Need for a functional Public Health Advisory Board in Zim

ZIMBABWE faces a myriad of challenges in the health sector and in most cases, the Health and Child Care ministry is blamed for all the ills afflicting the health delivery system.

We all agree the custodian of the health service is the ministry, but some challenges are beyond its control.

In 2007, the World Health Organisation (WHO) came up with six building blocks that are the mainstay of a strong health delivery system.

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