We work with the government and partners in Zimbabwe and across Africa to provide inclusive eye care, protect communities from trachoma and ensure people with disabilities can thrive.
We work with the government and partners in Zimbabwe and across Africa to provide inclusive eye care, protect communities from trachoma and ensure people with disabilities can thrive.
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country in southern Africa with a turbulent past.
Despite high rates of inflation, the country’s economy is slowly growing thanks to its rich natural resources. Many people in Zimbabwe are employed in agricultural or mining work, and the country’s main exports include precious stones, metals and minerals, cotton and tobacco.
In the 1980s, the government established a universal health care system. But after years of economic turmoil and budget cuts, it lacks basic medicines and qualified staff, leading those who can afford it to use private health care.
Zimbabwe is taking strides to address social stigma and discrimination around disability. President Emmerson Mnangagwa launched the country’s national disability policy in June 2021, which aims to improve life for people with disabilities.
Zimbabwe’s health care system lacks skilled staff and essential resources.
Many of Zimbabwe’s health care staff have emigrated, causing chronic staffing shortages in the sector. Sightsavers’ charity work in the country aims to develop a sustainable eye health service that can help prevent blindness and disability.
People in Zimbabwe are at high risk of catching painful, debilitating diseases.
Trachoma, river blindness, schistosomiasis and intestinal worms are all endemic in the country. Our work on neglected tropical diseases in Zimbabwe focuses on treating and preventing trachoma.
People with disabilities in Zimbabwe often struggle to claim their human rights.
Social stigma and discrimination around disability prevent people from accessing opportunities equally. Our charity work on disability rights in Zimbabwe focuses on improving employment opportunities for people with disabilities.
Our charity work in Zimbabwe helps protect people from trachoma, but there’s still more we need to do.
With your support, we want to eliminate trachoma as a public health problem in the country by 2030 and ensure quality eye care services are available for everyone. To do this, we need your help.
Charity donations, legacies, corporate partnerships and gifts from charitable foundations are a vital source of funding for our programmes in Zimbabwe. We also welcome opportunities to work in partnership with governments, institutions and development organisations.
Contact us: If you have any questions about our work in Zimbabwe, would like more details about our programmes or how you can donate or support us, email [email protected]
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