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Zimbabwe's Health Ministry acquires new cancer treatment machines

Zimbabwe's Health and Child Care ministry has received a second delivery of advanced cancer treatment equipment, including Linear Accelerators LINACs. These sophisticated radiotherapy machines are designed to provide highly precise radiation treatment for deep-seated cancers, improving accuracy and minimizing damage to healthy tissue. Health and Child Care minister Douglas Mombeshora stated that this is part of an effort to upgrade outdated cancer treatment infrastructure. The government plans to procure diagnostic equipment for early cancer detection in phase two, and expand treatment services beyond major cities to provinces like Mashonaland West, Chinhoyi Hospital, Midlands Hospital, and Masvingo in phase three. Finance minister Mthuli Ncube noted that this development is funded by the sugar content tax introduced on beverages, which has so far contributed to the procurement of the first set of machines under this program.