Category: BREAKING NEWS

PSMI Boss Earns More Than French President Emmanuel Macron And Boris Johnson

Michael Gwarisa

STATE controlled daily newspaper, The Herald has published an article in which they revealed that Premier Service Medical Investments’ (PSMI) boss , Dr Tafadzwa Gutu is living large with a lucrative contract that sees him pocket US$23 000 a month in salary and allowances. By Michael Gwarisa PSMI is the investment arm of the Premier Service Medical Aid Society (PSMAS) which was established after PSMAS set up PSMI to own its hospitals, clinics and pharmacies so as to offer clinical and curative services to their members at government subsidized rates.…

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Zvishavane Commemorates Day Of The African Child

Healthtimes

VARIOUS stakeholders including children from Zvishavane Rural and Runde district recently converged in Zvishavane to commemorate Day of the Africa Child. By Staff Reporter  The event was held under the theme, “Eliminating Harmful Practices Affecting Children,” and was preceded by a march from Mandava bus terminus to Mandava high school in Zvishavane under police escort and drama majorities. Womandla Foundation Executive Director, Tadiwanashe Burukai Matutu said it was encouraging to see children from both urban and rural settings honoring and remembering this historical day. Zvishavne district came together under the…

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Where Are The Mobile TB X-Ray Trucks?

Michael Gwarisa

THE Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC), has come under fire from Tuberculosis (TB) activists and advocates for delaying to release nine new mobile X-Ray vehicles that are meant for screening Tuberculosis (TB) in communities. By Michael Gwarisa According to initial plans, the nine trucks were supposed to be commissioned at an official ceremony on World TB Day on March 24, 2022 where the Vice President and Minister of Health, Dr Constantino Chiwenga was supposed to be the guest of honour. However, the event did not happen as planned…

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Historic funding to expand roll-out of first-ever malaria vaccine in Africa

Michael Gwarisa

The World Health Organization (WHO) welcomes the launch by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, of the landmark opportunity for countries to apply for funding to introduce, or further roll-out, the RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) malaria vaccine. This international support of nearly US$ 160 million from 2022-2025 will facilitate increased vaccine access to children at high risk of illness and death from malaria, starting with Ghana, Kenya and Malawi, the three African countries that began pilot introduction of the vaccine in 2019, and then expanding to other eligible endemic countries. Malaria remains a primary…

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Zimbabwe To Start Testing Childhood TB Using Stool Samples

Michael Gwarisa

THE Ministry of Health and Child (MoHCC) will soon be commence training of healthcare workers across the country’s 62 districts to test for Tuberculosis (TB) in children using stools, as the country intensifies efforts to reduce the growing burden of Childhood TB. By Michael Gwarisa The development comes in the midst of indications that the country’s Childhood TB cases have been on an upward trend over the years while some have been missed largely due to failure by healthcare workers to detect TB children as children detecting TB in children…

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Newly Admitted UZ Pharmacy Student With Disability Appeals For Assistance

Healthtimes

A University of Zimbabwe (UZ) student, Victor Washaya (35) who recently got a place to study for a Bachelor of Pharmacy Honors Degree at the institution is appealing for financial help and resources to use during his studies. By Staff Reporter Victor was involved in a road traffic accident in March 2015 which saw him sustaining a complete spinal cord injury at Level T11/12 and got paralyzed from the waist downwards. “When I grew up it was my wish to study Pharmacy but due to some poor family backgrounds I…

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25 Million Infants Missing Out On Lifesaving Vaccines

Michael Gwarisa

THE World Health Organisation (WHO) and UNICEF have sounded the alarm as new data shows global vaccination coverage continued to decline in 2021, with 25 million infants missing out on lifesaving vaccines The largest sustained decline in childhood vaccinations in approximately 30 years has been recorded in official data published today by WHO and UNICEF. The percentage of children who received three doses of the vaccine against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTP3) – a marker for immunization coverage within and across countries – fell 5 percentage points between 2019 and…

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Zim Smallholder Farmers Grow Small Grain Crops To Beat Climate Change

Healthtimes

IN the midst of Climate change induced effects such as droughts and other natural disasters, small scale farmers in Zimbabwe’s communal lands are slowly replacing maize with small grains as they seek to adapt to the ever changing environment, a top researcher has said. By Patricia Mashiri A case study of rural Mbire which was done to evaluate the nutritional and psychological health impacts showed that there was a shift from maize farming in areas that receive below normal rainfall to drought tolerant crops such as  sorghum, millet and Rapokko.…

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Zim Health Journalists Accomplish Public Health Course

Michael Gwarisa

THE first cohort of Zimbabwean health Journalists have successfully attained certificates in Public Health and Health Communication with one of the country’s leading Public Health training institutions, the Harare Institute of Public Health (HIPH). By Michael Gwarisa A total 14 Health Journalists from different media houses, who are also members of the Health Communicators Forum in Zimbabwe (HCF) enrolled for the one week long course and covered an array of modules. Some of the courses covered include,  Introduction to Epidemiology, Health Financing, Health Systems, Human Resources, Primary Health Care Policies…

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Things Fall Apart At PSMI

Healthtimes

EMPLOYEES to the Premier Medical Services Investments (PSMI) have written to government requesting the immediate disbanding of the board and suspension of the entire PSMI directorate for failure to run the organisation professionally. HealthTimes Reporter According to a petition addressed to government by PSMI employees, the organisation’s leadership and it’s board have of late been exuding arrogance and ignorance on the prevailing crisis threatening the existence of the organisation. In an interview with HealthTimes, PSMI employees lawyer, Mr Michael Sambo said it was impossible to move ahead with the current…

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