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BREAKING: Retail Pharmacists Worried Over Health Minister’s Threats

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RETAIL pharmacists are concerned with Health and Child Care Minister’s threats of revoking their licenses should they continue overcharging medications while taking foreign currency from customers. By Kudakwashe Pembere Health Minister Dr Obadiah Moyo is on record warning retail pharmacies to stop overcharging and pricing medicines in foreign currency. “We are concerned with the Minister’s statements in the media and we are going to pay a courtesy call to the Minister and his Permanent Secretary so that we get clear communication on what he intends to do. We will first…

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Parirenyarwa Radiotherapy Machines Break Down

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PARIRENYATWA Group of Hospitals radiotherapy machines are down again with South African technicians expected to land in the country next week to fix them, a cabinet official said. By Kuda Pembere Touring the radiotherapy unit at the institution yesterday, Health and Child Care Minister Dr Obadiah Moyo expressed concern over the frequent breaking down of the radiotherapy machines. The three machines the unit has were recently repaired after working for only two months. In July one of the machines showed faulty signs until it broke down.The Health Minister directed the…

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NBSZ Gets US$800 000 For Consumables

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NATIONAL Blood Services Zimbabwe (NBSZ) received US$800 000 for the purchase of consumables required in their operations, an organisation official said on Friday. By Kudakwashe Pembere This comes amid requests NBSZ that they were running out of the consumables. Health and Child Care Minister Dr Obadiah Moyo seeking confirmation from NBSZ chief executive officer Mrs Lucy Marowa was told the money is coming in tranches as they wait for more. “The money came but we are asking for the remainder. Things are not looking well at all. Especially now with…

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Parirenyatwa Hospital Staff Recognised

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A total of 113 members of staff at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals received awards on Friday at the institution for outstanding customer service. By Kudakwashe Pembere These included clinical and non-clinical staff at the hospital including security from loss control, accountants, IT staff, nurses, doctors, general hands to mention but the few.  Some of the notable recipients of awards included Pediatrician Dr Azza Mashumba as well as the hospital’s public relations officer Mr Linos Dhire. Officiating the awards ceremony, Health and Child Care Minister Dr Obadiah Moyo said the awards…

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Low and Middle Income Countries Urged To Increase WASH Investments

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THE World Health Organization (WHO) and UN-Water on Thursday called on low and middle income countries to urgently increase investment in strong drinking Water, Sanitation and Hygene (WASH) sanitation systems. By HealthTimes Reporter The call came as the international water sector meets in Stockholm for its annual conference during World Water Week (25-30 August 2019). It is triggered by a new report published by WHO on behalf of UN-Water that reveals that weak government systems and a lack of human resources and funds are jeopardizing the delivery of water and…

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Zim Trauma Database Under Construction

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ZIMBABWE is setting up a trauma registry which documents care delivered to patients hospitalised with injuries. By Kudakwashe Pembere One of the doctors in the team coming up with this registry, Dr Wilfred Muteweye told HealthTimes this will help the country a great deal in tracking resource mobilisation. “A Trauma register is being set up to help with documentation of trauma cases. It will help to improve the effectiveness and quality of care. It will also help to plan as well as to equitably distribute resources,” he said. He said…

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Pharmaceutical Wholesalers Bemoan Power Cuts and Fuel Price Increases

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INCESSANT dreary power cuts coupled with ever rising fuel prices have adversely affected the pharmaceutical wholesale industry’s operations in the last three months. By Kudakwashe Pembere Zimbabwe has had to endure 18 hour long power cuts, thus affecting productivity. In an interview, Pharmaceutical and Chemical Distributors director Prashant Shah said they wrote to Zesa informing them of the critical nature of their business but haven’t received a response. We run on generator for 18 hours a day. Cold chain management is a major problem as costs escalating due to fuel…

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Research And Development Can Fast Track Malaria Eradication

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THE World Health Organization (WHO) says accelerated research and development (R&D) in new tools for malaria prevention and treatment is key if the world is to eradicate malaria in the foreseeable future. By HealthTimes Reporter This recommendation came in a report from WHO’s Strategic Advisory Group on Malaria Eradication (SAGme). Currently, less than 1% of funding for health R&D investment goes to developing tools to tackle malaria. “To achieve a malaria-free world we must reinvigorate the drive to find the transformative strategies and tools that can be tailored to the…

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Excessive Phone Use In Teens Not Linked To Mental Illness

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A new study has found that the time teens invest on their phones and online does not necessarily have adverse effects on their mental health. By Kudakwashe Pembere The study tracking young adolescents on their smartphones to test whether more time spent using digital technoflogy linked to worse mental health outcomes was published in a journal called Clinical Psychological Science. These findings coming at a time when guardians, parents, or society worry about tons of hours spent on phones having undesired effects on their mental health could provide some relief.…

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Call For Disaster Fund

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HEALTH experts have called on government to set up a disaster fund which covers all disasters including road traffic accidents. By Kuda Pembere This call comes at a time when government is still mooting a Road Disaster Fund. PSMI Hospitals Division Director Dr Margaret Maulana proposed that the road disaster fund is not enough hence the need for a cross cutting fund looking after all disasters. I am happy that you said there is going to be a fund. It should not be just a fund for road traffic accidents…

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