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Zimplats Introduces Mental Health Initiative

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By Michael Gwarisa LEADING Platinum producer ZimPlats has successfully integrated mental health management as part of its wellness programme aimed at managing the effects of stress and a host of other psychosocial ills among its employees. Briefing a National Social Security Authority (NSSA) CEO’s breakfast meeting, Zimplats Chief Executive Mr Alex  Mhembere said they had come with mental health initiative for their employees and the company would invest more towards the initiative. “Safety performance has got a direct impact on operational and financial performance of an organisation. Studies in USA (National…

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SAZ To Launch HIV and Wellness Standard

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By Michael Gwarisa THE Standards Association of Zimbabwe (SAZ) says it will soon be launching an HIV and Wellness Standard in a move to boost the quality of HIV and wellness policies within organizations. In an Interview with HealthTimes,  SAZ Director General, Dr Eve Gadzikwa said they had already launched nine standards on traditional medicines and called on companies to ensure they adopt the forthcoming HIV and Wellness standard so as to improve working conditions for their workforce. ““Firstly I wish to advise you that this standard is still undergoing development…

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Medical Aid companies rank 2nd on Zim’s Customer Satisfaction Index

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By Kuda Pembere Zimbabwe’s medical aid sector performed well above the national customer satisfaction index of 70, 2 percent ranking second with  78, 7 percent after the hospitality sector. This was a finding from a research report for the National Customer Satisfaction Index 2017 done by Select Research and the Contact Centre Association of Zimbabwe. Companies looked at in the medical aid society sector included First Mutual, Generation Health, Fidelity Life Medical Aid Society, Liberty Health, CIMAS, Heritage PSMAS. Speaking at the launch of the index report, Select managing director…

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NAC HIV/Cancer Golf Tournament Kicks Off On High Note

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By Michael Gwarisa THE National Aids Council fund raising HIV & Cancer Prevention Drive Golf tournament kicked today amidst calls by government for men to partner women in the fight against Cervical cancer. In an interview with Women Affairs, Gender and Community Development Deputy Minister Abigail Damasane on the sidelines of the tournament, she said it was crucial for women to also participate in sporting activities which traditionally used to be male dominated. “Even if we are to back to the bible, dating itself was always a men’s world. In the sphere of…

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CWGH Releases Position Paper On 2018 Budget For Health

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HealthTimes Reporter  The Community Working Group on Health (CWGH) has released its proposed position paper regards the 2018 Budget for health requirements. Amongst other things, CWGH implored government to allocate at least 15% of the National Budget to health care in line with the Abuja Declaration target. “Empirical evidence has shown that a 1% increase in public spending on health care reduces child and maternal mortality rates while improving life expectancy. “To boost public spending on health without undermining fiscal sustainability government must explore a number of options for innovative…

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How social media saved Zimpapers journalist’s 20 month old daughter

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By Kudakwashe Pembere  NO feeling guts a mother more than seeing her beloved child wriggling in pain. Mothers all over the world have this incomprehensible yet amazing maternal instinct. According to Elyse Rubenstein, a Philadelphia psychiatrist who counsels new mothers, the term refers to “an inborn tendency to want to protect and nurture one’s offspring.” Almost all mothers (human and animal alike) eventually come to feel this way after they have a child. Many a mother have lost their children to various ailments not because they were incurable, but they…

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Harare Now an Ancient City…As Harare Tops In Typhoid Cases

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By Michael Gwarisa  THE city of Harare now resembles an ancient town as it lacks the characteristics and requisites of a modern day city due to poor planning and recurrent diarrheal diseases like Typhoid and Cholera which were most prominent during ancient times. Typhoid was first discovered in 1880 in New York City but is also believed to have existed around 430 BC in Greece where it almost wiped out a whole army. Briefing a Community Working Group on Health (CWGH) Public Dialogue meeting on Recurrent Outbreak of Typhoid and…

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‘Anti Microbial Resistance May Eliminate Zim population in 5 years’

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By Kudakwashe Pembere ANTI Microbial resistance could wipe away the entire Zimbabwean population within five years if not acted upon, a health expert has said. The World Health Organisation (WHO) defines Antimicrobial resistance as Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is the ability of a microorganism (like bacteria, viruses, and some parasites) to stop an antimicrobial (such as antibiotics, antivirals and antimalarials) from working against it. Speaking at the launch of  Zimbabwe Action Plan and Situation Analysis reports on AMR in Harare today, Ecumenical Pharmaceutical Network – ReAct Africa head Dr. Mirfin Mpundu said AMR is…

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500 000 Lives In Danger As ARV Crisis Persists In Zimbabwe

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By Michael Gwarisa  NOT less than half a million lives are at risk of developing HIV drug resistance and full blown AIDS or dying if the prevailing shortages of Anti-Retroviral (ARVs) drugs particularly the second line regiment (Abacavir) is not resolved.  Speaking at a Joint Press Conference in Capital, the  Zimbabwe National Network of People Living with HIV (ZNNP+), Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights  (ZLHR) and the Diocese of Mutare Community Care Programme (DOMCCP) have bemoaned the lukewarm pace  concern over the slow pace at which the ongoing shortages  being resolved.…

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Put innovation at the core of business, allied health practioners urged

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By Kudakwashe Pembere The Allied Health Practitioners Council of Zimbabwe has been urged to promote innovations  through the setting up of a Technoprenuerial Development and Innovative Division. This encouragement came from Dr  Gwatirega Javangwe who was speaking at the AHPCZ annual conference running alongside the Zim Afro Medical and Health fair. He said the council which overseas over about 17 health professions should prioritise technopreneurship. “We need to put technopreneurship at the core of our business whether they are institutions of higher learning, private practice or government institution we need…

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