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Zimbabwe's health crisis is worsening
The Mercury
|October 01, 2025
I AM deeply disappointed that Zimbabwe on World Heart Day has no resources for the event to offer free checkup services to everyone.
Zimbabwe has gone through many phases and disasters and outbreaks of cholera and Covid-19 under poor planning and massive corruption is at the heart of the Zimbabwe government and ZANU-PE. The rundown and dilapidated healthcare system in Zimbabwe is forcing people to seek medical care from neighbouring countries, e.g. South Africa, Zambia, Malawi and Botswana.
This story is from the October 01, 2025 edition of The Mercury.
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