Author: Healthtimes

How Does HIV Accelerate Aging?

Healthtimes

SOURCE: .healthgrades.com If you have human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), you might also have other medical problems that are usually only experienced by older people. Even though there’s been a lot of research on the subject, doctors are still trying to understand how HIV accelerates the aging process. One thing’s for certain: scientists seem to agree that having HIV does mean you’ll age faster than someone without the disease. So how does HIV speed up the aging process? There are several theories being explored. Metabolic Changes If you have HIV, much…

Read More

Ghana becomes recipient of historic first shipment of COVAX vaccines

Healthtimes

“After a year of disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with more than 80,700 Ghanaians getting infected with the virus and over 580 lost lives, the path to recovery for the people of Ghana can finally begin. “This is a momentous occasion, as the arrival of the COVID-19 vaccines into Ghana is critical in bringing the pandemic to an end. The only way out of this crisis is to ensure that vaccinations are available for all. We thank all partners that are supporting the COVAX Facility to deliver safe and…

Read More

#NEWSINBRIEF: Health Ministry Official Hired Her Father & 27 Other Relatives During COVID-19

Healthtimes

MINISTRY of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) Director epidemiology, Dr Portia Manangazira who is facing charges of fraud and abuse of office is believed to have hired 28 relatives including her father to conduct COVID-19 awareness campaigns. Her relatives would benefit from US$796,675.00 and fuel that she is accused of misappropriating.  Dr Mangazira who was appearing in court today has also been denied bail. SOURCE: ZimLive  

Read More

WHO Director Tells Tanzania To Share covid-19 Data

Healthtimes

THE World Health Organisation (WHO) director,  Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesu has implored the Tanzanian government to be transparent and start reporting COVID-19 data as as to enable the global health body to make informed decisions with regards to the situation in the country. Staff Reporter The call follows indications that the Tanzanian government was suppressing COVID-19 and information since March 2020 while the virus has been decimating the country’s population behind the scenes. We extend our condolences to our Tanzanian sisters and brothers on the recent passing of a senior…

Read More

Maternal Health During COVID-19 Times, Time To Rethink Health Priorities

Healthtimes
Young Preganant Women

MOST Zimbabweans at some point  thought our country had done very well in curbing COVID-19 infections. That was before we started to experience a steady increase in new infections towards the end of 2020. Reports showed that in week 46 of the year, there were 281 new cases and in week 47 there were new 594 cases. By Edinah Masiyiwa  These statistics did not scare Zimbabweans enough though as people went to parties during the festive season, including a big party in Harare where thousands of people gathered to celebrate…

Read More

#JUSTIN: Health Ministry Epidemiology Director, Manangazira In Court For Embezzling COVID-19 Funds

Healthtimes

THE HERALD: The director of Epidemiology and Disease Control in the Ministry of Health and Child Care, Portia Manangazira appeared at the Harare Magistrates’ Court on allegations of misappropriating funds and fuel meant for training 800 community health workers who were to raise awareness on Covid-19 in the country. Manangazira appeared before deputy chief magistrate Mrs Bianca Makwande charged with four counts of criminal abuse of duty as a public officer. The funds and fuel were part of the US$796 675 disbursed by the Health Ministry to train 800 health…

Read More

Tuberculosis testing gap among people living with HIV is narrowing

Healthtimes

The risk of developing tuberculosis among the 38 million people living with HIV in 2019 was 18 times higher than in the rest of the world’s population. Tuberculosis remains the single largest cause of premature death among people living with HIV. Scale-up of antiretroviral therapy and improvements in the integrated delivery of HIV and tuberculosis services have reduced tuberculosis-related deaths among people living with HIV by 69% globally, from 678 000 in 2000 to 208 000 in 2019. Among the 131 countries that reported data to UNAIDS and the World Health…

Read More

CURE International to launch Zimbabwe’s first children’s orthopedic hospital

Healthtimes

CURE International (CURE), a global provider of surgical treatment for children with treatable disabilities, announced plans to open CURE Children’s Hospital of Zimbabwe, a first-in-the-nation facility providing life-transforming medical care to thousands of vulnerable children. By Cure International Reconstruction of the $5 million hospital was recently completed by the Zimbabwe Orthopedic Trust (ZOT) in partnership with the Zimbabwean government. The hospital plans to open in the first quarter of 2021, and the new facility will be the eighth hospital in the CURE network, the seventh in Africa. Medical care at…

Read More

Inaugural Vaccination Exercise To Be Held At Wilkins Hospital Tomorrow

Healthtimes

THE inaugural vaccination process will take place at Wilkins Hospital in Harare, on Thursday, February 18, 2020. HealthTimes According to the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) Public Relations department,the initial phase of the vaccination process will target front line workers who are at high risk of infection. Fellow Zimbabweans as you are aware we received 200 000 doses of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines from China on 15 February 2021 which were subsequently handed over to His Excellency President Cde E.D. Mnangagwa at State House by the Chinese Ambassador to…

Read More

#JUSTIN: Zim Vaccine Rollout Starts Thursday As South African COVID-19 Variant Dominates Local Infections

Healthtimes

CABINET has announced that rollout of the 200 000 doses of the Sinopharm Vaccine which arrived yesterday from China will commence on Thursday, 18 February, 2021. HealthTimes Reporter The announcement also come at the back of revelations that there is now a 61% dominance of the new South African variant of the COVID-19 virus which spreads faster and has a higher fatality rate. This was revealed following   results of the genomic sequencing recently conducted indicate that the type of COVID-19 virus that the nation had in 2020 has receded.…

Read More