Author: Kuda Pembere

Zim’s Veterinary services department to produce anthrax vaccine

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By Kuda Pembere Officials at Zimbabwe’s Department of Veterinary Services Department say they will soon commence the production of an anthrax vaccine. Diseases such as anthrax, and theileriosis usually manifest during the rainy season. Anthrax is caused by a spore-forming bacterium. It mainly affects animals. Humans can become infected through contact with an infected animal or by inhaling spores. Speaking to delegates from, World Health Organization (WHO), World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Africa CDC and Africa Union Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) during…

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Primary school pupils in Murehwa join AMR fight

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By Kuda Pembere recently in Murehwa Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is a discipline which many are still trying to understand. It is an area of study that takes several years of study to understand and master. AMR is when antimicrobials cease working in an organism due to overuse or misuse. But this knowledge, is nothing compared to what the delegates from Africa Union and UN agencies namely the World Health Organization, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), World Organization of Animal Health (WOAH), Africa CDC, and Africa Union InterAfrica Bureau of Animal…

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Zim revises One Health AMR Action Plan

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By Kuda Pembere Zimbabwe has completed its revised edition of the Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) One Health Action Plan, the Health and Child Care Minister Dr Douglas Mombeshora said. With assistance from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO), the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC), the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, Climate and Rural Development, as well as the Ministry of Environment spearheaded the process which began in May this year. In addition to helping to build evidence-based policies…

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Diarrheal infections force Mkoba Teachers’ College closure

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Health authorities in the Midlands province have shut down Mkoba Teachers’ College to contain the rising cases of diarrheal infections at the educational institution. The teacher’s college will be closed for two weeks. With the nation battling a cholera epidemic, there were fears that the diarrhea outbreak at the school was cholera. Having recorded over 500 cases since November 3 this year, the Ministry of Health and Child Care Provincial Medical Director for Midlands Dr Mary Muchekeza said of the tests to check if it was cholera, none turned positive.…

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ZDHS data collection on Friday

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The Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) says data collection for the Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) begins this Friday. By Kuda Pembere The data collection to be conducted across Zimbabwe’s ten provinces for the latest and much awaited national Demographic and Heath Survey (DHS) ends in April next year. This survey comes with new variables such as prevalence of anemia as well as Gender Based Violence amongst others. “In collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MOHCC), the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency will be conducting the 2023…

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Zim Government allays ICASA 2023 accomodation fears

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A senior Government official has rebuffed accommodation fears linked to the forthcoming edition of the International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA) conference. By Kuda Pembere This reassurance comes amidst concerns that there would be a repeat of past experiences where delegates had to resort to other accommodation outside of the hotel. Health and Child Care Minister, Dr Douglas Mombeshora told the media that it was all systems go. So far we are budgeting with people we have invited and those who have confirmed. Those who have confirmed…

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Health Ministry pledges support to CODEX activities

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The Zimbabwean government is committed proffer high level support as well as having national CODEX activities included in the national budget, a senior health and childcare ministry official said last Wednesday. By Kuda Pembere This was said at the CODEX Trust Fund 2 inception workshop by the Permanent Secretary in the Health and Childcare Ministry Dr Aspect Maunganidze in a speech read on his behalf by Government Analyst Laboratory Director Mr Livingstone Masiyambiri. Zimbabwe successfully applied for the CTF2 in 2021, and preparations have been underway to initiate its implementation.…

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ZimCholera: Public gatherings banned in Mash Central

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As Zimbabwe grapples to contain the cholera outbreak, Mashonaland Central has been banned to hold public gatherings. By Kuda Pembere In a memo to all district medical officers in the province, Mash Central provincial medical director Dr Clement Chuma said the measure is meant to stop cholera from spreading to other districts having hit two namely Shamva and Centenary. “The country is currently in cholera outbreak. The outbreak started in Manicaland but it has now spread to other provinces including Mashonaland Central. In Mashonaland Central, we now have cases in…

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India police book Mylan Labs for overpricing COVID-19 drug, Remdesivir

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Mylan Laboratories, a global pharmaceutical manufacturing company alongside Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) have been booked on fraud charges after being found by the Economic Offences Wing of Mumbai Police (EOW) inflating prices contrary to the initially agreed prices. By Kuda Pembere According to Indian press reports, the EOW registered a First Information Report (FIR) citing irregularities in the purchase of Remdesivir injections leading to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and the contractor, Mylan, who supplied the injections. Mylan Laboratories was awarded the contract to supply 28,000 vials of Remdesivir. The…

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Cimas acquires Highlands Wellness Group

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As part of its contributions to control the raging scourge of drug and substance abuse in Zimbabwe, CIMAS says it recently acquired the Highlands Wellness Group to provide drug abuse related rehabilitation services. By Kuda Pembere With this acquisition, CIMAS will be providing comprehensive coverage for alcohol and drug rehabilitation services to its members. The alarming increase in cases of alcohol and substance abuse in Zimbabwe, particularly during the challenging period of the COVID-19 pandemic, has highlighted the urgent need for accessible and effective rehabilitation services. “However, the high costs…

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