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Zimbabwe allows medical advertising under conditions

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Zimbabwe is allowing health professionals and medical institutions to promote their services under strict rules banning misleading promises, guaranteed cures and promotional discounts. The provisions are contained in Statutory Instrument 170 of 2026, published in the official gazette last week, according to Daily News.

Zimbabwe is allowing health practitioners and medical institutions to advertise their services, subject to rules prohibiting misleading claims, promises of cures and promotional discounts. The provisions are contained in Statutory Instrument 170 of 2026, published in the Government Gazette last week, Dailynews reports.

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