ZANU PF politburo member and former ambassador of Zimbabwe to South Africa, Simon Khaya Moyo has died at the age of 76 after a long illness. …More Details To Follow*
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Author: Michael Gwarisa
Editor for HealthTimes, Zimbabwe's leading online health news publication
Tobacco Harm Reduction Journalists Forum Revived
A Journalists platform comprising of media practitioners from East, West and Southern Africa whose purpose is to enhance coverage of alternative smoke free and non-combustive tobacco products has been revived after a two year hiatus. By Michael Gwarisa The Tobacco Harm Reduction media forum was formed in November 2017 at Enashipai Resort, in Naivasha, Kenya through support from Phillip Morris International (PMI) a leading producer of tobacco and smoke free products. Since 2017, Barnabas Tondhlana, a seasoned Journalist and Publisher from Zimbabwe co-chaired the forum with David Ohito, a Kenyan…
Read MoreRed Cross Offers First Aid Training To Zim Members Of Parliament
THE Zimbabwe Red Cross Society (ZRCR), has just completed a week long basic first aid training for legislators in a bid to equip them with first aid skills requisite in resuscitating accident survivors in the event of an emergency. By Michael Gwarisa According to the Red Cross, they kicked off the training with Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Transport who will then cascade the skills to the general public in their respective constituencies. Speaking during a basic first aid training for the motoring public for the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Transport…
Read MoreHuman Wildlife Interaction Could Trigger Rise In Zoonotic Diseases-AWF
THE African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) Vice President, Species Conservation and Science, Dr Philip Muruthi says the increase in human and wildlife interaction across Africa could increase the prevalence of Zoonotic diseases and probably lead to another devastating pandemic of the same magnitude as COVID-19. By Michael Gwarisa A zoonotic disease or zoonosis is any disease or infection that is naturally transmissible from vertebrate animals to humans and there are over 200 known types of zoonosis in the world. The coronavirus belongs to the zoonosis family as its origins have been…
Read MoreZimbabwe Parliament To Revive National TB Caucus
MEMBERS of Parliament from both the House of Assembly and Senate are working on reviving the Zimbabwe Tuberculosis (TB) Caucus, an grouping of volunteer legislators and senators derived from across all Parliamentary portfolio committees and thematic committees to advocate for the realization of a TB free Zimbabwe through provision of adequate financing and attention to the infectious disease. By Michael Gwarisa recently in Kwekwe This was said during the engagement of the TB Caucus meeting which was convened by the Stop TB Partnership Zimbabwe in Kwekwe recently. The move to…
Read MoreHealth Sector Human Resources Crises Derails TB Fight
HEALTH and Tuberculosis experts have warned that the prevailing human resources shortages in the health sector were crippling Tuberculosis (TB) related interventions as the number skilled personnel experienced in TB management were also leaving the country in droves. By Michael Gwarisa recently in Kwekwe The call comes in the midst of one has been termed the worst health sector exodus in decades whereby skilled health personnel have been resigning on a daily bases from both government hospitals and council clinics. In an interview with HealthTimes on the side-lines of a…
Read MorePSMAS Refurbishes Presidential Guard Hospital
ZIMBABWE’S leading medical aid firm, Premier Service Medical Aid Society (PSMAS), has handed over a fully refurbished hospital to the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) Presidential Guard in Dzivarasekwa, Harare. By Michael Gwarisa The refurbishment of the facility covered the main hospital and outpatients which consist of consulting rooms, pharmacy, optometry, rehabilitation, x- ray, ultrasound scan, laboratory, dental, and procedure room. In his acceptance speech, Chief of Staff Administration, Major General Emmanuel Matatu said the gesture by PSMAS to renovate the health facility was testimony of the cordial relations the society…
Read MoreUrgent need for vaccine to prevent deadly Group B streptococcus
A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) reveals the alarming global impact of Group B streptococcus (GBS) – a common bacterium that can be transmitted in the womb, during birth, or in the early weeks of life – leading to around 150,000 deaths of babies each year, more than half a million preterm births and significant long-term disability. The report calls urgently for the development of maternal vaccines against GBS to reduce this toll, emphasizing they could be…
Read MoreZim Company Unleashes New Healthy Snack Into The Market
A local company, HealthBridge Traditional Foods, has introduced a Roasted Pumpkin Seeds snack onto the market in a bid to expand traditional foods options as well as improve better health outcomes through consumption of natural non processed foods. By Michael Gwarisa The snack has scientifically proven numerous health benefits and essential nutrients that are critical in the day to day functioning of human body including boosting libido in men. Speaking to this publication, HealthBridge Traditional Foods Director, Mr Tich Viriri said the roasted pumpkin seed snack has been around for…
Read More#BREAKING: Midwives Crises Hits Mbuya Nehanda Maternity Unit
MBUYA Nehanda Maternity division, one of Zimbabwe’s largest maternity units located at Parirenyatwa Hospital in Harare, is battling serious shortages of skilled midwives amidst indications that the facility recently experienced an incident whereby only one midwife ended up attending to at least 26 pregnant women. By Michael Gwarisa A visit by this publication to the facility in on Friday, 29 October, 2021 revealed that only one midwife was on duty for several hours while at least 26 women waited to be attended. Some of the women who were visibly in…
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