Zimbabwe: Nurses and ZINA Call Government to the Bargaining Table
Apr 24, 2026
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Zimbabwe’s nurses and ZINA urges the government to begin immediate, genuine talks on fair wages, staffing shortages, and safer working conditions.
We stand in solidarity with the nurses of Zimbabwe, led by our affiliate, the Zimbabwe Nurses Association (ZINA), as they engage in collective bargaining to strengthen healthcare delivery in Zimbabwe.
Nurses are at the heart of healthcare. Every day, they carry the burden of caring for communities, often under immense pressure and with limited resources. When nurses are overworked, underpaid, and denied the tools they need to do their jobs, it is not only workers who suffer, but it is patients, families, and the nation at large.
It is unacceptable that those who keep hospitals and clinics running are being forced to consider industrial action simply to have their voices heard. The opportunities to address the realities facing frontline health workers and the health system is presented even now. No worker should have to fight endlessly for dignity, fair pay, and respect on the job.
The people of Zimbabwe deserve a public healthcare system that is properly funded, fully staffed, and able to provide quality care to every community and every citizen. That cannot be achieved while nurses are struggling to survive, and working in conditions that threaten their health, safety and wellbeing.
We also note the recent statements by the Minister of Health and Child Care, Dr. Douglas Mombeshora, recognising the concerns raised by nurses and indicating a willingness to engage. Those words must now be matched by action. Zimbabwean nurses need solutions, not delays.
We call on the Health Services Commission and all relevant authorities to engage immediately and in good faith with ZINA. And this negotiation must address wages, staffing shortages, workplace conditions, and the wider crisis facing the health sector.
This is the moment to reach a fair settlement that respects nurses, protects patients, and strengthens public healthcare.
PSI reaffirms its unwavering solidarity with ZINA and with all nurses in Zimbabwe. Their fight is a fight for workers’ rights and quality public services to protect citizen's dignity.