Zimbabwe’s health sector needs US$1,3 billion annually

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ZIMBABWE’S health sector needs at least US$1,3 billion to pay workers and refurbish equipment and facilities, a senior government official has said.

Paulinus Sikhosana, the Health Services Board (HSB) executive chairman, told The Financial Gazette that problems in the sector were emanating from deteriorating economic conditions in the country. “One of the major weaknesses of our health system is heavy dependence on donor funding and donor funds are not reliable. bout 55 to 60 percent of the Health ministry budget is funded by donors and this result in us getting about US$700 million out of the required US$1,3 billion and this has an impact on what proportion on human resources, he said.