Zaka District - Health Care

Health Care

There is a high prevalence of HIV/AIDS in the district.
There are two main hospitals; Ndanga District Hospital run by the government and Musiso Hospital at St. Anthony's Mission run by Masvingo Catholic Diocese. The hospitals suffer major shortage of doctors and at one time a single expat doctor at Musiso was the only doctor in the district. There are several primary health centres (clinics) established or extended with donor funding across the district and the include Fube,Siyawareva, Nyagambu, Chinyabako and Manhubvu.

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