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MCAZ Defends ART Shelf Life Extension

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THE Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe sticks to its guns on why they extended the shelf life of Antiretroviral drugs namely Tenofovir and Lamivudine. BY Kudakwashe Pembere Giving oral evidence before a joint Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Health and Child Care and the Thematic Committee on HIV and Aids over extension of antiretroviral drugs on Monday, MCAZ spokesperson Mr Richard Rukwata first explained the statutes permitting shelf life extension. He said there was a serious misconception on expiry dates and shelf life extension. According to the Medicines And Allied Substances…

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Zim Commemorates International Week Of The Deaf

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ZIMBABWE on Wednesday commemorated the international Week Of The Deaf, an event aimed to celebrate the deaf community, their successes as well as raise awareness on the importance of sign language. By Kudakwashe Pembere In an interview on the sidelines of the event held in Harare, Deaf Zimbabwe Trust Programs Manager Ms Paidamoyo Chimhini said the event was themed Sign Language Rights For All. This event is to commemorate the International Week for the deaf. This event is done annually where we celebrate sign language, deaf culture and deafness the…

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Ex US Officials Push For First Lady Harvard Award Nullification

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A team of former US diplomats and academia want one  of its leading educational institutions Harvard University to revoke the honorary ambassadorial role it gave Zimbabwe’s first Lady Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa. This follows her appointment as Harvard Ambassador three days ago. The petitioners include Ambassador (ret) Harry Thomas United States Ambassador to Zimbabwe (2015-2018), Ambassador (ret) Bruce Wharton United States Ambassador to Zimbabwe (2012-2015), Ambassador (ret) Charles Ray United States Ambassador to Zimbabwe (2009-2012), Ambassador (ret) Christopher Dell United States Ambassador to Zimbabwe (2004-2007), Ambassador (ret) Michelle Gavin United States…

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#BREAKING: Dr Magombeyi To Be Treated In SA, High Court Orders

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THE High Court on Tuesday directed the evacuation of Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association acting president Dr Peter Magombeyi to be taken to South Africa for specialist medical treatment. By Kudakwashe Pembere This comes after the Zimbabwe Republic Police had prevented him from leaving the Avenues Clinic where he was getting treatment “At Avenues Clinic, Zimbabwean Police are currently preventing ZHDA leader Dr Peter Magombeyi from leaving the medical facility to board a plane to access specialist medical care in defiance of a High Court order issued on Tuesday by Justice…

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HCC Secures Water Treatment Chemicals

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HARARE City Council (HCC) says it has secured chemicals required at its Morton Jaffray Water treatment plant to avert a feared water crisis. By Kudakwashe Pembere In a statement the City said they have since paid the suppliers of the chemicals. Harare City Council has found contingent supplies of chemicals to resume water production three hours from now. The suppliers of the chemicals have been paid,” the City Fathers said. HCC stated residents will today start receiving water. “The other quantities are coming from Bulawayo and are expected to arrive…

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US Provides Supplementary US$41, 9 million For Food Security

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THE United States Government has donated to Zimbabwe an additional US$41, 9 million in funding to respond to the critical food security situation in the upcoming lean season between October 2019 and March 2020 in Zimbabwe. By Kudakwashe Pembere Briefing  the press on Tuesday, US Ambassador to Zimbabwe Brian Nichols said the funding will assist over one million vulnerable Zimbabweans. I am representing the United States Government today as we announce our additional contribution of USD41, 9 million in response to the United Nations Humanitarian Appeal to increase emergency food…

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Harare Shuts Morton Jaffray Water Treatment Plant

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Harare City on Monday its Morton Jeffery water treatment plant on the back of chemical shortages. This comes barely a week after the Finance Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube availed about $3, 1 million USD to the City to help it improve service delivery. But Acting Mayor Cllr Enock Mupamawonde urged Government to declare the water crisis an emergency. Cllr Mupamwonde was speaking at a Policy Dialogue Forum organised by the Community Water Alliance. “We have called on government to declare the water situation in the city an emergency because the…

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NatPharm Roasted Over ART Shortages

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PARLIAMENTARIANS and Global Fund’s Zimbabwe Country Coordinating Committee(CCM) took turns on Monday to grill the National Pharmaceutical Company (NatPharm) for misleading government claiming the country had sufficient stocks of antiretroviral treatment (ART)drugs. By Kudakwashe Pembere Giving oral evidence to the joint committees on Health and  HIV, NatPharm Operations Manager, Mr Charles Mwaramba said the drugs warehouse had close to 100 percent stocks of 12 selected ART drugs. This however, did not go down well with Parliamentarians who blamed the organization for politicking at the expense of human lives. Midlands Senator…

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Zim Abortion Law Obsolete

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THE abortion law in Zimbabwe is archaic and colonial as it ignores the mental and socio-economic wellbeing of women, a Right Here Right Now Consortium member has said. By Kudakwashe Pembere in Gweru Katswe Sisterhood Programs Manager Advocate Debra Mwase explained to journalists at a media workshop in Gweru that Termination of Pregnancy Act of 1978 was imposed on Zimbabweans under the Victorian culture. She said in the pre-colonial era abortion was regarded as a private matter which did not involve traditional courts. Mwase noted that then, traditional medicines were…

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