Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights
who we are
About ZADHR
The Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights (ZADHR) is a membership-based organization of health professionals dedicated to ensuring that every Zimbabwean enjoys the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health.
To achieve this vision, ZADHR implements the following key programs:
- 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
To advance the right to health for all Zimbabweans, ZADHR implements several key programs, including these three priority initiatives:
CAMPAIGN AGAINST TORTURE
ZADHR established this program in direct response to Zimbabwe’s escalating crisis of organized violence and torture against civilians. When other medical associations failed to mount an appropriate response, we stepped forward to fill this critical gap in protecting victims and demanding accountability.
RIGHT TO HEALTH ACCOUNTABILITY
At the core of Zimbabwe's healthcare challenges lies a crisis of accountability. Our program systematically exposes gaps in health rights fulfillment while empowering citizens and professionals to demand transparent governance. Through evidence-based monitoring, policy advocacy, and strategic litigation, we're building enforceable standards for health justice.
HEALTH POLICY AND HEALTH SYSTEMS
Our Health Policy & Systems Program drives legislative reform by equipping Zimbabwe’s Parliament with evidence-based solutions for stronger health governance. We work directly with the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Health to transform policies into tangible health rights protections.
In the News
Brain drain continues to haunt Zim as close to 36,000 are granted work visas to the UK alone in just a year
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US$30,8m collected from sugar tax: Govt
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Where Is the Sugar Tax Money Going? Doctors Demand Answers from Mthuli Ncube
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Doctors query sweetness of Ncube’s sugar tax
Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion minister Mthuli Ncube THE Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights (ZADHR) has put Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion Minister Hon. Mthuli Ncube under the spotlight by requesting to be furnished with information detailing the total amount of sugar tax collected by government and how the financial resources have been utilised. In […]
Zim rights doctors corner Finance Minister over sugar tax
Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion minister Mthuli Ncube The Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights (ZADHR) has put Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube to task, demanding finer details on the government’s sugar tax revenue and its subsequent allocation. In a letter dated November 21, 2024, ZADHR, represented by attorney Precious Chakasikwa from Zimbabwe Lawyers […]