GOVERNMENT has renamed its proposed National Health Insur­ance Scheme following legal advice that the initiative does not meet insurance definitions. The proposed legislation forms part of the government’s efforts to establish a sustainable healthcare financing mechanism aimed at ex­panding access to quality health services while reducing out-of-pocket expenses for patients in public health institutions. Responding…

ZIMBABWE is making headway in its fight against cervical cancer, the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women in the country. This comes as the country has achieved the global target for eliminating cervical cancer, after reaching 90 percent Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine coverage. It also comes as the Ministry of Health and Child Care…

PRESIDENT Emmer­son Mnangagwa has reaffirmed Zimbabwe’s commitment to good governance, transparency and accountability, describing the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) as a key platform for advancing sustainable develop­ment and strengthening demo­cratic governance. Speaking in Harare yesterday during the launch of the APRM Zimbabwe Country Review Report, Mnangagwa said the country’s continued participation in the continental…

ZIMBABWE has signed a multi-million-dollar deal to construct 1 000 schools across its 10 provinces. The Ministry of Primary and Sec­ondary Education signed a US$420 million Memorandum of Under­standing (MoU) with MAGCOR Consortium Group of Companies Zimbabwe Private Ltd for the con­struction of the schools countrywide. Speaking at the signing cer­emony in Harare at the…

THE World Health Organisation has called on Zimbabwe to bolster its pre­paredness for disease outbreaks, saying the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda is a reminder that health emergencies require constant vigilance. The call comes after the govern­ment established three isolation and treatment centres for Ebola virus disease in…

A HIGH Court judge has demanded urgent sen­tencing reforms to tackle severe overcrowding in Manicaland’s packed correctional facilities. This follows an inspection of Mutare Remand Prison and Mutare Prison Farm on Friday by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) and the Nation­al Prosecuting Authority (NPA). Speaking after the inspection, Justice Isaac Muzenda urged stakeholders to find…