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Illegal Sex Enhancing Drugs Flood Zim- CID

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By Michael Gwarisa ZIMBABWE is under siege from Sex Enhancing drugs which are finding their way into  the country through porous entry points, a Criminal Investigation Department (CID) drug section officer Majaha Mukwananzi has said. He said this during the ongoing Healthcare Fraud Indaba being hosted by the Association of Healthcare Funders of Zimbabwe (AHfoZ). “Sex enhances are becoming one of the major challenges in Zimbabwe and abuse of the these drugs has just gone beyond normal. “The drugs are coming in different forms, they can be in liquid form,…

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USAID/PSZ Prevents Maternal and child deaths In Zimbabwe

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By Michael Gwarisa THE United States government’s partnership with Population Services Zimbabwe (PSZ) has managed to avert not less than 814 maternal and 3,800 child deaths over the past five years. At an event marking the five year partnership between the organisations which celebrated five years of improving access to voluntary family planning information and services to poor undeserving populations in Zimbabwe, USAID Zimbabwe Acting Deputy Mission Director, Julie Nenon said, “…the US is proud to increase availability of diverse family planning options for Zimbabweans. “Enabling couples and individuals to…

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CIMAS Card Loaning Offenders Face Imprisonment

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By Michael Gwarisa ZIMBABWE’S second largest Medical Aid company, CIMAS has warned its subscribers to stop lending their CIMAS Card to relatives and friends following increased cases of card loaning for various reasons chief among them being the need to escape high medical services costs at both private and public health institutions. The development comes in the wake of increased cases of individuals who lend out their CIMAS cards to individuals who are not subscribers to the company’s medical aid services. In a statement, CIMAS spoke strongly against the move and…

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AHF Zimbabwe puts 15 000 Zimbabweans on Free ART in just 1 year

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By Kudakwashe Pembere Originally from USA, a non-profit organisation which set base in Zimbabwe last year in September called Aids Healthcare Foundation has put over 16 000 Zimbabweans on free antiretroviral treatment. The organisation built centres of excellence which are treatment facilities for those with the disease at Parirenyatwa Hospital in Harare and Mpilo Hospital in Bulawayo. Speaking to the press last Friday, AHF Zimbabwe Monitoring and Evaluation manager Brighton Murimira said there are about 16 000 people on free ART at their centres. “At Parirenyatwa we have 4 000…

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Diabetes Clinic on Cards

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By Kuda Pembere LIONS Club International is keen in assisting the Zimbabwe Diabetes Association to build a diabetes clinic at Harare Central Hospital. Lions Club is an international fraternal organisation which voluntarily assist communities. Lion Jonah Machaya who leads District 412 told HealthTimes on the sidelines of the Novartis donation of computers at HCH last week that they intend to thwart this non-communicable disease called Diabetes. “We are from Lions Club and Im the district governor Lion Jonah Machaya. I represent four countries, that is Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique and  Botswana…

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Young Men Also Vulnerable To Prostate Cancer

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HealthTimes Reporter EVEN young men in their late 30s are susceptible to Cancer of the Prostate and should visit medical institutions for regular check-ups, a top cancer expert has said. In an interview on ANN7 TV, Cancer Association of South Africa Official, Professor Michael  Herbest said Prostate Cancer was increasingly becoming a menace in younger generations owing to various factors chief among them being genetics, hormonal factors among others. “Just a few days ago, the 2013 statics on cancer were released and revealed that over 7000 men were diagnosed of…

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Shot in the arm for Zimbabwe Diabetes Association

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By Kudakwashe Pembere A Swiss based pharmaceutical company Novartis has handed over the Zimbabwe Diabetes Association five laptops to assist in the research which will assist the nation in enhancing the condition’s management. This comes as a boost to people living with diabetes in the country as it will keep them on the loop of what’s happening in Zimbabwe. Further considering the lack of research with the last one carried out in 2005 by Government, the donation will go a long way in updating the national data. ZDA president John…

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UK Govt Avails $82, 1million Grant for Zim Health

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By Kudakwashe Pembere THE UK Government through the Development for International Development (DFID) has availed a GBP 65, 2 million (US$82, 1 million) grant to Zimbabwe as a way of supporting a resilient health system in Zimbabwe. The grant seeks to improve sexual, reproductive health, and nutrition services for women, adolescents and children.A huge chunk of this grant has been earmarked for financing health interventions under the Health Development Fund while US$2, 2 million is for strengthening Zimbabwe’s capacity to prevent, detect and respond to disease outbreaks. In her remarks,…

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Sanitary Pads Crisis To Worsen… As Big Local Manufacturer Farai, Faces Closure

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ONSDALE Enterprises, one of the country’s major sanitary wear manufacturers is on the verge of shutting down ― and sending 140 workers home ― due to the shortage of foreign currency to import raw materials, a company executive has said. Company closures continue to drive Zimbabwe’s unemployment rate, estimated by independent economists to be about 90 percent, higher. A Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) manufacturing sector survey published last week, in partnership with The Financial Gazette, showed that about 30 percent of firms in the sector were on the brink of collapse…

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Zim mental health institutions full: ZNAMH

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By Kudakwashe Pembere Zimbabwe’s state owned mental health institutions are oversubscribed to the brim due to the increase of case of people with mental illnesses, it has emerged.Ngomahuru, Ingutsheni, Harare Central Hospital along with Parirenyatwa are some of the mental healthcare centres that offer psychiatric services to the mentally ill. In an interview with Zimbabwe National Association for Mental Health clinical psychologist and national coordinator Mr Ignatious Murambizi, he said in their snap surveys they found the youths being most affected due to substance abuse. “But from a few surveys…

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