An exploration of how the Third Chimurenga impacted on the national health-care delivery system in Zimbabwe

This paper explores how the Third Chimurenga impacted on Zimbabwe‟s health-care system. It begins by highlighting the inequalities endured by Africans in terms of access to quality health care during the colonial period (1890-1979), particularly during the time of the Second Chimurenga (1966-1979)....

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Main Author: Chirongoma, Sophia
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Language:English
Published: Midlands State University 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11408/1287
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description This paper explores how the Third Chimurenga impacted on Zimbabwe‟s health-care system. It begins by highlighting the inequalities endured by Africans in terms of access to quality health care during the colonial period (1890-1979), particularly during the time of the Second Chimurenga (1966-1979). The next section presents an overview of how Zimbabwe made considerable progress in terms of availing public health care to the general public during the first decade after the Second Chimurenga and attainment of political independence (1980- 1990) in a bid to redress the injustices suffered during the colonial era. It then proceeds to chronicle how the fast track land redistribution programme popularly known as the Third Chimurenga/Hondo Yeminda or jambanja (2000-2008) impacted heavily on the country‟s economy which had ripple effects on service delivery and availability of care in the public health sector. The paper argues that the country‟s socioeconomic and political structure has a strong bearing on the health care system. It reiterates that access to health care is critical in the health dimension, particularly under the HIV and AIDS epidemic environment.
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spelling ir-11408-12872022-06-27T13:49:07Z An exploration of how the Third Chimurenga impacted on the national health-care delivery system in Zimbabwe Chirongoma, Sophia Third Chimurenga National health-care delivery system, Zimbabwe This paper explores how the Third Chimurenga impacted on Zimbabwe‟s health-care system. It begins by highlighting the inequalities endured by Africans in terms of access to quality health care during the colonial period (1890-1979), particularly during the time of the Second Chimurenga (1966-1979). The next section presents an overview of how Zimbabwe made considerable progress in terms of availing public health care to the general public during the first decade after the Second Chimurenga and attainment of political independence (1980- 1990) in a bid to redress the injustices suffered during the colonial era. It then proceeds to chronicle how the fast track land redistribution programme popularly known as the Third Chimurenga/Hondo Yeminda or jambanja (2000-2008) impacted heavily on the country‟s economy which had ripple effects on service delivery and availability of care in the public health sector. The paper argues that the country‟s socioeconomic and political structure has a strong bearing on the health care system. It reiterates that access to health care is critical in the health dimension, particularly under the HIV and AIDS epidemic environment. 2016-05-11T16:28:34Z 2016-05-11T16:28:34Z 2015-08 Article 2312-945X http://hdl.handle.net/11408/1287 en Repositioning the Humanities: Journal of Contemporary Research; open Midlands State University
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An exploration of how the Third Chimurenga impacted on the national health-care delivery system in Zimbabwe
title An exploration of how the Third Chimurenga impacted on the national health-care delivery system in Zimbabwe
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National health-care delivery system, Zimbabwe
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