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Full Report On Parirenyatwa Maternal Mortality Expected Next Week

September 6, 2019September 6, 2019 Healthtimes

A comprehensive report on a Parirenyatwa Hospital maternal mortality case which was reported in the media recently will be out next week as part of Government’s efforts to give closure to the grieving family. By Kudakwashe Pembere Speaking to HealthTimes during a presentation of the initial findings on the death of one Sharon Munyonho on Friday, Health and Child Care Minister Dr Obadiah Moyo represented by his Permanent Secretary Dr Agnes Mahomva said all they had were initial findings. I am not too sure about the pathology report but the…

Govt Pays Health Workers’ COLA

September 5, 2019September 5, 2019 Healthtimes

GOVERNMENT says it has paid doctors the agreed Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) following their declaration of incapacitation. By HealthTimes Reporter In a statement issued by the Health and Child Care Ministry said a meeting on negotiations of the COLA was done last Wednesday. “The Health Service Bipartite Negotiating Panel (HSBNP) at its meeting held on the 28th of August 2019, agreed on a Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) to be paid to members of the Health Service with effect from 1 August 2019,” said the Health ministry. The Ministry…

Harare Women Delivering In Candlelight

September 5, 2019September 5, 2019 Healthtimes

WOMEN in most Harare City Polyclinics are delivering their new born babies with the aid of Candlelight owing to the prevailing power cuts which have crippled most health sector operations By Kudakwashe Pembere In an interview with HealthTimes, Harare City Health Director Dr Prosper Chonzi said they have been having challenges with the solar systems they use though they have since addressed the problems. That has been sorted I think. That has been rectified. There was a power problem recently. All our clinics have solar power as backups including the…

Harare City Sets Aside ZW$3million For WASH

September 5, 2019 Healthtimes

ABOUT ZW$3 million has been earmarked for water, sanitation and hygiene projects in cholera hotspots to be on guard against further outbreaks in this year’s forthcoming rainfall season, a Harare City official says. By Kudakwashe Pembere Harare Mayor Counsellor Herbert Gomba told HealthTimes that they have sourced bowsers to prepare the City. We have sourced bowsers and made money available to prepare our city for the upcoming rainfall season. “We have set aside $3 million Zimbabwean dollars as Council and seeking for more from donors,” he said. Reflecting on the…

Stronger Focus On Nutrition To Save 3, 7 Million Lives: WHO

September 4, 2019 Healthtimes

HEALTH services must integrate a stronger focus on ensuring optimum nutrition at each stage of a person’s life, a new report released by the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends. By HealthTimes Reporter It is estimated that the right investment in nutrition could save 3, 7 million lives by 2025. “In order to provide quality health services and achieve Universal Health Coverage, nutrition should be positioned as one of the cornerstones of essential health packages,” said Dr Naoko Yamamoto, Assistant Director-General at WHO. “We also need better food environments which allow all…

#BREAKING: New NatPharm Board In First Sitting

September 4, 2019September 4, 2019 Healthtimes

WITH barely three months after being appointed by the Health and Child Care Minister Dr Obadiah Moyo, the new National Pharmaceutical Company (NatPharm) board sits for its debut board meeting tomorrow morning, HealthTimes has learnt. By Kudakwashe Pembere NatPharm chairperson Dr Billy Rigava told this publication that appointment of Advocate Rachel Chibaya as Vice Chairperson preceded this meeting, setting the tone for the passing of resolutions. She was selected by the Human Resources Committee, Finance amd Business Development Committee as well as the Audit risk and legal committee. All the…

#BREAKING: New Health Services Law To Bar Doctors From Striking

September 3, 2019 Healthtimes

GOVERNMENT has approved the principles of the the new Health Services Amendment Bill which only allows aggrieved health workers to go on strike for a few hours, a Cabinet official said on Tuesday. By Kudakwashe Pembere The legislation with principles approved by Cabinet forbids indefinite job action by health workers. During a post cabinet press briefing, Health and Child Care Minister Dr Obadiah Moyo said they will not tolerate an industrial action which at the end of the day endangers the lives of patients. The Bill will make sure that…

Fast food may contribute to teen depression, study says

September 3, 2019September 3, 2019 Healthtimes

Preteens are known for their defiant attitudes and dramatic mood swings, but over the last decade a much more disturbing characteristic has been increasing: depression. SOURCE: CNN A new study finds that one culprit may be a high fast-food, low plant–based diet. When researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham analyzed urine from a group of middle schoolers, they found high levels of sodium and low levels of potassium. High sodium, you’ve got to think of highly processed food,” said lead author Sylvie Mrug, chair of the psychology department…

UZ College Of Health Sciences To Teach Emergency Medicine

September 3, 2019September 3, 2019 Healthtimes

THE University Of Zimbabwe College Of Health Sciences says it will soon incorporate emergency medicine into its curriculum. By Kudakwashe Pembere Emergency medicine, also known as accident and emergency medicine, is the medical specialty concerned with the care of illnesses or injuries requiring immediate medical attention. Emergency physicians care for unscheduled and undifferentiated patients of all ages. With this discipline gaining traction across the world while Zimbabwe is catching up, indications were that they would have loved to do have emergency medicine next year. The UZCHS dean Professor Rangarirai Masanganise…

Diabetes Prevalence Rises In Zim

September 2, 2019 Healthtimes

ZIMBABWE’S latest diabetes prevalence rate currently stands at 10%, which is a 5% increase from the 2015 figures a health expert has said. By Kuda Pembere In an interview with HealthTimes, Harare based podiatrist who specialists in diabetes Diana Chapoterera Bulle said this year the prevalence of diabetes could have risen to 10 percent. “I would estimate the prevalence of diabetes as of June this year to be around 10 percent. The reason is largely the lifestyles we have. We don’t have a culture of exercising and the type of food…