Wealth is what you do not see: Oral health is fluid, not just hard tissue

Over an average 70-year lifetime, a human will produce roughly 25 000 to 30 000 litres of saliva, enough to fill two Olympic-sized swimming pools.
By Patience Matambo 21h ago

No joy for Binga as nursing school plans drag

For years, residents have waited for action, but progress has remained painfully slow.
By Musa Makina 21h ago

Court throws out bid to block convicted regulator

He appealed both the conviction and sentence.
By Desmond Chingarande 21h ago

143 facilities, one massive gap: The crumbling state of Matabeleland South’s rural clinics

“This mission strengthens our commitment to invest boldly in our health system,” Mombeshora said, pledging equitable access for all Zimbabweans regardless of where they live.
By Silas Nkala May. 7, 2026

EditorialComment: Matabeleland’s healthcare crisis exposes Zim’s broken promise of universal care

A government that relies heavily on non-state actors to deliver core healthcare risks deepening inequality, particularly for rural and low-income populations.
By Southern Eye May. 7, 2026

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 (Natpharm) depots across the country
By Keith Jeketera May. 7, 2026

Hauna district hospital doubles diagnostic capacity

The Ministry of Health and Child Care has announced a major improvement in diagnostic services at Hauna district hospital in Manicaland
By Vanessa Gonye May. 6, 2026

SI 330 Threatens Jobs, Investment and Patient Care

Zimbabwe’s healthcare system is already fragile, overstretched and underfunded. Public hospitals face chronic shortages, long waiting times and recurring industrial unrest.
By Gibson Moyo May. 4, 2026

FIRST Mutual Holdings Limited earmarks US$10m for health services, expansion

Hoto said FMHL remained optimistic about demand growth across its insurance divisions, particularly as it expands lower-cost health insurance products targeted at Zimbabwe’s cash economy.
By Blessed Ndlovu May. 2, 2026