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Zimbabwe State Doctors End Crippling Strike

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State doctors in Zimbabwe called off a three-week strike that paralysed hospitals “on compassionate grounds”, a union leader said Monday, after negotiations with the cash-strapped government stalled. Hospitals in Zimbabwe have been at a standstill since the middle of February with admissions suspended, many wards cleared of patients and non-critical casualty cases turned away after … Read more

Patients Feel the Pinch As Zimbabwe Doctors Strike

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Hundreds of patients endured long hours waiting in casualty units at Zimbabwe´s state hospitals Saturday due to a crippling strike by doctors seeker higher allowances and better work conditions. Zimbabwe had one of Africa’s best healthcare systems but a brain drain following a plunge into economic crisis and hyper-inflation has wreaked all-round havoc, including on … Read more