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Farai Shawn Matiashe

Farai Shawn Matiashe is a journalist based in Zimbabwe. His articles are published on Al Jazeera, Quartz Africa and The World.

Two women sit on the curb with their infants as doctors and nurses strike at local hospital

Mothers and newborns pay the ‘price’ during Zimbabwe medics strike

Health & Medicine

As more doctors and nurses go on strike in Zimbabwe, free public hospitals have been severely understaffed or shut down, forcing more pregnant women to turn to informal, “backyard” maternity wards.