Reduction of Sugar Tax: Has cut the sugar tax from 0.001% to 0.0005% per gram Revenue Allocation Concerns: Despite generating significant revenue from the sugar tax, no cancer treatment equipment has

United States’ 47th President, Donald Trump has pulled out from the World Health Organization (WHO), citing systemic inefficiencies in managing global health crises. Trump has articulated concerns r

The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) has established guidelines for tax return deadlines related to disposable plastic bags and fast food sales. These guidelines follows the 2025 budget presentatio

Zimbabwe's proposed NHI presents an opportunity to reduce the financial risks associated with illness and im to launch its National Health Insurance (NHI) in June 2026 represents more than a policy mi

In the bustling streets of Johannesburg's Hillbrow district, 28-year-old Tendai, a Zimbabwean migrant, found herself turned away from a public clinic despite being pregnant and in need of urgent care.

Zimbabwe remains a highly informalised economy, severely affected by high unemployment rates that have driven millions to pursue livelihoods through self-employment and small-scale enterprises. One o

Zimbabwe has delivered two cancer treatment machines at its main referral hospitals, marking a significant advancement in public oncology services. According to the Ministry of Health and Child Care

The Cabinet has approved a health sector regulatory reform package spanning ten categories of fees and licences, announced by Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube on 12 May 2026. The measures include the abo

Cabinet has approved two separate pieces of water sector legislation at its seventeenth meeting, the principles of the Water Act Amendment Bill and the Zimbabwe National Water Authority Amendment Bill

The COVID-19 pandemic pushed Zimbabwe’s economy into a 6.2% contraction in 2020, expanded the number of citizens in extreme poverty by 1.3 million, pushing the national extreme poverty rate to 49%, wh

Zimbabwe is joining a six-country SADC initiative to explore pooled procurement of medicines and health commodities, opening a new route for the country to increase purchasing power and potentially de

For many Zimbabweans struggling with mental health challenges, the first point of contact with the healthcare system is rarely a psychiatrist. Patients often arrive at hospitals complaining of headach

Zimbabwe has secured US$16.82 million in pandemic preparedness financing at a time when nearly three-quarters of its population lacks access to safely managed drinking water, exposing the scale of the