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WHO delivers 20 ambulances to Ukraine

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To support emergency health needs in Ukraine, World Health Organization (WHO) today gave 20 all-terrain ambulances able to function in even the most damaged and inaccessible areas to the Ministry of Health of Ukraine. Staff Reporter “We bring not just supplies but support based on your needs. Today we are handing to you 20 ambulances, along with generators and blood refrigerators to hospitals wherever they  are needed.” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO Director-General handing over the keys to the Deputy Minister of Health Iryna Mykychak in Lviv, Ukraine.…

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14.9 Excess Deaths Associated With The COVID-19 Pandemic In 2020-2021, Europe, America and South-East Asia Account For Majority Of Deaths

Michael Gwarisa

New estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO) show that the full death toll associated directly or indirectly with the COVID-19 pandemic (described as “excess mortality”) between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2021 was approximately 14.9 million (range 13.3 million to 16.6 million). “These sobering data not only point to the impact of the pandemic but also to the need for all countries to invest in more resilient health systems that can sustain essential health services during crises, including stronger health information systems,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO…

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Mpilo pediatric cardiac ward turned to COVID-19 Isolation area

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THE cardiac ward children with heart diseases at Mpilo Central Hospital is yet to be utilised with parent.s and guardians getting several excuses from Hospital authorities. By Kudakwashe Pembere The appropriately furnished unit was last week converted into a COVID-19 isolation centre, something which left Brave Little Hearts which worked hard to see the unit set up, concerned. Brave Little Hearts in Zimbabwe (BLHZ is a community organisation in Bulawayo advocating for the interests of children with congenital heart diseases. The organisation seeks to spread awareness and knowledge to the…

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UNESCO Sets Eyes on Tertiary Education Students with New O3PLUS programme

Michael Gwarisa

THE United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), has introduced the Our Rights, Our Lives Our Future Plus (O3 PLUS) programme, an initiative that aims to ensure young people in higher and tertiary education institutions (HTEIs) realize positive health, education, and gender equality outcomes. By Michael Gwarisa in South Africa Implementation of the O3PLUS programme follows the successful execution of the O3 programme, UNESCO’s flagship initiative which was launched three years ago. Unlike the general belief that students or learners in higher and tertiary education settings have reached the…

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O3 Annual Review Meeting kicks Off In South Africa

Michael Gwarisa

UNESCO’s flagship Our Rights, Our Lives, Our Future (O3) programme Annual Review Meeting (ARM)  commenced in Johannesburg , South Africa on Wednesday, May 5 2021. By Michael Gwarisa in South Africa The O3 review meeting will be running for three days where UNESCO and its partners will review O3’s transformative results focusing on children, adolescents and young people. The O3 Programme which is being run in partnership with ministries of education and health, across 33 countries in sub-Saharan Africa has already made significant strides despite its Compressive Sexuality Education (CSE)…

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UNESCO’s flagship O3 Programme Empowers 30 million learners to prevent HIV, reduce EUPs and eliminate GBV

Michael Gwarisa

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 4 Mai 2022 — UNESCO’s flagship Our Rights, Our Lives, Our Future (O 3) Programme is holding its Annual Review and Partners’ Meeting from 4 to 6 May 2022 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The meeting will be opened by the Honorable Angie Motshekga, Minister of Basic Education in South Africa. The O 3 Programme, run in partnership with ministries of education and health, supports 33 countries across sub-Saharan Africa to work towards a region where adolescents and young people are empowered, healthy and resilient and have the…

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Zim To Become Surgical Simulation Powerhouse

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ZIMBABWE is poised to become a leading continental training hub for laparoscopic surgery, a type of surgical procedure that allows a surgeon to access the inside of the abdomen (tummy) and pelvis without having to make large incisions on the skin. By Kudakwashe Pembere This is being made possible through the University of Zimbabwe International Centre for Surgical Simulation following the recent commissioning of laparoscopic equipment from Karl Storz SE & Co. KG, a leading global manufacturer of laparoscopic equipment for the training center  at the University of Zimbabwe (U).…

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US avails USD15 million for Zim malaria fight

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THE United States of America President’s Malaria Initiative (US PMI) last year disbursed USD15 million to Zimbabwe for activities meant to combat Malaria. By Kuda Pembere The World Health Organization (WHO) estimated 241 million malaria cases and 627,000 malaria deathsworldwide in 2020; an estimated 602,000 malaria deaths (96 percent) were in Africa and 80 percent of these deaths in Africa were in children under five. The WHO estimated that $6.8 billion was needed to fight malaria in 2020; current global funding for malaria is around $3.3 billion annually and despite…

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Local NGO Takes TB Fight to Mining Communities

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THE Disaster and Environmental Management Trust (DEMT) has been contracted by the Stop TB Partnership/ UNOPS to implement a project called Promoting meaningful Community involvement in the Zimbabwe National TB Program through Community Disease Committees in Mutoko and Mudzi Rural Districts of Zimbabwe. By Staff Reporter Speaking to HealthTimes, Romeo Chingezi, the project coordinator said both districts are giant mining areas, Mutoko produces over 70% of granite of granite output in Zimbabwe while Mudzi has over 5000 artisanal gold miners. The sizeable incomes from mining are promoting sex work which…

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Zim’s high neo-natal mortality needs urgent attention-Rusike

Michael Gwarisa

THE number of children dying within their first 28 days of life has remained high and unchanged over the past 33 years at the back of numerous factors such as malnutrition amongst a host of others, a United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has said. By Michael Gwarisa Neo-natal mortality refers to the number of deaths during the first 28 completed days of life per 1000 live births in a given year or other period. According to UNCEF’s Annual Report for the year 2021, neo-natal mortality rate has remained practically unchanged…

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