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Exploring Depression and Mental Health In The Arts Sector

February 28, 2022February 28, 2022 Michael Gwarisa

Information presented in this article may be triggering to some people. If you are having suicidal thoughts, please contact The Friendship Bench on +263 78 484 5294, S.A.L.T Africa, +263 773 107 7781, For Youths By Youths, Harare & Mash West 263775462468 +263773238941, Ruwa Rehabilitation Centre +263273790238 HAVE you ever come across artwork or literature of the sad clown? The sad clown is one of the most well-known paintings out there and is a paradox that tries to bring out the hidden emotional trauma and sadness that is associated with…

Zim Health Workers Declare Incapacitation

February 28, 2022 Michael Gwarisa

A few days after some nurses associations went public saying they were satisfied with the conditions of services, the entire healthcare sector has written to government declaring incapacitation as a result of failure by government to honour their pledges to improve their working conditions. By Michael Gwarisa Writing to the Health Services Board (HSB) Acting Director, Mr A Mbengeranwa, health workers comprising of the Zimbabwe Senior Hospital Doctors Association (SHDA), the Zimbabwe Nurses Association (ZINA), the Zimbabwe Government Radiographer Association (ZiGRA), Government Therapists Association (GTA), the Zimbabwe Health Workers Union…

COVID-19 Triggers Mental Health Disorders In Zim Frontline Doctors

February 28, 2022 Michael Gwarisa

THE absence of adequate psychosocial support services coupled with discrimination from workmates and society especially for doctors who were working in the COVID-19 frontline exposed medical doctors to numerous mental health challenges at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. By Michael Gwarisa The report was a qualitative study to explore the experiences of medical practitioners responding to COVID-19 in Zimbabwe. Presenting findings from the Health Awareness Report study, Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights (ZADHR) Secretary General, Dr Norman Matara said the medical sector was not spared from the…

INTERPOL Receives IT Equipment To Help Solve Missing Zim Migrants Cases

February 24, 2022 Michael Gwarisa

…a third of missing migrants cases solved already IN a move that is set to help ease the search for missing migrant Zimbabweans, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), has donated a consignment of Information Technology (IT) equipment to the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) in Harare. By Michael Gwarisa The consignment consists of 12 desktops, five laptops and scanners and is aimed at helping INTERPOL in the process of collecting data as well as the transmission of cases of missing and deceased migrants to INTERPOL bureaus not…

WHO Advises CountriesTo Be Wary of Omicron’s BA.2 Sublineage

February 23, 2022 Michael Gwarisa

EVEN though there is still a reported decline in overall cases globally, the World Health Organisation’s (WHO’s) Technical Advisory Group on SARS-CoV-2 Virus Evolution (TAG-VE) has cautioned that countries should remain vigilant and continue monitoring and reporting sequences, as well as conducting independent and comparative analyses of the different Omicron sublineages. By Michael Gwarisa According to available data of transmission, severity, reinfection, diagnostics, therapeutics and impacts of vaccines, the TAG-VE reinforced that the BA.2 sublineage should continue to be considered a variant of concern and that it should remain classified…

#BREAKING: Zimbabwe To Extend Vaccination To 12 and 15 Year Olds

February 22, 2022February 23, 2022 Michael Gwarisa

THE Zimbabwean cabinet has announced plans to vaccinate 12 and 15 year olds as part of plans to expand the vaccination program and attain herd immunity as the COID-19 pandemic gradually transforms into an endemic. By Michael Gwarisa The development comes a few months after government extended vaccination to 16 year olds. Briefing Journalists during a Post Cabinet Media Briefing in Harare, Joram Gumbo, the acting information minister said. “Based on advise from the paediatric association of Zimbabwe special COVID-19 vaccine group, and therefore has resolved to extend COVID-19 vaccination…

Dr Tony Fauci to deliver keynote address at the 6th Global Forum on TB Vaccines

February 22, 2022 Michael Gwarisa

Years of progress in the fight against tuberculosis (TB), the world´s second biggest infectious killer since the emergence of COVID-19, together with the rise of antimicrobial drug resistance has made vaccine development against the disease all the more urgent, scientists will be told next week at the 6th Global Forum on TB Vaccines (virtual, hosted by Toulouse, France). The event is being held under the high patronage of French President Emmanuel Macron and under the patronage of French Minister for Solidarity and Health Olivier Véran, and is an official event…

The Nexus between Childhood Cancer and the Environment

February 21, 2022 Michael Gwarisa

AS the month of February draws to an end, it’s highly likely that the hype and noise around childhood cancer will die down as the world shifts focus towards other health issues on the calendar of events. Under normal circumstances, this should not be the case and we probably need to dedicate 365 days of each year God grants us to raise awareness and talk about childhood or pediatric cancers. By Michael Gwarisa It is thus imperative to remind each other that childhood cancer is real and if not detected…

Zimbabwe To Host Inaugural Light-up for TB Campaign

February 21, 2022February 21, 2022 Michael Gwarisa

FOR the first time in history, Zimbabwe will this year host a Light Up for TB campaign, which is a global campaign to draw attention to the 1.5 million deaths caused by TB each year and to show solidarity to the millions of people affected. Every year countries across the world come together on this day by lighting up buildings and significant monuments in RED. Speaking on the Light Up Campaign, Jointed Hands Welfare Organisation Executive Director, Dr Donald Tobaiwa urged cities and towns to take advantage of the Lights…

Sweden avails PSH Additional USD1.6 million for Anti-GBV Campaign

February 21, 2022 Michael Gwarisa

Population Solutions for Health (PSH), formerly Population Services International (PSI) Zimbabwe, has received another SEK15 (USD1.6 million) for its campaign tackling child marriages and gender based violence. By Staff Reporter The financial boost comes at a time when Zimbabwe is enduring the multiple effects of COVID-19, GBV and child marriage in communities. The Covid-19 crisis has exacerbated GBV including child marriages. To intensify dialogue and awareness around these issues Sweden has awarded a further SEK15 Million to Population Services International for the design and placement of an 18 month national…