ZADHR Work
During COVID-19
who we are
About ZADHR
The Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights (ZADHR) is a membership based health professionals organization whose vision is the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health in Zimbabwe.
To this end, ZADHR implements the following programs to achieve this:
- Health and Human Rights Education Program
- Health Policy and Health Systems Program
- Health and Human Rights for Vulnerable Groups Program
- Campaign Against Torture
- Right to Health Accountability Program
What we do
Our Programs
In abid to realise the attainement of the Right to Health by all Zimbabweans, ZADHR implements anumber of programs, including these 3:
CAMPAIGN AGAINST TORTURE
This is in a response to the increase in organisation violence and torture on various civialians in Zimbabwe and the failure by other medical associations in Zimbabwe to come up with an appropriate response.
RIGHT TO HEALTH ACCOUNTABILITY
The chief goal of this program is to build accountability and transparency in the progression of the right to health in Zimbabwe.
HEALTH POLICY AND HEALTH SYSTEMS
The programme is aimed at engaging lawmakers i.e. parliamentarians and senators on issues to do with policy in the health sector through the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Health
In the News
EPI at 50: A Commitment to Expanding Vaccine Access and Protection in Zimbabwe
Harare – On 3 October 2024, Zimbabwe marked the belated World Health Day and the 50th anniversary of the Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI), a significant milestone in its public health journey. The dual commemoration provided an opportunity to reflect on the progress made in improving health and well-being in the country, while also acknowledging the […]
Village Health Workers: Frontline Heroes in Zimbabwe’s Fight Against Nutrition Crisis
The care group model, promoted by the Ministry of Health and Child Care, serves as a community-based strategy to share vital health information and empower mothers to take an active role in their families’ well-being In Mhlotshana village, Mangwe district, village health workers like Sibongile Ncube are on the frontline in the fight against all […]
Furore over ‘vague’ Medical Services Amendment Bill
HEALTHCARE professionals have raised a number of issues which they say were not captured in the proposed Medical Services Amendment Bill. The medical professionals say they want the State to clearly outline its obligations with regards to reimbursement for services rendered by private health care providers as the clause on fee payment, which is the […]
Pedalling vaccines in rural Zim
Community health worker Maria Matuka didn’t grow up riding a bicycle – but now she considers it indispensable to her life-saving job. Maria Matuka’s job as a community health workers is made easier by a bicycle built for the rugged roads in Chiredzi, Zimbabwe MARIA Matuka arrives at Chizvirizviri Clinic, in Chiredzi, south-east Zimbabwe, to […]
Reaching out to remote communities in Zim on two wheels
Sanele Mutsiwa with daughter Faith at Kezi Rural Hospital SANELE Mutsiwa, 25, smiles at her two-year-old daughter Faith at Kezi Clinic in Matobo district, Zimbabwe, where she has gone to get her child vaccinated. She holds a baby card, while Faith sits on her lap. Sanele says she owes this happy moment to her local […]
Africa put on high alert for Mpox; outbreak declared public health emergency
A LEADING disease monitoring agency has declared a public health emergency across Africa, including Zimbabwe, following the outbreak of Mpox, a highly infectious disease previously known as monkeypox. Scientists from the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) say the new strain of Mpox is spreading at an alarming speed. According to the […]