{"id":12916,"date":"2026-04-08T12:08:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T12:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=12916"},"modified":"2026-04-08T12:08:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T12:08:33","slug":"citys-beloved-baby-doctor-dies-the-nation-mourns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=12916","title":{"rendered":"City\u2019s Beloved Baby Doctor Dies: The Nation Mourns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Venus Charumbira<br>Zim GBC Reporter<br>Bulawayo is mourning the loss of Dr Taurai Gunguwo, a famous obstetrician and gynecologist who passed away on Sunday, 5 April. He reportedly succumbed to kidney failure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr Gunguwo was a highly respected specialist in Bulawayo. Over his long career, he delivered thousands of babies and provided compassionate care to many families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was not just a doctor but a hero to many mothers who trusted him with their lives and the lives of their newborns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDoctor Gunguwo was a gentle, kind and loving doctor through out my delivery journey as he made me deliver both my two babies safely\u201d, said Mellisa Ndlovu one of the mothers he helped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tributes described him as a dedicated, kind and gentle doctor. His clinical excellence was matched by his uncommon compassion. He treated every patient with warmth and respect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe was a gentle and kind Doctor I have ever met, my delivery journey became a success all because of his care\u201d, said another mother he helped who preferred anonymity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The medical fraternity across Zimbabwe is in deep mourning. Beyond his work in the hospital, Dr Gunguwo also contributed to medical literature and training materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many former patients have taken to social media to share their stories, thanking him for saving their babies and being a source of hope during difficult times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>May his departed soul Rest In Peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow Zim GBC News on Social Media:<br>\u00b7 X (Twitter): @ZimGbc<br>\u00b7 Instagram: @ZimGBCNews<br>\u00b7 TikTok: @ZimGBCNews_01<br>\u00b7 Facebook: Zim GBC News<br>\u00b7 YouTube: Zim GBC News<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Get real-time alerts on WhatsApp:<br>+263 773 820 323<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Venus CharumbiraZim GBC ReporterBulawayo is mourning the loss of Dr Taurai Gunguwo, a famous obstetrician and gynecologist who passed away on Sunday, 5 April. He reportedly succumbed to kidney failure.&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12917,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12916","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12916","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12916"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12916\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12918,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12916\/revisions\/12918"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/12917"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12916"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12916"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12916"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}