Zimbabwe: 299 Babies and 54 Mothers Die in a Month As Zimbabweans Pay the Price for Shambolic Health System

Zimbabwe: 299 Babies and 54 Mothers Die in a Month As Zimbabweans Pay the Price for Shambolic Health System

ORDINARY citizens are bearing the brunt of a poor healthcare system in Zimbabwe with nearly 300 babies and 54 women dying due to complications while giving birth in January 2025 alone.

Zimbabwe faces maternal and neonatal crisis: 299 newborns and 54 mothers lost in January 2025

ZIMSPHERE HARARE – In a stark revelation to Parliament, Zimbabwe’s Deputy Minister of Health and Childcare, Sleiman Kwidini, disclosed that 299 newborns and 54 mothers died due to childbirth complications in January 2025 alone. The figures underscore a deepening healthcare crisis, particularly in rural areas, where access to adequate medical services remains severely limited.Image: iStockHarare Province recorded the highest number of deaths, wit…

Ailing health system hits rock bottom

The past few days have seen the total collapse of the country’s health system. While the ailing sector has been on its death bed for the longest time, it seems to have hit the lowest levels yet. Shocking images of accident victims with cardboard boxes, strips of bandages and tape on their broken limbs instead of proper plaster emerged on social media, to the shock of many. This instantly became a talking point, many pointing out the appalling st…

Garrihy to tackle Harris on ‘shambolic’ system

HAVING settled around 2,000 Ukrainian people in North Clare, the State’s follow-up response has been abysmal, according to local councillor Joe Garrihy (FG). This week marked three years since the Russian invasion and Councillor Garrihy said he intends to raising the State’s failure to provide a long term plan for North Clare, with Tanaiste Simon Harris (FG) in the near future. One in nine people now living in North Clare is originally from Ukra…