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Marange Rural Hospital Attains World Class Baby Friendly Status

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Article by the National Nutrition Unit (MoHCC) MARANGE Rural Hospital was conferred with the world class Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative \(BFHI) status on August, 31 2017, the last day of the month in which we commemorate breastfeeding. At a certification ceremony attended by over 300 people from Marange community, Manicaland Provincial Health Executive, Mutare District Health Executive and the nutrition community, Dr Bernard Madzima handed over the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative world renowned placard to the Sister-in-Charge for Marange Hospital, Sister Marimanzi. The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative is a global status…

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Let’s talk about diabetes with Dr Brighton Chireka

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By Dr Brighton Chireka Diabetes is a huge problem for the whole world. 382 million people have diabetes in the world and it is estimated that 592 million people will be living with diabetes in 2035. Situation in Zimbabwe  In Zimbabwe there were 600 thousand cases of diabetes in 2013 and it is estimated that about 450 thousand of adults have diabetes that is not diagnosed . Situation in UK In the UK there are 3.2 million people diagnosed with diabetes and an estimated 630 thousand people have the condition…

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Aids Levy Collections Shrink

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By Michael Gwarisa HIGH informalisation of the economy and massive company closures alongside job cuts have had an adverse impact on Aids Levy collections, a National Aids Council (NAC) official has said. According to NAC’s Accounting officer Godfrey Mzari, collections to the AIDS Levy have been on a downward trend since the year 2014 and 2017 is likely to be even worse. “Currently, the AIDS levy is being collected from the formal sector, by formal sector we mean registered employees. Its collected by the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) and disbursed…

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Shot In The Arm For Zim Women Entrepreneurs

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By Daniel Phiri  AS the old adage goes, “Give a man a fish, you feed him for a day, teach him how to fish, you feed him for a lifetime.” For one Rumbidzai Manzonzo of Sheen Cosmetics and Services based in Mutare, the Zimbabwe: Works project (Z:W) a USAID, DFID and SIDA funded project came at the right time and made her realize her dreams of owning a cosmetics business. The project is a five-year US$12.5million initiative funded by the USAID in partnership DFID and SIDA to strengthen NGOs and private…

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WHO Worried Over Public Health Bill Delay

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By Michael Gwarisa THE World Health Organisation (WHO) says the continued delay in finalizing the Public Health Bill  was an embarrassment for Zimbabwe as it exposes lack of will by the executive to turnaround fortunes of the health sector. Speaking on the sidelines of the UHC2030 Civil Society engagement workshop, WHO’s Dr Stanely Midzi bemoned the delay and called on government to speed up the Public health Bill’s promulgation before the current parliament’s term lapses as this might further delay the process. “The new public health document is a brilliant…

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“Politicians Should Stop Flying Outside For Healthcare”

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By Michael Gwarisa  POLITICAL leaders have been blamed for the continued demise of  the local health infrastructure and facilities owing to their frequent visits abroad to seek health attention, shunning local services. Briefing a UHC2030 Civil Society Engagement meeting this morning in the capital, Community Working Group on Health (CWGH) executive director Mr Itai Rusike said as long as there is no political will in addressing challenges bedeviling the health sector, we can forget about achieving health targets and health rights. “As long as there is  no political will, and…

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#BREAKING: New Twist To Harare Hospital Mortuary Saga

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HealthTimes Reporter HARARE Hospital has denied links to  media reports doing rounds of a woman who was wrongly pronounced dead only to wake up amongst the dead in  a Harare Hospital morgue a few months back. Impeccable sources at the Health institution who spoke to HealthTimes professed ignorance of the occurrence  citing that such information could just emanate from a disgruntled woman who might have been either mistreated at the hospital and was paying back tarnishing the organisation. “Such allegations can just come from someone who has an issue with…

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Zim’s Health Financing Model Charms Gambia

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By Michael Gwarisa A high powered 19 member Gambian delegation is in the country for a 10 day Results Based Financing (RBF) familiarization visit around the country’s health facilities. Briefing Journalists in the Capital, Head of Gambian Delegation madam Nancy Niang said Zimbabwe’s RBF model’s success story had spread across the continent and they have come to learn. “We are so happy to be here today because we are talking about results based financing for the health sector. The health sector is one of the main priorities for the Gambia,…

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AHFoZ Conference Kicks Off This Week

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Staff Reporter  PLAYERS and healthcare stakeholders will this week converge in the resort town of Victoria Falls for the 8th Annual edition of of the Association of Health Funders of Zimbabwe (AHFoZ) stakeholders’ conference. The conference will be running under the theme “Healthcare Ecosystem and Quality of Life”,  and will  take place at the Kingdom Hotel in Victoria Falls from Wednesday (September 6) to Saturday (September 9). The theme emphasises the role that different players in the health sector, including the patients themselves, play in promoting good health, which is so…

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