David Parirenyatwa
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From cholera to corona: The politics of plagues in Africa
What lessons can we learn for today from the 2008-09 cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe?
Parirenyatwa has another go at it
The health minister has returned to the portfolio he left in crisis five years ago.
Zim cholera fears grow as rains peak
Zimbabwe’s cholera epidemic could get worse as the rainy season peaks, its health minister said on Monday.
Zimbabwe declares national health emergency
Zimbabwe declared a national emergency over a cholera epidemic and the collapse of its health care system, and state media reported on Thursday.
Health minister fears onset of rains in cholera-hit Zim
Zimbabwe’s Health Minister insisted on Sunday that the country’s crumbling medical system was taking all necessary measures to combat cholera.
Mugabe minister accused of gun threats
Zimbabwe’s Health Minister, Dr David Parirenyatwa, armed himself with a Kalashnikov and threatened to kill opposition supporters forced to attend a political meeting unless they…
Zim cholera outbreak ‘under control’
A cholera outbreak in Mashonaland East and Central provinces that claimed at least 11 lives is now under control. The Minister of Health and Child Welfare Dr David Parirenyatwa…
Diarrhoea outbreak hits Harare
A diarrhoea outbreak has hit Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, following weeks of uncollected garbage, sewer blockages and erratic water supplies, the state-owned Herald daily reported…
Zim doctors, nurses strike over pay
Zimbabwe’s state-employed junior doctors and nurses are on strike for higher pay, putting further strain on the country’s crumbling public healthcare facilities. Doctors and…
HIV rate declines in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe has registered a 2,5% decline in the prevalence of HIV to 15,6% of the population, the authorities revealed in Harare on Wednesday. The latest decline is from 18,1% of…
Crisis-hit Zim faces illegal market for Aids drugs
Aids drugs — some of them contaminated, diluted or faked — are being sold at flea markets and hairdressing salons in the face of growing shortages in clinics struggling under…
Hard-line Zim loyalists to march in support of Mugabe
Hundreds of hard-line supporters of Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe will stage a show of strength in support of the veteran president in the capital, Harare, on Wednesday, organisers…