Funding for Zim’s healthcare now dire

The country’s healthcare system has become unsustainable in the face of serious funding challenges and for the umpteenth time, Zimbabweans have to brace for yet another gruelling round of increases in subscription fees for medical aid.

With only about 10% of the population on health insurance, the majority have resorted to public health facilities, which are grossly underfunded and operating in emergency mode.

Recently, the Association of Healthcare Funders of Zimbabwe (AHFoZ) said a number of the providers had approached the association to submit requests for additional or new increases to the current tariffs for various reasons.

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