{"id":426,"date":"2022-08-25T12:22:15","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T12:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cordaid.org\/en\/?post_type=country&#038;p=426"},"modified":"2026-03-19T13:41:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T13:41:31","slug":"zimbabwe","status":"publish","type":"country","link":"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/countries\/zimbabwe\/","title":{"rendered":"Zimbabwe"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"hero hero--results\">\n\t\t<picture data-post-image class=\"hero__background\">\n\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Stuwart_Chiripanyanga_Zimbabwe_Foto_AdriaanBacker_02182-640x500.jpg\" media=\"(max-width: 767px)\"\/>\n\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Stuwart_Chiripanyanga_Zimbabwe_Foto_AdriaanBacker_02182-1440x407.jpg\" media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\"\/>\n\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Stuwart_Chiripanyanga_Zimbabwe_Foto_AdriaanBacker_02182-1920x530.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 1441px)\"\/>\n\t\t<img class=\"hero__img\" src='https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Stuwart_Chiripanyanga_Zimbabwe_Foto_AdriaanBacker_02182-1920x530.jpg' loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Medical staff in Zimbabwe.\"\/>\n\t<\/picture>\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-sm-9 col-md-7 col-lg-6\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__breadcrumbs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 data-post-title class=\"hero__title\">Zimbabwe<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hero__text hidden-xs visible-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlthough most Zimbabweans have access to basic health services, like immunisation and skilled birth attendance, this has not yet led to a decrease in infant and maternal mortality rates. An analysis conducted for the National Health Strategy highlighted that the quality of care at all levels remains poor.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"hero hero--footer\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-sm-6 hidden-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hero__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlthough most Zimbabweans have access to basic health services, like immunisation and skilled birth attendance, this has not yet led to a decrease in infant and maternal mortality rates. An analysis conducted for the National Health Strategy highlighted that the quality of care at all levels remains poor.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-sm-6 col-md-4 offset-md-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__table\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"results-table\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"results-table__row\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"results-table__title\">Cordaid in Zimbabwe<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"results-table__row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"results-table__data\">31<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"results-table__description\">years of experience<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"results-table__row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"results-table__data\">21<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"results-table__description\">staff<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"results-table__row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"results-table__data\">2<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"results-table__description\">projects<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"section section--core \"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-8 offset-md-2 block-wrapper\"><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Cordaid has been active in Zimbabwe for over 30 years, providing humanitarian assistance to communities affected by drought and flooding, promoting food security, and deploying medical officers in mission hospitals. These hospitals are part of the <em>Zimbabwe Association of Church Hospitals<\/em>, in the Eastern Highlands. Through the <em>Health Sector Development Support Project<\/em>, we began full operations in Zimbabwe in 2011.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since that year, the government of Zimbabwe has received support for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/what-we-do\/health-care\/penny-wise-pound-wise-performance-based-financing-in-health-care\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">results-based financing<\/a> programme from the World Bank in 18 rural and 2 urban districts. Our programme focused on improving the health of mothers and children and ended in March 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">SOME OF OUR KEY RESULTS<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"section section--grey\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"block indicators\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"screen-reader-text\">Results &amp; Indicators<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"indicators__list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"indicators__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"indicator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"indicator__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon icon-health-system\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"indicator__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"indicator__number\">119,117<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tchildren fully immunised (2023 &#8211; 2024)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"indicators__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"indicator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"indicator__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon icon-health-system\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"indicator__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"indicator__number\">128,947<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twomen safely delivered in a Cordaid supported clinic (2023 &#8211; 2024)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"indicators__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"indicator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"indicator__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon icon-health-system\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"indicator__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"indicator__number\">146,474<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twomen received antenatal care (2023 &#8211; 2024)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"section section--core \"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-8 offset-md-2 block-wrapper\"><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">WHAT WE DO IN ZIMBABWE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Zimbabwe COVID-19 Emergency Response Project<\/strong><br>This project is a critical component of the government&#8217;s concerted efforts to mitigate the devastating impact of the pandemic on public health and socio-economic development. As part of an expanded health response, this initiative aims to strengthen the country&#8217;s healthcare system while enhancing its capacity to effectively respond to and manage the ongoing crisis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We do this through the provision of financial support for emergency response activities, such as procuring essential medical supplies like vaccines and equipment, improving healthcare infrastructure, and scaling up testing and treatment services. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project plays a vital role in curbing the spread of COVID-19. Moreover, it seeks to bolster community engagement and communication strategies, ensuring that accurate information reaches all segments of society. The project is supported by the World Bank, under the coordination of the government of Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Essential Health Services<\/strong><br>The World Bank has extended support to Zimbabwe with additional funding. The grant\u2019s purpose is to support the government in sustaining essential health services following the COVID-19 pandemic and considering the acute economic crisis threatening to reverse the gains achieved in the field of health care for mothers and children. The efforts will include strengthening integrated outreach service delivery, strengthening community health services, commodity security, revitalisation of maternity waiting homes, health system digitalisation and promoting innovations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Health Sector Development Support Project<\/strong> <strong>(closed)<\/strong><br>Cordaid Zimbabwe implements the <em>Health Sector Development Support Project under Additional Financing V<\/em>. The project aims to increase coverage and improve the quality of an integrated package of healthcare services as well as strengthen the COVID-19 response and institutional capacity to manage performance-based contracts.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"section\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-8 offset-md-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-12 col-sm-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-links__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.healthprojectzim.org.zw\/\" class=\"btn btn btn--more page-links__link\"  >\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"btn__text\">\n\t\t\t\tVisit the project website for more information\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon icon-chevron-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"section section--core \"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-8 offset-md-2 block-wrapper\"><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>Into the Future<\/strong><br>As a technical assistance unit to the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC), Cordaid Zimbabwe makes a significant contribution at the national level while providing technical assistance to all provincial levels as well. In line with Cordaid\u2019s broader thematic areas, the organisation is exploring opportunities to expand its support to the education and agriculture sector, to foster holistic development, address the needs of communities and enhance sustainable development across Zimbabwe.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">WHERE WE WORK IN ZIMBABWE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Cordaid works at the national level and provides technical assistance in the following provinces: Midlands, Matabeleland South and North, Masvingo, Mashonaland West, East, Central and Manicaland.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to functioning as a technical assistance unit, Cordaid, with support from the World Bank, implemented a demand- and supply-side results-based financing intervention up to March 31, 2024. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The intervention took place in two low-income urban health districts of Bulawayo and Harare. It included pregnancy-related healthcare services and the use of electronic health records for patient management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">PARTNERS AND DONORS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Cordaid\u2019s local partners include the Zimbabwean Ministry of Health and Child Care, The Ministry of Finance and Economic Development of Zimbabwe, the Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare and the city councils of Harare and Bulawayo. We also work with other local partners, donors, civil society organisations and community-based organisations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">CONTACT<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Visiting address<\/strong><br>15 Connaught Road<br>Avondale<br>Harare, Zimbabwe<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Postal address<\/strong><br>P.O. Box A430<br>Avondale<br>Harare, Zimbabwe<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Phone<\/strong><br>+263 772 161 806 \/ +263 772 161 807<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Email<\/strong><br><a href=\"mailto:commzim@cordaid.org\">commzim@cordaid.org<\/a><br><br><strong>Website<\/strong><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.healthprojectzim.org.zw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.healthprojectzim.org.zw<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Zimbabwe office is part of our East and South Africa Cluster.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"section\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"block team\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-8 offset-md-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"screen-reader-text\">Staff members<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"team__list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"team__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"person\">\n\t\t<div class=\"person__data\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"person__head\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"screen-reader-text\">Name<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"person__title\"><h3 class=\"person__title\">Heleen van der Beek<\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"screen-reader-text\">Position<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"person__position\">Director of the East and South Africa Cluster<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"person__row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"screen-reader-text\">Email address<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"person-data__row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon icon-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person__link\" href=\"mailto:heleen.van.der.beek@cordaid.org\">heleen.van.der.beek@cordaid.org<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"section section--core \"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-8 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