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Zim Should Honour Abuja Declaration in 2020 Budget

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CIVIL Society Organisations (CSOs) have called on government to increase domestic funding for Zimbabwe’s healthcare in the forthcoming 2020 national budget so as to stimulate Universal Health Coverage (UHC). By Patricia Mashiri Zimbabwe’s healthcare system is currently in intensive care owing to a plethora of factors chief among them being the poor funding from treasury amongst a host of other ills which have literally brought the sector on its knees. Speaking during the Civil Society Engagement on the Development of a Submission Paper on Priority Funding Areas in the 2020…

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Undetectable Viral Load Not a License For Unprotected Sex, Says Govt

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HAVING undetectable viral load does not warrant unsafe sex practices as there are chances of transmitting the HIV virus, a Health Ministry official says. By Kudakwashe Pembere in Kadoma In an interview with Health Ministry HIV/TB public health specialist Dr Clorata Gwanzura said on their message with U=U an acronym for Undetectable = Untransmissible the goal is to ensure people are virally suppressed. “As long as you are taking your medicines correctly and consistently, that is the result that you should see. However, there are various reasons that would cause…

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CSOs Trained On New HIV/TB Treatment Literacy Manual

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THE new HIV and Tuberculosis treatment literacy manual is set to tackle non-communicable diseases, side effects of Antiretroviral therapies, religion, new regimens and nutrition which will see health civil society organisations take the knowledge to communities they work in. By Kudakwashe Pembere in Kadoma Speaking to Zimbabwe AIDS Network Communication, Health Research and Advocacy Officer Hazel Zemura on the side-lines  of a civil society trainer of trainee workshop in Kadoma, she said they want to equip the CSOs on the trending issues. “This is a civil society trainer of trainee…

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200 000 Harare PLHIV On ART

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THERE are currently about 200 000 people living with HIV in Harare who are receiving Antiretroviral Treatment with the prevalence rate pegged at 12 percent. By Kudakwashe Pembere in Kadoma This according to National Aids Council Harare Provincial Manager Mr Adonijah Muzondiona was on the back of a big population in the city. He said this on the sidelines of a UNAIDS Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Aids Network, and National Aids Council of ZImbabwe workshop here in Kadoma. “The Harare Metropolitan Province has about four to five million. We have Harare, Chitungwiza,…

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Doctors Enter 50 Days Of Labour Action

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JUNIOR doctors have reached fifty days of industrial action still declaring incapacitation to report to duty. By Kuda Pembere Addressing journalists on Monday, Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association (ZHDA) Secretary General Dr Tawanda Zvakada said they have been on this labour action since September 3. We have called this conference precisely to update the nation on the developments that have occurred to date since doctors’ nationwide declared incapacitation exactly fifty days ago. We remain incapacitated with our primary needs not met. “On the 3 rd of September 2019, doctors nationwide downed…

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NetOne Tackles Breast Cancer In Mabvuku

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ZIMBABWE’s second largest mobile network operator NetOne Cellular in partnership with Cancer Association of Zimbabwe (CAZ) on Saturday gave Mabvuku residents free breast cancer screening services. By Kudakwashe Pembere By lunch hour, over hundred females and more than 20 males including boxer Charles Manyuchi had their breasts examined. Nine referrals were made for further assessment and treatment. NetOne public relations executive Dr Eldrette Shereni said this was part of their corporate social investments to raise awareness on various diseases. Today we are in Mabvuku having a Community Health Expo where…

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Govt To Roll Out E-Nurse Recruitment At Provincial Level

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STARTING next year, Government will decentralize the electronic recruitment of nurses to the provinces, Health and Child Care Minister Dr Obadiah Moyo said on Friday. By Kudakwashe Pembere Speaking on the sidelines of the Harare Central Hospital Nurses Graduation, Dr Moyo said this enables them to directly recruit nurses while reducing the workload on the national head office. What happens when we are enrolling, we have to make sure we are enrolling the correct candidates. We have to make sure that those candidates don’t just come into the system through…

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#BREAKING: Gvt/Doctors Strike Deal…Doctors To Get Hefty Pay Increase

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DOCTORS have been given  a further increment from the previous 60% allocation up to  100% to their on-call allowances after about 46 days of industrial action, HealthTimes has learnt. By Kuda Pembere A source who requested anonymity  told HealthTimes that the doctors’ on call allowances had been increased to up to a 100 percent. The Health Minister Dr Obadiah Moyo confirmed the issue but said a statement will be issued soon by the Health Services Board (HSB). Just confirm with the Health Service Board there has been a further improvement.…

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Zim Spends Less Than ZW$41 On Each Citizen’s Healthcare Needs

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ZIMBABWE currently spends less than ZW$41 per person’s health which is far much less than what other regional countries are spending on their citizens. By Kudakwashe Pembere Translated to the interbank market rate of about ZW$16 for a USD1, this amounts to about USD2, 60 for a single Zimbabwean’s healthcare needs. In an interview with Health economist Dr Proper Chitambara said the amount spent for a single Zimbabwean’s health is grossly inadequate. When you look at the per capita per person analysis of our health budget for 2019 we are…

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Govt Struggles To Procure Ambulances For Hospitals

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HEALTH and Child Care Ministry is yet to procure the 100 state of the art ambulances for public health institutions due to unavailability of foreign currency in the country. By Kudakwashe Pembere This emerged during a Community Working Group on Health (CWGH) pre-budget meeting held in Harare on Thursday. Health Ministry’s chief accountant expenditure Mrs Tennis Lynette said they had planned to buy the ambulances with the money promised by the Finance Ministry in its supplementary budget presentation. We have not yet received the money as yet although the treasury…

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