civil servants without timely access to healthcare services.

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump has been diagnosed with a chronic vein condition, the White House announced Thursday, following speculation about photos that showed bruising on his hand.

HARARE - Zimbabwe has reported a marginal increase in HIV/AIDS-related deaths during the first half of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, raising questions about the sustainability of the country's HIV response in the face of shifting donor funding.

HARARE - As Zimbabwe grapples with a deepening public health crisis, characterised by critical shortages of medication and deteriorating facilities, the National Blood Service Zimbabwe (NBSZ) is facing mounting criticism for its pricing model and significant financial surpluses at the expense of the poor.

HARARE - Nurses in Zimbabwe have issued a stark warning regarding the deteriorating state of the nation's public health system, claiming that citizens are succumbing to easily treatable diseases due to a severe lack of essential resources.

HARARE - A debate on the motion to legalise abortion services in Zimbabwe saw some senators express reservations, particularly regarding the potential strain on the national healthcare system with Chief Ngungumbane, born Zama Ntua, of Mberengwa District voicing his opposition by stating his fear that it would "allow our little girls to enjoy premarital s.e.x."

HARARE - Zimbabwe's former Finance Minister Tendai Biti has delivered a scathing critique of Zimbabwe's public healthcare system, describing it as being in a state of "deep structural crisis" and a "slow genocide against the citizens."

MASVINGO – Zimbabwe has run out of blood and all public hospitals are dry, creating a crisis for patients and doctors, the Masvingo Mirror is reporting.

HARARE - The recent death of popular Sungura musician Tatenda Pinjisi, who was involved in a tragic car accident, has exposed the dire state of Zimbabwe's healthcare system, as highlighted by a distressing video that surfaced on social media showing him pleading for painkillers in a hospital bed.

BULAWAYO - Virginia Sibanda, the widow of the late Zimbabwe national team midfielder and coach as well as Highlanders legend, Rahman Gumbo, is in urgent need of US$14,000 for a life saving operation after being diagnosed with a brain tumour.