Zimbabwe News

Harare, 19 August 2010. Zimbabwe joined the rest of the world in commemorating World Humanitarian Day and to appreciate the work done by humanitarian workers throughout the world. In an event that was attended by the Government of Zimbabwe, national and international NGOs, and many humanitarian workers, the outstanding work by humanitarian workers in Zimbabwe was appreciated by all speakers.

Harare, 24 Aug.2010. In a move that is aimed at addressing the 3 pillars of health systems in Zimbabwe; health workforce, leadership and governance, and technologies; WHO donated to the University of Zimbabwe ’ s College of Health Sciences Library,

Matopos, 30 Sept. 2010. Zimbabwe commemorated a belated African Traditional Medicine Day at the Ndebele Cultural Village in the picturesque Matopos valley. The commemoration brought together traditional healers, the Traditional Medicines Practitioners Council (TMPC), and the Lushumbe community, who are some of the consumers of traditional medicine.

In a speech read on his behalf, the Deputy Minister of Health and Child Welfare, Dr D. Mombeshora appreciated the role played by traditional healers, especially in rural areas where health centers are few and far between. 

Chitungwiza, 3 Nov. 2010. Zimbabwe commemorated a belated Mental Health Day at the Chitungwiza General Hospital under the theme, Mental health and Long term physical illness: The need for continued and integrated care. This year’s theme was aimed at making people and care givers aware that mental health and long term illness have a major impact on each other and should, therefore, be viewed holistically.

Harare, 22 Nov. 2010 GSM training for generalists kicked off in Harare this morning with facilitators from the Regional Office and participants from 10 countries in the sub-region. The 5 days training workshop was officially opened by WR Zimbabwe, Dr Custodia Mandlhate.

In her opening statement, Dr Mandlhate said she hopes that the training will allay the fears, myths and misconceptions about GSM. “GSM is a just a management tool that will make our jobs easier,” said Dr Mandlhate.

Harare, 19 January 2011 -- The Honourable Minister of Health and Child Welfare, Dr H. Madzorera was speaking at the handover of an additional 5 000 copies of the National Health Strategy for Zimbabwe 2009 – 2013, by the Zimbabwe Healthcare Trust at the Ministry of Health and Child Welfare offices.

Harare, 7 April 2011 -- The Government of Zimbabwe (GoZ) and the United Nations Country Team (UNCT) have signed the Zimbabwe United Nations Development Assistance Framework (ZUNDAF) for the 2012–2015 cycle. The ZUNDAF is the UN’s strategic programme framework to support national development priorities for the period 2012—2015 as well as the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015.

Harare, 7 April 2011 -- To mark World Health Day 2011, WCO Zimbabwe held 2 wellness days and a concert for staff, their dependents, and partners at the Highlands complex. The wellness days, which are being held for the second time, were bigger, with more service providers and open to the UN family and the Ministry of Health and Child Welfare. Some of the people who graced the 2 day commemoration include, The UN Resident Coordinator, Mr. Alain Noudehou, The FAO Representative, Mr.

Harare, 27 Sept. 2011 -- Zimbabwe will become the first country in the sub-region to set up a congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) sentinel surveillance site. The site will be at Harare Children's Hospital. The sentinel site will help in documenting the burden of the disease in Zimbabwe and also provide evidence for future control actions. Presently there is no reliable information of the disease burden in Zimbabwe which makes the planning of appropriate interventions difficult.

Harare, 5 October 2011 -- A workshop on how to track and support data collection on domestic expenditure on maternal, newborn and child health in the African Region kicked off in Harare yesterday. The meeting brought together participants from Rwan-da, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Sierra Leone, Mozambique, Nigeria, Zambia and Zimbabwe, and facili-tators from HQ, AFRO and IST/ESA. The specific objectives of the meeting are: