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Senior Doctors Demand Fired Doctors Reinstatement

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SENIOR doctors demand Government to immediately reinstate fired junior doctors. This follows Health Service Board’s announcement that 211 junior and middle level doctors were relieved of their duties. “For the way forward the punitive disciplinary hearings must stop forthwith and those dismissed must have this decision reversed. A livable wage must be dispatched “Robust dialogue in good faith should take place with key stakeholders to help direct the capacitation and of the workers and the public health institutions. “These must be given timelines to yield results,” the Zimbabwe Senior Hospital…

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Bloodbath In Health Sector As Gvt Fires 211 Doctors

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THE total number  of doctors who have been served with termination of employment letters has risen to 211 from 70, as purging of what government has described as dissident doctors continues. By Kudakwashe Pembere According to the Health Service Board (HSB), 211 striking doctors have been fired for going on a job action which the Labour Court deemed unlawful alongside playing truant to the disciplinary hearings.As of November 5, the number of doctors dismissed from work stood at 77. To date, 279 doctors have been served with charge letters, 213…

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National Health Insurance Expected End Of 2020

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HEALTH and Child Care Minister Dr Obadiah Moyo has assured that the long overdue National Health Insurance scheme should be operational come  2020. By Kudakwashe Pembere At a time when resources in the health sector are heavily constrained where doctors are on strike on one end, while on the other is the obtaining deterioration of the country’s healthcare delivery system, the National Health Insurance Scheme is crucial in achieving universal health coverage. In an interview with HealthTimes on the sidelines of Baines Intercare Medical Centre on Thursday, the Health Minister…

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VP Mohadi Tours Baines Intercare Medical Centre

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ZIMBABWE’S Vice President Kembo Mohadi on Thursday toured the Baines Intercare Medical Centre to foster and strengthen public private partnerships in the country’s healthcare delivery. By HeathTimes Reporter Addressing journalists at the healthcare facility the Vice President said he was pleased with what he saw. I was invited by one of the people working here that they are doing something here, something which is happening in other countries and upmarket sort of health facilities. What we havedone is the tour and we appreciated what we have seen,” VP Mohadi said.…

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Poor pregnant Karoi women forced to foot their own fuel bill

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ON a sunny November 3 morning,Rudo (not real name), a Karoi woman goes to the Maternity Waiting Room (KuMatumba) along with her room mate at Karoi District Hospital. She bemoans the poor farming yield they received as the sun burnt most of the crop. Expecting mothers and their relatives at Karoi District Hospital dread being referred to Chinhoyi Provincial Hospital praying, hoping and keeping their fingers crossed. The friend doesn’t talk much unlike Rudo who describes her experience kuMatumba. Pregnancy related emergencies happen thus falling upon health workers present at…

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Harare City Pays Nurses 8 Month Salary Backlog

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HARARE Mayor Councillor Hebert Gomba says they have settled health workers’ outstanding eight month salary backlog following the demands by Zimbabwe Urban and Rural Council Nurses Association to have their wages increased. By Kudakwashe Pembere The aggrieved nurses want their salaries increased so that they would be cushioned against the prevailing economic meltdown. Cllr Gomba said they await the National Employment Council to approve the salary reviews. Our Council has paid eight months previously owed to our employees, we increased their salaries in the last month and are waiting for…

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Doctors Unfazed By Disciplinary Action

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ZIMBABWE Hospital Doctors Association (ZHDA) says  Government’s firing of 77 doctors who declared incapacitation 64 days ago would bot stop the job action nor bring food on the tables of medical practitioners. By Kudakwashe Pembere In an interview, Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association treasurer general Dr Tapiwa Mungofa said they loved to continue negotiating. But the Health Service Board has shown that it is negotiating in bad faith,” he said. In a statement, the association for junior doctors said HSB had shot itself on the foot. “Whilst the Zimbabwean citizens and…

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#BREAKING: Gvt Fires 77 Medical Doctors

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MINISTER of Information and Broadcasting Services Senator Monica Mutsvagwa has announced that 77 doctors have been fired by government following the Labour Court ruling declaring the job action illegal. By Michael Gwarisa and Kudakwashe Pembere Briefing a post cabinet press briefing on Tuesday, Minister Mutsvangwa said firing the doctors was within the confines of the country’s health laws and Constitution. Cabinet was informed by the Minister of Health and Child Care that the public hospital doctors strike had gone beyond 63 days.  Medical services in most central hospitals therefore remain…

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Let’s talk about our reality: Are we failing our young people?

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THE recent picture of a first year University of Zimbabwe student lying lifeless in a pool of blood, after trying to abort a pregnancy using a coat hanger brings a chill to one’s spine. If she made it to University, surely she should be knowledgeable about pregnancy and how to prevent it? Surely, she should understand enough of her anatomy to know that a coat hanger is unlikely to dislodge a foetus, that what she is doing is damaging to her internal organs. By Patricia Machawira The reality is that…

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iPhone Introduces Period Emoji To Demystify Menstruation

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VISITS from “Aunt Flow” during “that time of month” are officially over — along with all the other euphemisms that people use to secretly talk about their menstrual cycle. The long-awaited period “drop of blood” emoji is finally available on iPhone keyboards in “a real breakthrough” in fighting the stigma around menstruation — and advocates say it’s about time we got this bloody conversation started. As a part of Apple’s iOS 13.2 update, the tech giant released a set of 350 brand-new emojis including mixed-race couples, gender-neutral individuals, people with…

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