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Zimbabwe Doctors Sue Government over COVID-19

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Expand Health workers screen people visiting a public hospital in Harare, Zimbabwe, March 21, 2020. © 2020 AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi This week the Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights (ZADHR) approached the High Court in Harare to compel the government to provide them with personal protective equipment (PPE) and adequately equip public hospitals to combat the COVID-19 outbreak. The court has yet to rule on the matter. For years, Zimbabwe has grappled with a shortage of skilled professionals and healthcare staff; an eroded infrastructure with ill-equipped hospitals, many lacking…

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