Category: BREAKING NEWS

Zim Drug Masterplan architects reject Prof Mavima to lead implementation

Michael Gwarisa

THE Independent Technical Working Group on Drugs involved in drafting the Zimbabwe National Drug Masterplan (ZNDMP) want a National Coordinator instead of a Cabinet Minister to lead the implementation of the country’s drug masterplan. By Kuda Pembere In September last year, Zimbabwe adopted the ZNDMP (2021-2023), whose aim is to provide a clear roadmap to addressing the cross-cutting drug use problem in the country. The ZNDMP, which was developed through an inter-ministerial collaboration taking into account current measures in place to address the drug use problem, also highlights a results-based…

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Gvt Moves In To Address PSMAS Medical Aid Shortfalls

Michael Gwarisa
Zimbabwe Doctors Name PSMAS Worst Medical Aid Service Provider

THE Zimbabwean government says is engaged in talks with the Premier Service Medical Aid Society (PSMAS) with the paying capacitating ensuring civil servants who are PSMAS members accessing health services at health institutions of their choice without the need to pay top up fees to service providers. By Michael Gwarisa PSMAS members have been paying a monthly amount subscription rate of US$10.00 which according local health economists in no longer feasible. All along, government has been paying 80% (US$8.00) of the tariff for civil servants, while the civil servant has…

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UNAIDS warns that the war in Ukraine risks a humanitarian catastrophe for people living with and affected by HIV

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The war in Ukraine has resulted in the destruction and disruption of health services and logistical supply chains that hundreds of thousands of people living with and affected by HIV depend on for survival. One in every 100 Ukrainians are living with HIV, and lack of access to antiretroviral therapy and prevention services would mean a wave of deaths and risks a resurgence of Ukraine’s AIDS pandemic. The community-led networks which are vital to maintaining life-saving services need an urgent upscaling of international support. Own Correspondent More than 40 health facilities…

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Tertiary learning suspended for 2022 Census

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TERTIARY learning institutions will be closed to facilitate the counting of students at their places of residence. Addressing the media at a post cabinet media briefing on Tuesday, Information, Media and Cabinet heard Broadcasting Services Acting Minister said training said among the enumerators are the youth and soldiers. By Staff Reporter The Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Honourable Professor Mthuli Ncube, presented the Update on the 2022 National Population and Household Census. “Cabinet wishes to inform the public that preparations for the 2022 Population and Housing Census are on…

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Zim Migrant Resource Centre on cards

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ZIMBABWE’S first ever Migrant Resource Centre (MRC) for prospective migrants is set to be launched within the second quarter of 2022, HealthTimes has learnt. By Kudakwashe Pembere The MRC ensures potential migrants’ access to accurate sources of information and reliable service providers and it comes in the midst of reports of Zimbabwean women being treated as sex slaves in Arab countries such as Omar and Kuwait. International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Zimbabwe Communications Specialist Mrs Fadzai Nyamande-Pangeti told this publication in an emailed response that the Zimbabwean Government is at…

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NatPharm loses Over US$100,000 to hackers

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ZIMBABWE’S pharmaceutical warehouse and distributor of essential medicines, the National Pharmaceutical Company (NatPharm), was left counting its losses after hackers siphoned an amount to the tune of US$104,706 that was meant for a supplier. By Kudakwashe Pembere Natpharms’s woes unfolded when a clerk at the organisation used his personal email address to communicate corporate transactions with a supplier, exposing the system to cyber terrorists. In the latest Report of the Auditor-General for the Financial Year Ending December 31, 2020 on State Enterprises and Parastatals, the AG, Ms Mildred Chiri said…

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#BREAKING: Ministry of Health Decentralizes Activation Of QR Codes On COVID-19 Vaccination Cards

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The Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) has announced that activation of QR codes for vaccination cards will now be expanded beyond Kaguvi building to other parts of the country,  in a bid to bring convenience to travelers. Government introduced vaccination cards with QR Codes in 2021 to prevent the duplication of vaccination cards by scammers. However, Kaguvi building, where the Ministry of Health is housed had been the only activation point for the cards. In an statement, the ministry said “as part of its COVID-19 Vaccination roll out…

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Bridge Vaccine Inequity To Boost Population Immunity Against COVID-19 Says Dr Tedros

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THE World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says making vaccines available to a wider population increases chances of defeating the COVID-19 pandemic. HealthTimes Reporter  Addressing Media Briefing, Dr Tedros said last week, the lowest number of COVID-19 deaths was recorded since the early days of the pandemic. However, emerging variants continue to threaten efforts to eradicate the virus. Some countries are still witnessing serious spikes in cases, which is putting pressure on hospitals. And our ability to monitor trends is compromised as testing has significantly reduced.  This…

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Zimbabwe’s Aged Persons on ARVs at Greater Risk of NCDs

Michael Gwarisa

HIV and AIDS is slowly becoming an ageing issue in Zimbabwe with indications that majority of People Living with HIV (PLHIV) and on Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) are those above the age of 50 and are at greater risk of developing Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs). By Michael Gwarisa Even though the country has been recording a number of new infections amongst young girls and women, the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) has raised concern over the concentration of PLHIV and ART clients in the 50 and above age range and…

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Zimbabwe Launches Informal Sector HIV/AIDS Strategy

Michael Gwarisa

AS Zimbabwe inches closer towards controlling the AIDS epidemic, the National AIDS Council (NAC) in partnership with the International Labour Organisation (ILO), have launched the Zimbabwe Informal Economy HIV and AIDS Strategy (2022-2025). By Michael Gwarisa The strategy seeks amongst other things to empower and provide comprehensive HIV services to all levels of workers and other persons in the informal sector with the aim of creating an environment that will lead to a reduction in new HIV infections in working environments. Standing in for Minister Sithembiso Nyoni, Mr Tabani Shoko…

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