Zimbabwe is battling a significant malaria outbreak, with more than 1,300 cases reported nationwide and one death recorded at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals in Harare. According to the Ministry of Health and Child Care's Weekly Disease Surveillance Report for the week ending September 14, 2025, the country has cumulatively reported 139,925 malaria cases and 376 deaths to date.
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Mashonaland Central and Mashonaland East provinces are the hardest hit, with 588 and 421 cases respectively. Children under five years old accounted for 15.2% of the reported cases, totaling 210 instances.
The Ministry of Health and Child Care is urging citizens to take preventative measures to curb the spread of malaria. "To reduce malaria, people can use insecticide-treated mosquito nets," the Ministry advises. "If someone shows malaria symptoms (fever often with chills and sweating, headache, body aches, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, or diarrhoea), it is important to get tested early."
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