Harare, Zimbabwe – On 31 March 2023, the Performing World Well being Group (WHO) Consultant to Zimbabwe, Professor Jean- Marie Dangou paid a courtesy name on Vice President and Minister of Well being and Youngster Care Dr Constantino Chiwenga. He was accompanied by Emergency Staff Lead Dr Lincoln Charimari and the Well being Programs Strengthening Staff Lead Dr Stanley Midzi.

In the course of the discussions, Dr Chiwenga highlighted areas affecting well being service supply in Zimbabwe. These embody the scarcity of human assets following the exodus of many well being care staff to different nations and the continuing cholera outbreak. He burdened the necessity for collaborative efforts to implement the Nationwide Well being Technique 2021-2025, noting that elevated investments in direction of well being will improve concrete actions to construct stronger and resilient well being methods by means of Common Well being Protection (UHC) to advance well being for all.

Professor Dangou thanked Dr Chiwenga for the colourful partnership between WHO and the Authorities of Zimbabwe (GoZ). He acknowledged the efforts being made to advertise higher entry to well being care companies by means of funding at main care degree. He advisable the necessity to enhance Zimbabwe’s visibility at international and regional platforms, showcasing initiatives the nation has applied through the years to advertise UHC and higher well being outcomes.

For example, Zimbabwe’s HIV response has all the time been thought to be top-of-the-line fashions, with many nations within the area visiting to be taught from the strategy.

As well as, a number of initiatives are being applied, such because the WHO Package deal of Important Non-communicable illnesses intervention (PEN) to make sure individuals have entry to companies comparable to these for diabetes and hypertension at main care degree. Furthermore, Zimbabwe is without doubt one of the focus nations for International Initiative for Childhood Most cancers, whose purpose is to extend survival charges of kids with most cancers by means of strengthening most cancers care and therapy in any respect ranges of care.

Professor Dangou reiterated WHO’s dedicated in direction of supporting the GoZ by means of contributing to useful resource mobilization, constructing capability of the well being personnel, strengthening the institutional capability and offering technical help for the implementation of initiatives that promote higher entry to companies at main well being care degree.