国际英语资讯:Zimbabwean President Mnangagwa appoints VP Chiwenga as new health minister
<p><span word="HARARE">HARARE</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 4-- <span word="Zimbabwean">Zimbabwean</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Emmerson">Emmerson</span> <span word="Mnangagwa">Mnangagwa</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="appointed">appointed</span> <span word="Vice">Vice</span> <span word="President">President</span> (<span word="VP">VP</span>) <span word="Constantino">Constantino</span> <span word="Chiwenga">Chiwenga</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Child">Child</span> <span word="Care">Care</span>.</p><p><span word="Chiwenga">Chiwenga</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="Obadiah">Obadiah</span> <span word="Moyo">Moyo</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="fired">fired</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Mnangagwa">Mnangagwa</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="allegations">allegations</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="Chiwenga">Chiwenga</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="double">double</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="VP">VP</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="minister">minister</span>.</p><p><span word="Misheck">Misheck</span> <span word="Sibanda">Sibanda</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cabinet">cabinet</span>, <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="appointment">appointment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chiwenga">Chiwenga</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p><span word="Sibanda">Sibanda</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Chiwenga">Chiwenga</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="appointment">appointment</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span> <span word="effect">effect</span>.</p><p>"<span word="In">In</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>, <span word="His">His</span> <span word="Excellency">Excellency</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="urgent">urgent</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stabilize">stabilize</span>, <span word="restructure">restructure</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reform">reform</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="delivery">delivery</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="cope">cope</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="process">process</span>, <span word="ensuring">ensuring</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quick">quick</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="care">care</span>," <span word="Sibanda">Sibanda</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Chiwenga">Chiwenga</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="bedevilled">bedevilled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> <span word="strike">strike</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="doctors">doctors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nurses">nurses</span> <span word="demanding">demanding</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="pay">pay</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="shortage">shortage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drugs">drugs</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spike">spike</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="infections">infections</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="risen">risen</span> <span word="to">to</span> 80 <span word="as">as</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>. <span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="surged">surged</span> <span word="to">to</span> 4,075 <span word="after">after</span> 154 <span word="cases">cases</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="infections">infections</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="reported">reported</span>.</p>
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