Zimbabwe recorded 6,177 neonatal deaths and 563 maternal deaths from more than 410,000 deliveries in 2025, with Parliament hearing that birth asphyxia and postpartum haemorrhage remain the leading causes.

The Government is reviewing proposals to increase health-specific, risk and transport allowances for public health workers as part of ongoing negotiations over salaries and working conditions.

Zimbabwe is installing new radiotherapy machines, training more radio-oncologists and working towards establishing cancer treatment centres in every province to improve access to specialised healthcare.

Health Minister Douglas Mombeshora says the proposed National Health Fund Bill will allow all Zimbabweans to access free treatment at government hospitals, funded through taxes on cigarettes and alcohol.

HARARE – The Government of Zimbabwe has launched revised clinical guidelines for the care and management of survivors of sexual violence, a move aimed at strengthening the country's response to gender-based violence and equipping health workers with updated tools to provide comprehensive, survivor-centred care.

GENEVA, Switzerland — The Government has resolved to ensure that revenue collected through Zimbabwe's sugar tax, fast-food tax, and other health-related levies is ring-fenced exclusively for healthcare programmes, Health and Child Care Minister Douglas Mombeshora has said.