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Letter to my people: Tino Machakaire said what they don’t want to hear

In response the delusional Health deputy minister Sleiman Kwidini said his ministry has made remarkable progress in improving the country’s health sector.

By Doctor Stop It 9h ago

Letter to my people: Tino Machakaire said what they don’t want to hear

Editorial Comment: Health crisis: Don’t bury heads in the sand

Machakaire had taken to X after visiting a relative at a public hospital where he said he had been left him “deeply concerned by the conditions I witnessed.”

By The Standard 9h ago

Editorial Comment: Health crisis: Don’t bury heads in the sand

Deputy minister’s Parliament gaffe exposes deeper systemic issues

Kwidini’s comments stand in stark contrast to well-documented challenges in Zimbabwe’s healthcare system.

By Forward Nyanyiwa 9h ago

Deputy minister’s Parliament gaffe exposes deeper systemic issues

Access to inhaled treatments for asthma reduces impact on patients

Increased mucus production, she added, occurs when the airways produce more mucus than normal, which can clog them and worsen breathing problems.

By Cimas May. 9, 2025

Access to inhaled treatments for asthma reduces impact on patients

Vital role of rehabilitation in disability

Therefore, rehabilitation empowers people with disabilities to live more independently, participating actively in society and enhancing their quality of life.

By Deborah Tigere May. 9, 2025

Vital role of rehabilitation in disability

Zim existence of grief, grace and unyielding hope

Zimbabweans wear survival like a second skin. We are the children of a land that has survived colonial plunder, economic freefall, and the quiet violence of broken promises.

By Grace Chirenje May. 9, 2025

Zim existence of grief, grace and unyielding hope

Solve Warwick Farm issue to promote mental health

Depression can emerge to cause persistent feeling of sadness and changes in one thinking, sleep, eating habits and actions.

By Johannes Marisa May. 9, 2025

Solve Warwick Farm issue to promote mental health

Health ministry officials giving misleading information

The population pressure on government medical services has increased significantly, yet investment to cater for this population explosion has been neglected.

By Amh Voices May. 9, 2025

Health ministry officials giving misleading information

Health ministry lashes out at Machakaire

in a statement on various social media platforms, the Health and Child Care ministry said the negative remarks were part of a broader pattern of “unwarranted and mischievous attacks”

By Praise Nyamadzawo May. 7, 2025