Breaking healthcare to fix healthcare? The dangerous logic behind SI 330 amendments
The position paper submitted by major medical aid societies asks a simple but uncomfortable question: What problem exactly is this reform trying to solve?
By Kudzai Nyatanga
Jun. 11, 2026
Why Medical Aid Societies Entered Healthcare Provision – And Why That History Matters Today
In effect, service provision became an extension of the core mandate of medical aid societies: safeguarding their members’ access to healthcare.
By Staff Reporter
May. 28, 2026
This Amendment Is Not Reform — It Is a Setback for Access, Affordability and Universal Health Coverage
That is how you protect consumers. That is how you advance Universal Health Coverage. That is how you strengthen — rather than fracture — a fragile system.
By Staff Reporter
May. 28, 2026
AHFoZ Mounts Economic Defence of Integrated Healthcare Model
The paper places significant emphasis on Zimbabwe’s constitutional obligations under Section 76, which guarantees access to basic healthcare services and emergency medical treatment.
By Chido Godo
May. 22, 2026
Can IPEC Protect Medical Aid Policyholders Without Controlling Costs?
No regulator can credibly claim to protect policyholders if prices remain opaque, inconsistent and detached from the contribution base that members and employers can realistically sustain.
By Jacob Mutisi
May. 19, 2026
New reforms spark healthcare collapse fears
First Mutual Health also warned that restricting investment into healthcare providers will lead to reduced healthcare access for ordinary citizens.
By Nqobani Ndlovu
May. 14, 2026
The Doctor’s Bill — Why ZiMA’s submission on medical aid reform deserves second opinion
ZiMA's paper is a lobbying document from an organisation whose members — independent doctors — stand to gain directly and materially from the regulation it advocates.
By Julias Duma
May. 9, 2026
A reform that could hurt more than heal
If Zimbabwe is serious about universal healthcare access, it cannot simultaneously remove one of the few mechanisms currently keeping treatment within reach for ordinary citizens.
By Newsday
May. 9, 2026
Medical aid shake-up triggers alarm
They warned that dismantling the current model without a viable affordable alternative can push thousands of Zimbabweans out of medical aid coverage.
By Kenneth Nyangani
May. 8, 2026
