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Zimbabwe’s Health care system exhausted by most recent COVID-19 wave

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FOLLOWING a recent spike in COVID-19-related cases and deaths, Zimbabwe’s already struggling health system is buckling under the pressure. In several facilities, health workers are operating without adequate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), medication, equipment and oxygen and, with an existing and ongoing shortage of nurses and doctors, most health centres are unable to operate at full capacity, putting added pressure on those who are able to work. By Staff Reporter With the anticipated continuation of surges in COVID-19 cases, appropriate preventative and preparative measures must be put in place in…

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Zimbabwe Hosts Virtual COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Training For Health Workers

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THE Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) through technical support from the World Health Oraganisation (WHO) have held a virtual training workshop to equip health workers with technical skills and information to implement the forthcoming vaccination rollout country wide. By Staff Reporter The training also comes hot on heels of the arrival of 200 000 doses of the Sinopharm Vaccine from China whose rollout of the to commence anytime this week. Speaking during the virtual meeting, Ministry of Health and Child Care Director of Epidemiology & Disease Control, Dr…

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Include Journalists In The COVID-19 Priority Vaccine Rollout Says MISA

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THE Media Institute of Southern Africa Zimbabwe (MISA Zimbabwe) has called upon government to prioritise and also include journalists among the first priority groups listed for the COVID-19 vaccination rollout programme. Staff Reporter Speaking through their virtual platforms, MISA said Journalists were an equal risk of contracting the Coronavirus as other sectors that have been declared essential sectors. Our request is informed by the fact that the media was declared an essential service in terms of Zimbabwe’s COVID-19 regulations. Journalists, together with other essential priority groups, are frontline workers that…

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First 200 000 Doses Of Chinese Vaccine Arrive In Zimbabwe

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Xinhua: A batch of COVID-19 vaccines donated by China arrived in Robert Mugabe International Airport in Zimbabwe’s capital here on early Monday morning. The 200,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccines are the first batch that Zimbabwe has received as it steps up efforts to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The vaccines will cover all frontline health workers firstly, and the excess will be extended to vulnerable groups such as the elderly and those with underlying medical conditions, according to Zimbabwe’s vaccine deployment strategy. Zimbabwean Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, together…

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First Batch Of Chinese Vaccine Now Airborne, Arriving In Zimbabwe At 3:00 AM

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THE first batch of Covid-19 200 000 Sinopharm  COVID-19 vaccine is already on its way to Zimbabwe and will be arriving at the Robert Mugabe International Airport at 03:00 in the morning on February 15, 2021. The consignment of 200 000 Sinopharm vaccine doses donated to Zimbabwe by the People’s Republic of China will be received by the Vice President and Health and Child Care Minister, Dr. Constantino G. D. N. Chiwenga.

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Africa COVID-19 Deaths Increase By 40% As Continent Marks One Years Since Recording First Case

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DEATHS from COVID-19 in Africa have surged by 40% in the last month, pushing Africa’s death toll towards 100 000 since the first reported case on the continent on 14 February 2020. This comes as Africa battles new, more contagious variants and gears up for its largest-ever vaccination drive. By Staff Reporter Over 22 300 deaths were reported in Africa in the last 28 days, compared with nearly 16 000 deaths in the previous 28 days. The continent is expected to reach 100 000 deaths in the coming days. Thirty-two…

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Opportunities for African Media Women: Digital Media and Gender Reporting Training

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The African media landscape is skewed in favour of men, with research supporting this finding. As a way to correct this anomaly, African Women in Media (AWiM), in partnership with Fojo Media Institute will be offering two trainings in Gender Reporting and Digital media and are calling on African media women to apply and be part of the cohort to be trained virtually by top class trainers recruited by AWiM. The training will take place over a 4 week period. Dates: 1st March, 2021- 2nd April, 2021 Venue: Online The…

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#JUSTIN: All Zim Roads Declared State of Disaster

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Following a presentationon the state of the country’s roads by the Minister of Local Government and Public Works, Cabinet noted that due to extensive damage on roads, some areas have been rendered inaccessible. This state of affairs has adversely affected socio-economic activities such as distribution of food and inputs and the delivery of important services. POST CABINET BRIEF EXTRACT “Cabinet has resolved that all roads in the country be declared a State of Disaster. The Declaration will facilitate the release of resources for the repair and rehabilitation of all roads…

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Vaccine Will Be Voluntary says Zim Government

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INFORMATION, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister, senator Monica Mutsvangwa says that the administration of the COVID-19 Vaccine will be voluntary and wont’ be forced on any citizen. By Staff Reporter Addressing a Post Cabinet Media Briefing, Senator Mutsvangwa said the it was imperative that the country accelerates the acquisition of vaccines in order to halt a potential third wave. Cabinet was informed that the country is saddled with a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic that has manifested in high infection and death rates countrywide, with the compounding factor being…

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