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US Gvt Donates Additional US$600,000 To Cyclone Idai

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THE United States Government’s (USG) has extended another US$600,000 towards Cyclone Idai, bringing the total amount of financial aid from America towards the disaster to US$3.1 Million, a USG official has confirmed. By Michael Gwarisa Briefing a discussion on Zimbabwe’s path to prosperity, US Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Mr Brian Nichols said the American government was committed to assisting Zimbabwe through providing humanitarian assistance whenever the need arises. “The United States is continuing to support Zimbabwe in this difficult moment in the wake of Cyclone Idai. I would like to announce…

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Nursing Now Zimbabwe Project Launched

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ZIMBABWE has launched the Nursing Now Zimbabwe, a global program aimed at raising the status and profile of nursing worldwide in efforts to attain Universal Health Coverage (UHC) through motivating and healthcare workers . By Michael Gwarisa The Nursing Now Zimbabwe seeks to be a platform to increase the visibility of nursing and midwifery through recognising and celebrating the role nurses and midwives play in contributing to health within our society particularly in Primary Health Care. Speaking at the launch of the program, Health and Child Care minister, Dr Obadiah…

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First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa Appointed Health Ambassador

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GOVERNMENT has  bestowed another special recognition to the First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa appointing her the country’s Health and Child Care Ambassador for the role she plays in the country’s health sector. By Kudakwashe Pembere Last year she was made the Maternal and Child Health Ambassador. With her role in fighting cancer of the cervix,  she was made the Health Ambassador and she received a trophy. In her acceptance speech while accepting the new role, the First Lady said she takes this recognition as a challenge to work harder. “It is…

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“Our Salaries Are Now Useless”- Zim Nurses

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THE prevailing economic crisis has not spared the health sector employees whose living standards continue to deteriorate despite a salary increase of between 25% and 29% for all civil servants which was effected two months ago. By Michael Gwarisa Government proposed the increment as part of a $400 million cost of living adjustment for all civil servants following a series of industrial actions from government employees which include nurses and doctors. Speaking during the launch of the Nurses Now Zimbabwe program in Harare, Zimbabwe Nurses Association (ZINA) president, Mr Enoch…

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Natpharm Management Faces Chop

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HEALTH and Child Care Minister,  Dr Obadiah Moyo has directed National Pharmaceutical Company (NatPharm) bosses to pull up their socks or face the chop. By Kudakwashe Pembere He said this at an emergency meeting with the management on Sunday. The meeting came as a result of the First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa who expressed dismay last Friday at NatPharm where she found stock piles of medicines when district hospitals and clinics had none. The Health Minister in a no nonsense mood, banging the desk barking order after order, felt the NatPharm…

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Zim Commences DTG Drug Transition

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DEPUTY Director HIV/AIDS and STIs in the ministry of health and child care (MoHCC), Dr Tsitsi Apollo says the country has already commenced its transition process from Tenovir/Lamuvidene/Efavirens to Dolutegravir (DTG), a first line regimen of Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) which has less side effected and a rapid viral suppression. By Michael Gwarisa The whole transition process will be completed come February 2020 and in the process, drugs such as Navirapine (NVP) will be phased out with indications on the ground confirming that healthcare providers have already been advised to limit…

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CWGH Donates US$50k worth of goods to Cyclone Idai…Health Workers to benefit

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THE Community Working Group on Health (CWGH), has handed over US$50 000 worth of goods comprising of consumable and non-consumable items to the Cyclone Idai affected communities in Manicaland. By Michael Gwarisa A total of 100 households are set to benefit and these also include vulnerable members of society, healthcare workers and village or community health workers who were also affected by the cyclone. Speaking at the handover event, CWGH Executive Director, Mr Itai Rusike said health workers were being side-lined in most donations despite the fact they were also…

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WHO Approves Abbott’s Breakthrough HIV Diagnosis Technology

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ABBOTT’s HIV Point-of Care Test technology, the m-PIMA™ HIV-1/2 VL has become the world’s first point of care viral load diagnostic test to receive the World Health Organisation (WHO) prequalification approval (WHO PQ). HealthTimes Reporter The development comes after it emerged after rigorous tests and trails which proved that Abbott’s technology meets global standards of quality, safety and efficiency. The test received CE Mark in December 2018. “m-PIMA HIV-1/2 VL is the only truly portable molecular point-of-care test designed specifically for use in resource-limited settings such as in sub-Saharan Africa,”…

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EGPAF Hands Over US$1 mln Worth Infant HIV Testing Machines

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THE Elizabeth Glazer Pediatric Aids Foundation (EGPAF) Zimbabwe, on Thursday gave the Zimbabwean Government Point Of Care Early Infant Diagnosis (POC-EID) equipment worth over US$1 000 000,  which is set to improve testing of HIV, and other STIs such as Syphilis for mothers and infants. By Kudakwashe Pembere EGPAF handed 41 POC-EID machines with service and maintenance agreements that cover the next four years until 2023, 41 modems for the machines, 183 SMS printers with service maintenance agreements and three Gene Xpert Machines. The equipment will go a long way…

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Zim Nursing and Midwifery Summit On Next Week

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ZIMBABWE is set to host a Nursing and Midwifery Summit in the capital, Harare on May 6, 2019 at the Harare International Conference Centre (HICC). HealthTimes Reporter The summit is set to attract delegates from the nursing fraternity, the ministry of health and child care as well as well as players from the health sector. Speaking to HealthTimes, Nursing Now Zimbabwe national coordinator, Munashe Nyika,  said the Nursing, Midwifery and UHC Summit is an initiative being organised as part of a program called Nursing Now. Nursing Now is a global…

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