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In The Absence Of National Regulation For Vapour Products, Youth Access Prevention Must Be Self-Policed

February 22, 2023 Healthtimes

PRETORIA, South Africa, 13 February 2023 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Be it social media, the news, or your community WhatsApp group, there has been no shortage of commentary about the apparent escalation of vaping among teenagers. In a market sector largely unregulated in South Africa, it is seemingly too easy for teenagers to access Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems/Electronic Non-Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS/ENNDS) also known as Electronic Vapour Products (EVPs). By Staff Reporter “The concern that young people are easily able to access these products is completely valid,” says Asanda Gcoyi, Chief Executive of…

No safety concerns seen with use of dapivirine vaginal ring during third trimester of pregnancy, according to interim results of DELIVER study

February 21, 2023February 21, 2023 Healthtimes

So far, so good’; Results of first two cohorts reported as third and final cohort is ongoing PITTSBURGH, February 20, 2023 – A vaginal ring containing the antiretroviral drug dapivirine posed no safety concerns when used in the third trimester of pregnancy, according to results to date from the first study of the dapivirine ring during pregnancy and one of only a few studies of an HIV prevention product in pregnant cisgender women. The ongoing Phase IIIb study, known as DELIVER, or MTN-042, was designed to evaluate the safety and…

Japan commits more than half a million US dollars to boost Zim Surgical, Obstetric and Anaesthesia Care Services

February 15, 2023February 15, 2023 Healthtimes

The Japanese Government has committed USD 633,975 to strengthen access to safe, timely and affordable Surgical, Obstetric and Anaesthesia (SOA) care services in Manicaland and Matabeleland North Provinces. By Own Correspondent The project will be implemented by the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO). The funding from the Japanese Government will support SOA care services for everyone in need of care at all levels. It will also build the capacity of critical specialist health workers providing SOA services in Zimbabwe, provide…

1 percent of Zimbabwean students accepted in Zim medical schools

February 13, 2023 Healthtimes

SHORTAGE of training facilities for medical studies, coupled with steep cut-off points guised as maintenance of quality professionals in Zimbabwe has seen only just one percent being enrolled in medical schools. By Staff Reporter To enroll for a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) in most if not all universities offering this degree, one should have attained at least 14 points as a female, and 15 points as a male, at A Level. The steep cut-off points coupled among other things has resulted in many aspiring medical doctors to study…

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤’𝐬 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬-𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑴𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒚 𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒌 𝒐𝒇 𝒁𝒊𝒎 𝒘𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝙕𝙞𝙢𝙗𝙖𝙗𝙬𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙝𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝘼𝙙𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙎𝙪𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙄𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙎𝙪𝙗-𝙎𝙖𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙣 𝘼𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙖 𝑾𝑯𝑶 𝒁𝒊𝒎 𝑫𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝑫𝒓 𝑨𝒍𝒆𝒙 𝑮𝒂𝒔𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒓𝒂 𝑳𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒁𝒊𝒎𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒘𝒆 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒚𝒂𝒕𝒘𝒂 𝑺𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑬𝑵𝑻 𝑺𝒖𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒁𝒊𝒎’𝒔 𝑵𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝑩𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘 𝑶𝒖𝒕 𝑶𝒇 𝑷𝒐𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒕 𝑬𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝑻𝒐𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝑮𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒔 𝑰𝒏 𝑼𝑺𝑫 𝑻𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒔 𝑨𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒁𝒊𝒎 𝑯𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒅𝒔 𝑼𝒏𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒁𝒊𝒎𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒘𝒆’𝒔 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒈𝒂𝒑𝒔

February 11, 2023 Healthtimes

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Experts call for clampdowns on exploitative formula milk marketing in new Lancet series

February 9, 2023February 9, 2023 Healthtimes

The formula milk industry’s marketing tactics are exploitative and urgent clampdowns are needed to tackle misleading claims and political interference, according to a new three-paper series published in The Lancet today. Industry influence – which includes lobbying against vital breastfeeding support measures – seriously jeopardizes the health and rights of women and children, the papers show. “This new research highlights the vast economic and political power of the big formula milk companies, as well as serious public policy failures that prevent millions of women from breastfeeding their children,” said Professor…

Don’t Arrest Drug Users says local CSO

February 7, 2023 Healthtimes

FOLLOWING the recent announcement by Harare Metropolitan Province Minister, Mr Tafdzwa Muguti that government will be arresting and jailing drug users, a local Civil Society Organisation (CSO), the Zimbabwe Civil Liberties and Drug Network(ZCLDN) has called on government to find alternative ways of dealing with the matter. By Staff Reporter The ZCLDN advocates for safer and less harmful ways of using drugs in those who use rather than criminalization of drug and substance abuse. ZCLDN in a statement said jailing drug users was not the solution. For starters, the utterances…

WHO launches new roadmap on breast cancer

February 4, 2023 Healthtimes

The World Health Organization (WHO) released a new Global Breast Cancer Initiative Framework today providing a roadmap to attain the targets to save 2.5 million lives from breast cancer by 2040. The new Framework launched ahead of the World Cancer Day campaign marked tomorrow, recommends to countries to implement the three pillars of health promotion for early detection, timely diagnosis and comprehensive management of breast cancer to reach the targets. By Staff Reporter There are more than 2.3 million cases of breast cancer that occur each year, which make it…

Nestlé Recipes for your family

February 3, 2023 Healthtimes

Today’s generation has grown up in restaurants and fast-food canteens and the tradition of cooking healthy nutritious meals together slowly starts to disappear. Although the fast-food route might seem convenient, it comes at a price. Restaurant meals and fast foods are usually high in saturated fats, salt and artery clogging-cholesterol. But you can spare yourself from all these with smart home cooking habits and recipes. Preparing and eating meals at home is a better choice for many reasons. Several studies have shown that people who cook more often, instead of…

Baby Born Clutching Mothers IUD Contraceptive In Hand

February 1, 2023 Healthtimes

A 20-year-old woman who got pregnant while on birth control has detailed the shocking moment her baby was born – with her IUD in his hand. DAILY MAIL Violet Quick, from Idaho, married her husband John Francis at 19, and while the two lovebirds weren’t planning on having a child, just one year into their marriage they were met with a surprise when the now-mom-of-one learned she was expecting. Violet and John welcomed their baby boy Rudy one week ago and in a viral video, which has amassed 22.8 million…