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A Resurgence Of COVID-19 Cases Is Possible In Zimbabwe

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Dr Grant Murewanhema

THE COVID-19 pandemic reached its peak between July and August in Zimbabwe, and since then the daily numbers of reported cases have considerably come down. As of 7 November 2020, the country has reported a cumulative 8498 cases, with 7995 recoveries and 251 deaths, with 27 new cases having been confirmed in the past 24 hours. By Dr Grant Murewanhema The epi-curve for Zimbabwe has been quite different from what has been experienced in South Africa, Europe and America. We are grateful because with certainty, Zimbabwe would have been unable…

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Bulawayo and Harare health care workers gain new skills on management of stress, anxiety and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Mazowe, Zimbabwe – “l really needed this training, as nurses we have just gone through a lot of emotional trauma during this COVID19 pandemic, including experiencing stigma from our colleagues as well as the community,” says Blessing Munjere, Sister in Charge at Sally Mugabe Central Hospital. WHO Communication Department In response to the plight of stressed health care workers on the frontline of Covid19 like Blessing, the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC), Mental Health (MH) Services Department with support from WHO has trained 84 health workers on MH…

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Zimbabwe Ezekiel Guti University (ZEGU) Throws Lifeline to underprivileged Communities Amidst Covid 19 Pandemic

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ZIMBABWE Ezekiel Guti University (ZEGU), a local private university has synergized with the University of Zimbabwe, Women’s University in Africa as well as international universities from the United Kingdom, University of Nottingham and University of Wolverhampton towards  low cost COVID-19 alleviating solutions. HealthTimes Reporter These universities will work closely with a local NGO, the National Age Network of Zimbabwe, to come up with various solutions targeting the less privileged communities as they leverage on ZEGU’s low cost COVID-19 innovations. The project which is being funded through the UKRI’s GCRF/Newton Fund…

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Religious and Traditional Leaders join SRHR Africa Trust in the fight against GBV

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TRADITIONAL leaders have agreed that there are some harmful cultural practices that should be abolished if the vision to end Gender Based Violence (GBV) is to be realised. By Patricia Mashiri These abusive cultural norms include chiramu (i, kugara nhaka (wife inheritance) and kuzvarira (marrying off young girls) among others. The traditional leaders accepted that culture is dynamic and therefore people should not be confined to past practices in which some of them were against women’s wishes and were abusive. Speaking during a GBV dialogue led by Sexual Reproductive Health…

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#JUSTIN: MCAZ Extends Shelf Life For Pyridoxine

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THE Medecines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ), has extended the shelf-life of various batches of Pyridoxine by five months up to March, 2021 following a request from the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC). In letter written to the National Pharmaceutical Company of Zimbabwe (NatPharm) and director health services at City Council run Hospitals and those in the security services, Director Curative Services, Dr Max Hove said that MACAZ conducted laboratory tests of specified batches and they passed all the tests. See Batches Below    

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Chitungwiza Hospital To Conduct Pauper’s Burials For 31 Unclaimed Bodies

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CHITUNGWIZA Central Hospital has released names of 31 bodies lying unclaimed at their mortuary since July, 2019 to date. According to the Hospital, they will soon be conducting Pauper Burials for the unclaimed if no one comes to claim the bodies. The Hospital called on relatives or anyone who knows the people on the list to contact hospital. Please See the list Attached Below  

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Christmas Comes Early For Gloria, As Impala Car Rental Donates Wheelchair

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MIRACLES happen everyday and they come in different forms. For Gloria Dzorwa (27) her only wish over the years has been to be mobile and move freely, but due to her disability, this has not been happening as she had to rely on aids and family who would at times carry her from one place to another. HealthTimes Reporter Due to a rare spinal disorder, Gloria had been condemned to a life of immobility. However, all that changed Friday, 30 October when she received a wheelchair donation from Impala Car…

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Fulfilling our promise to girls in East and Southern Africa will give voice to and secure their equal future

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Julitta Onabanjo

Joint reflections by United Nations Senior Officials in Africa*  THIRTEEN year-old Lydia Mwela from Zambia has observed too many girls in her community becoming pregnant, suffering gender-based violence and testing positive for HIV. She does not wish to end up in a similar situation herself. Through knowledge she is gaining at school, she has become empowered to make her own informed choices and create the future she dreams of for herself. She is learning about healthy relationships, good values, the human rights she is entitled to, and sexual and reproductive…

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Tanaka Adolescent Clinic, a huge milestone towards attaining SRHR equality

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ACCESS to Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) has been one of the topical issues raised on various platforms. Most Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Zimbabwe have been at forefront of advocating for equal access to SRHR as well as removing the age barriers to accessing services. By Patricia Mashiri recently in Rushinga Many young people from marginalised communities struggle to access SRHR services owing to a myriad of factors chief among them being the absence of youth friendly health facilities which offer young people centred services. As a result,…

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Delivering as one in the face of COVID-19

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Amid the COVID 19 pandemic World Food Programme food distribution points have provided a one stop shop for millions of Zimbabwe. It has become a platform for knowledge exchange as well as a go to place for family planning commodities. WFP is the largest humanitarian organization in the UN system, with the deepest field presence in the most difficult settings. WFP’s vast footprint across Zimbabwe provides the opportunity for partners across the humanitarian and health sector to use its food distributions as a one-stop-shop for providing essential information and services.…

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