Author: Kuda Pembere

By Kuda Pembere The Community Working Group on Health (CWGH) joining the world in commemorating World Malaria Day has noted with concern how climate change is reversing the gains in controlling malaria cases in Sub-Saharan Africa where children and pregnant women are becoming the most affected. With Zimbabwe being a Sub-Saharan country, malaria killed 29 people from the 15 400 cases that were recorded. Having the highest number of cases in Zimbabwe was Mashonaland Central with 7 561 cases followed by Manicaland with 3 325, and Mashonaland East 1 885…

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By Kuda Pembere The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) donated cholera equipment and sundries worth over US$200 000 in support of the Zimbabwean Government’s fight against the disease. Donated were  equipment and supplies worth US$ 225 000 which included 30 tents, 150 cholera beds, 516 dignity/hygiene kits, 520 maternity kits and 3000 packets of aquatabs. The Health and Child Care Minister Dr Douglas Mombeshora lauded UNFPA for the donation noting it came at the nick of time when the country had recorded over 600 deaths and 32 000 cases. “The…

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By Kuda Pembere The new nursing training recruitment policy among other issues address the issue of recruitment modalities following the abandonment of e-recuitment, HealthTimes has learned. Zimbabwe abandoned the centralized online application system for nurses after the online approach had drawn harsh criticism from the public for preventing eligible local candidates from being hired by training institutes in their areas. The decision to change the procedure was made in response to an investigation that exposed a troubling pattern: a disproportionate number of trainee nurses were being hired from places that…

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By Kuda Pembere The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Zambezi Watercourse Commission (ZAMCOM) which will see among other things address pressing issues namely climate change, water management, and food insecurity in the Zambezi Watercourse Region. Speaking at the signing ceremony in Harare, FAO Subregional Coordinator for Southern Africa Patrice Talla said the collaboration will see the implementation of projects that support sustainable agriculture, enhance water-use efficiency, and build climate resilience in the Zambezi Watercourse Region. “The water-energy-food nexus underscores the importance of…

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By Kuda Pembere recently in Chinhoyi THE HIV incidence rates in Zimbabwe continue to decline as the country recorded 0.14 percent last year in 2022 to 0.14 percent the following year owing to a cocktail of measures including the use of pre exposure prophylaxis as a preventive intervention. Speaking to HealthTimes on the sidelines of a National AIDS Council (NAC) journalists workshop in Chinhoyi on Friday, NAC Monitoring and Evaluation Director Mr Amon Mpofu said the country has been witnessing a steady marginal decline of HIV incidence. He credited the…

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