Zimbabwe Eyes Russian Medical Technology

Vice President Colonel (Retired) Dr Kembo Mohadi has visited a modern medical imaging facility in Moscow as Zimbabwe seeks to strengthen healthcare cooperation with Russia and improve access to specialised medical services.

During the tour, Mohadi was shown Russia’s centralised radiology and digital diagnostic systems, which enable medical professionals to provide remote healthcare services through advanced imaging technology.

He was accompanied by Deputy Minister of Health and Child Care Sleiman Kwidini and a team of technical experts as part of efforts to explore areas of cooperation between the two countries in the health sector.

The Moscow visit follows Mohadi’s tour of a pharmaceutical manufacturing plant in St Petersburg, where he also assessed opportunities for collaboration in medicine production.

Zimbabwe is pursuing the modernisation of its healthcare delivery system, with telemedicine identified as one of the approaches that could improve access to specialist services, particularly for communities in remote and underserved areas.

Cooperation with Russia is expected to provide opportunities for knowledge exchange and the adoption of digital diagnostic technologies to strengthen the country’s healthcare infrastructure.