UK donate essential medicines to Zimbabwe

The United Kingdom through its Department for International Development (DFID) has donated essential medicines to support health care services in Zimbabwe.

The medicines will be administered through the UNICEF managed Health Development Fund (HDF), and complements wider UK aid support to the health sector through the HDF.

The Minister of Health and Child Care, Dr David Parirenyatwa, has welcomed the medicines and said that they will immediately be dispatched to health institutions and facilities throughout the country through the National Pharmaceutical Company (NatPharm).

“Essential medicines are critical to the optimal functioning of our health system,” he said.

“We currently have a gap in availability of medicines which is impacting negatively on patients and health professionals. This donation is well received and will go a long way to assisting us in closing this gap.”

The package includes antibiotics for the treatment of common diseases and medicines for the treatment of cancer and asthma.

Ms Annabel Gerry, Head of DFID Zimbabwe said over the last five years, maternal and new born child health indicators have shown positive trends supported by UK aid.

“I am pleased that these essential medicines will further contribute to treating sickness, preventing premature death, and improving the quality of life for people all over the country”.

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