Medical aid shake-up triggers alarm
PROPOSED plans to bar medical aid societies from owning hospitals and clinics can unleash a healthcare affordability crisis in the…
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Natpharm’s dire state jolts Parliament
THE Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Health and Child Care has announced a series of site visits to National Pharmaceutical Company…
Sweet tax, bitter truth for cancer patients
GOVERNMENT is facing renewed pressure to account for millions raised through Zimbabwe’s sugar tax after revelations in the Senate that…
Stakeholders warn of fallout from medical aid reforms, flag discrimination concerns
Stakeholders have warned that proposed amendments to SI 330/2000 could erode access to affordable care, weaken medical aid uptake and…
MCAZ recalls Indian manufactured antibiotics
The Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) has recalled a batch of Azithromycin 500mg tablets manufactured by India-based multinational pharmaceutical…
Nurses give govt 48-hr ultimatum
OPERATIONS at several major hospitals in Harare came to a standstill yesterday as nurses downed tools, giving the government a…
Mobile clinic brings healthcare to remote communities
THE commissioning of a mobile clinic truck at Gweru Provincial Hospital (GPH) marks a significant milestone in the Government’s efforts…
CTC probes Cimas over ‘anti-competitive’ conduct
The Competition and Tariff Commission has launched an investigation into Cimas Medical Aid Society over allegations of anti-competitive behaviour. The…
FMHS Clinic to enhance access to quality healthcare
Mutare district medical officer David Muchiriwese officially opens the FMHS Mutare Clinic while First Mutual Health Services general manager Wellington…
AHFoZ backs medical aid society regulation
The Association of Healthcare Funders of Zimbabwe (AHFoZ) has backed calls for the establishment of a medical aid societies regulatory…