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David Parirenyatwa (born August 2, 1950〔.〕) is a Zimbabwean politician who has served in the government of Zimbabwe as Minister of Health since 2013. Previously he served as Minister of Health from 2002 to 2009. ==Political career== Parirenyatwa served as Deputy Minister of Health and Child Welfare until he was appointed as Minister of Health and Child Welfare in August 2002. He replaced Timothy Stamps, who was ill; Parirenyatwa had already been effectively in charge of the ministry for some time due to Stamps' illness.〔("Zimbabwe: New government without Makoni" ), SADOCC, August 25, 2002.〕 Itai Rusike, Executive Director of the Community Working Group on Health (CWGH), said on June 18, 2007 that the unavailability of drinking water and the contamination of available water had increased the number of citizens at risk for waterborne diseases. Many have already suffered from dysentary. The Public Health Act forbids shutting off water for more than two days. Rusike called on Parirenyatwa to use the Public Health Act to make Munacho Mutezo, the Minister of Water Resources and Infrastructural Development, turn on the tap. "If there is an outbreak of diseases now, it is () who would be blamed."〔(Zimbabwe: Urban Residents Threaten Action Over Water Crisis ), June 18, 2007. Zimbabwe Standard via AllAfrica〕 He warned that cholera and malaria pose a serious threat to Zimbabwe on June 21, 2007.〔(Zimbabwe: WHO donates medical supplies, equipment ), June 21, 2007. BuaNews via AllAfrica〕 Parirenyatwa was nominated as ZANU-PF's candidate for the House of Assembly seat from Murehwa North in Mashonaland East in the March 2008 parliamentary election.〔("Zimbabwe: Zanu-PF Names Poll Candidates" ), ''The Herald'', February 15, 2008.〕 He won the seat with 7,104 votes against 6,468 for the candidate of the Movement for Democratic Change.〔(2008 election results ) at newzimbabwe.com.〕 After President Robert Mugabe won re-election in July 2013, Parirenyatwa was appointed as Minister of Health on 10 September 2013.〔("President Mugabe appoints new cabinet" ), ''The Herald'', 10 September 2013.〕 The Parirenyatwa Hospital is named after his father, Tichafa Samuel Parirenyatwa. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「David Parirenyatwa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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