From September 2022 to September 2023, 21,130 Zimbabweans were given visas to work in the UK, according to Home Office data.
It was a 169% increase from the same period the year before, putting Zimbabwe among three countries – alongside Nigeria and India – with the largest number of citizens heading to the UK on this visa.
In November, the World Health Organization said the number of public sector health workers in Zimbabwe had been reduced by at least 4,600 since 2019 despite increased recruitment.
