Additional Context: This information was collected as part of The Aid Report's original feature story, "Aid cuts and a failed deal: Zimbabwe’s frontline health care under strain." Reporter Linda Mujuru looked into how deep U.S. foreign assistance cuts and the collapse of a $367 million health deal have disrupted the system sustaining Zimbabwe’s community health workforce.

The announcement came from Zimbabwe’s Minister of Health Douglas Mombeshora in March 2025. As of April 2026, the process of adding community health workers to the government payroll is ongoing and not yet complete, according to government representatives.

Source: Devex