Health

Zimbabweans have expressed deep concern about the deplorable state of public healthcare in the country, particularly regarding the lack of dialysis machines and the high costs associated with treatment for chronic kidney disease (CKD).

The Zimbabwean government has acknowledged that its policies are driving doctors out of the country, leading to a critical shortage of medical professionals in rural areas and small towns.

HARARE - The Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals has this year dealt with 11 cases of bogus doctors, tutors, and thieves taking advantage of the large number of staff and complexity to infiltrate. Last year, the hospital said it caught 33 individuals masquerading as employees with malicious intents to fleece unsuspecting patients.

As the world celebrated the International Workers' Day on Wednesday, medical professionals in Zimbabwe spoke out against the dire working conditions within the healthcare sector.

LONDON - A healthcare agency started by a Zimbabwean mother in the UK ten years ago has blossomed into three thriving and interdependent entities employing over 600 people. Twenty years ago Theresa Sande-Daniel moved to the UK and registered Wolverhampton-based Lime Healthcare in 2014 with the company initially operating from her daughter’s bedroom.

Seven months after being challenged about the state of healthcare facilities in Zimbabwe during an interview with Nehanda TV in London, flamboyant preacher Prophet Passion Java and his wife Lily Java have donated two ambulances, hospital beds and wheelchairs to his hometown of Chitungwiza.

Health professionals in Zimbabwe, represented by the Health Apex Council, are threatening a four-day strike due to a combination of economic hardships and the government's alleged failure to address their concerns.

King Charles has been diagnosed with a form of cancer, says Buckingham Palace.

Zimbabwe has now recorded 447 cholera-linked deaths and over 20 000 cumulative suspected cases since the beginning of the outbreak in February last year, with a case fatality rate of 1.8 percent.

Namibia's President Hage Geingob, 82, is flying to the US to receive "specialised" medical treatment for cancer, his office has said.