At a busy maternity ward in Zvishavane District Hospital, a midwife records the details of a birth into a digital system moments after delivery, a shift that is transforming how Zimbabwe tracks maternal and perinatal deaths. Until recently, such information was recorded on paper and could take weeks or even months to reach decision-makers. Today, it is instantly available to health teams nationwide, enabling faster and more informed responses.

Three people have died, and at least one confirmed case of Hantavirus has been reported among passengers aboard a cruise vessel sailing in the Atlantic Ocean, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Sunday. According to the WHO, six individuals have been affected in the incident. Three fatalities have been recorded, while another patient is in intensive care in South Africa. Although the WHO did not officially name the vessel, sources familiar with the situation identifie

HARARE — In a sobering revelation for global health, the 2023 Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study , published this week in The Lancet , has identified childhood cancer as the eighth-leading cause of death among children worldwide. Perhaps most alarming for the African continent is the finding that pediatric cancer now claims more lives than measles, tuberculosis, and HIV/AIDS combined. While high-income nations have seen a 27% decrease in mortality since 1990, the WHO Afric

HARARE, ZIMBABWE – At least 64 people, including 13 children, were killed in a strike on a hospital in Sudan’s Darfur region, the World Health Organization has confirmed, as international concern mounts over escalating attacks on healthcare facilities in the country’s ongoing war. The attack targeted El-Daein Teaching Hospital in the state capital of East Darfur on Friday, leaving 89 others injured, according to WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

Late in February, Zimbabwe withdrew from a proposed $367 million United States health funding agreement after objecting to provisions requiring broad American access to sensitive national health data.