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Action Aid Brings Relief To Cyclone Idai Affected Women

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[dropcap]ZIMBABWE’S[/dropcap] humanitarian organisation, Action Aid has extended US$50,000 worth donations targeted at addressing women dignity issues in the Cyclone Idai ravaged Manicaland province. By Michael Gwarisa Commenting on the development, Action Aid country director, Joy Mabenge said it had come to their attention that the Cylone which hit the province about a week ago had deeply affected women’s Sexual Reproductive Health and livelihoods hence the donation. “Our signature is quite clear, we are promoting women led emergencies, we are promoting women rights emergency response and we have brought with us here…

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Parents Urged To Present Childhood Cancers Early

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[dropcap]P[/dropcap]ARENTS are presenting their children late for diagnosis of Retinoblastoma (cancer of the eye) and Wilms Tumor (cancer of the kidney) resulting in increased child mortality in the country, medical experts have said. By Kudakwashe Pembere These are the leading causes of cancer deaths among children aged three years and below in Zimbabwe. Retinablastoma is a rare form of cancer that rapidly develops from the immature cells of a retina, the light-detecting tissue of the eye An ophthalmologist from Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals, and a paediatric surgeon form Harare Central…

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Mthuli Ncube Meets Global Fund Team Over 2% Tax…Gvt Agrees To Resolve Anomaly

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TREASURY is willing to address the 2 percent Intermediated Money Transfer Tax burden on recipients of the Global Fund money. By Kudakwashe Pembere This follows complaints by recipients implementing health programs funded by the Global Fund, that Finance Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube’s 2 percent tax is wading into forbidden territory. The Global Fund team  had a meeting with the Finance Minister over the 2 percent issue and domestic resource mobilisation. In an exclusive interview with HealthTimes,  Grant Management Division Head Mr Mark Edington said they had fruitful deliberations with the…

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NBSZ Engages UAE Delegation Over Critical Blood Essentials

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THE National Blood Services of Zimbabwe (NBSZ) has presented its five key priority areas to the visiting United Arab Emirates (UAE) delegation in a move meant to improve the organisation’s operating capacity and service delivery. By Michael Gwarisa Making a presentation to the UAE delegation, NBSZ Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Ms Lucy Marowa said the organisation had five key priority areas which require urgent attention. These include Cold chain equipment (freezers, fridges, cold rooms, blood transportation boxes), blood collection vehicles, floor standing centrifuges/refrigerates centrifuges, Blood collection bags and testing kits.…

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Cyclone Idai Survivors Contract Parasitic Diseases

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[dropcap]CYCLONE[/dropcap] Idai survivors have contracted parasitic diseases, raising fears of gut and gastrointestinal infections in affected areas. By Kudakwashe Pembere This was revealed by Health and Child Care Minister Dr Obadiah Moyo on Monday at an International Red Cross Community donation at National Pharmaceutical Company (NatPharm) offices. “And I have already got some information from the Provincial Medical Director that we are now getting children affected by parasites. So we need medication to cure the children from parasites. Get them out of their body systems,” he said. The Minister leaded…

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Viagra Energy Drink Banned

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[dropcap]ZAMBIA[/dropcap] has ordered a recall of the Power Natural High Energy SX from all the country’s 10 provinces following complaints from the Zimbabwean, Zambian and South African medicines regulatory authorities. HealthTimes Reporter Zimbabwe’s Medicines Control Authority (MCAZ) raised the red flag over the energy drink on Tuesday after it had emerged the drink contains some ingredients which are used in the manufacture of sexual enhancement drugs. The drink is a product of Revin Zammbia Limited and has been under Zambia’s government’s scrutiny for a while. In a statement, Ndola City…

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Health Ministry Scales Up Trachoma Elimination Efforts

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[dropcap]THE [/dropcap]Ministry of Health and Child Care will this year roll out eye surgery outreach programs in several districts across the nation to combat a tropical disease called trachoma. By HealthTimes Correspondent The outreach programs in these districts are meant to reduce an estimated backlog of 6 500 people believed to have this disease.   Trachoma is targeted for elimination by 2020. A leading cause of preventable blindness globally, the disease is caused by a bacterial agent known as chlamydia trachomatis and spreads from person to person through flies, poor hygiene,…

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E8 Countries Get US$12 million Global Fund Anti-Malaria Grant

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[dropcap]T[/dropcap]HE Global Fund To Fight Aids TB and Malaria has given Elimination 8 (E8) countries a second grant of US$12 million to support their efforts towards eliminating malaria. By Kudakwashe Pembere Recognising that the progress or failure of one country’s efforts to eliminate malaria is connected to the success of other countries in the region, the Elimination 8 (E8) was established by SADC to coordinate a collaborative effort, led by the Ministers of Health in eight countries, to jointly plan, execute a regional malaria elimination strategy. Countries involved are Angola,…

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Gvt Takes Over Circumcision Program

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[dropcap]T[/dropcap][dropcap]HE[/dropcap] Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) together with the Population Services International (PSI) have come up with a Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) sustainability transition implementation plan (STIP) that will see government taking over implementation and programing of the project in both scale up and maintenance districts by the year 2021. By Michael Gwarisa Under the new framework, VMMC programing and implementation will move from a vertical heavily partner and donor supported programme to a more locally-owned and managed intervention. The decision comes at the back of a…

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STANBIC BANK CHIPS IN WITH RTGS$ 250 000 AID FOR CYCLONE IDAI

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LEADING financial services institution, Stanbic Bank has joined the list of well-wishers for Cyclone Idai victims in Chimanimani by purchasing an assortment of goods worth RTGS $ 200 000. Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe Head of Marketing and Corporate Communications, Palmer Mugavha said RTGS$200 000 was used to purchase 39 tents, 5 by 2.5 KVA generators, 700 blankets, 2000 cases of bottled water, 2000 packs of reusable sanitary pads and 500 thick black plastic sheets. Another RTGS$50 000 has been set aside for other items once other critical needs are established as…

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