@baba_nyenyedzi cooperatives complement, rather than replace, a tax-funded backbone.
Zimbabwe lacks both a large risk pool of paying members and a reliable public fallback. That makes pure replication unrealistic. A hybrid model is more viable.
@baba_nyenyedzi Kaiser Permanente works because it is vertically integrated, capitalized, and operates in a high-income setting with strong risk pooling and employer contributions.
Espriu Foundation sits within Spain’s broader universal health system—
Well-meaning citizens are opposed to the #2030 agenda. It is being driven by a handful of greedy and opportunistic politicians who show no shame. This woman speaks for the majority. Salute, umama.
Video: @citezw
Zimbabwe projects the GDP will reach US$52 billion in 2026.
What this means: the government values the economy at US$52 billion.
As Prof. @gift_mugano highlights, a bigger GDP has not translated into real improvements in the livelihoods of Zimbabweans.
"The GDP figure of US$52 billion does not align with the experiences of ordinary people," says @dziya_mya
🚩 More than 2.5 million Zimbabwean youths between the ages of 15 and 34 are unemployed and are not in education.
"You can't have a growing economy that doesn’t create jobs," says Prof. Gift Mugano.
🚩 60% of Zimbabwe’s population lives on less than $3.65 a day, while 49% live in extreme poverty.
🚩More than 80% of the adult population works in the informal sector.
📺 Watch as @baba_nyenyedzi, @dziya_mya, and Prof. @gift_mugano discuss the budget review, the significance of valuing the economy at US$52 billion, and why this growth is not improving the lives of Zimbabweans.
🎙Link https://t.co/0uOAsMxOti
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Let's all keep praying for and supporting Madzibaba Veshanduko financially as well as emotionally
He needs it at this dark time when he's facing so much persecution from Emmerson