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Tobacco Harm Reduction Journalists Forum Revived

November 14, 2021October 17, 2025 Michael Gwarisa

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…

Red Cross Offers First Aid Training To Zim Members Of Parliament

November 13, 2021November 15, 2021 Michael Gwarisa

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…

International organizations, vaccine manufacturers take stock of COVID-19 vaccine roll out, share views for 2022

November 10, 2021 Healthtimes

The heads of the International Monetary Fund, World Bank Group, World Health Organization and World Trade Organization held on 9 November the 2nd High-Level Consultations with the CEOs of leading COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing companies. At the meeting, all participants agreed on the urgency of delivering more vaccine doses to low-income countries, where less than 2.5% of the population has been fully vaccinated. The objective of the meeting was to identify how to ensure more equitable distribution of vaccines and all those participating pledged to continue working together to gain greater…

The Future is Unwritten – Healing Arts Symposium

November 10, 2021 Healthtimes

On November 14, 2021, leading policy advocates, artists, and researchers from cultural organizations, healthcare centers, government, and the United Nations will convene at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in a call to action to acknowledge and act on the evidence base for the health benefits of the arts. The day-long Healing Arts Symposium, presented in partnership with the World Health Organization, and produced by CULTURUNNERS in partnership with the Creative Arts Therapies Consortium at NYU Steinhardt, the NeuroArts Blueprint, an initiative of the International Arts + Mind…

Key Population Groups Remain Target For Stigma and Violence

November 10, 2021November 10, 2021 Healthtimes

KEY population (KPs) remain a target of violence and stigma and discrimination in communities they live and work in despite numerous awareness campaigns that have been held to raise awareness against discrimination of the groups. By Patricia Mashiri The discrimination and stigma has extended in such a way that the communities struggle to access public health services which a basic right for every Zimbabwean citizen regardless of identity, profession color or creed. Speaking during a 2 day Journalist HIV/AIDS workshop by the National AIDS Council (NAC), the NAC Community, Key…

Human Wildlife Interaction Could Trigger Rise In Zoonotic Diseases-AWF

November 10, 2021November 10, 2021 Michael Gwarisa

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…

Ecobank Donates To Parirenyatwa Psychiatric Hospital

November 9, 2021November 9, 2021 Healthtimes

IN a move that is meant to raise awareness and help prevent non-communicable diseases including mental health challenges, Ecobank, one of the leading financial institutions in Zimbabwe has donated various items to help at Parirenyatwa Psychiatric Hospital. By Patricia Mashiri The donated goods include assorted medicines to last for a year, 40 medical beds, assorted medical equipment, disinfectants, plates, spoons, cups, water. In his acceptance speech, Dr John Mangwiro, the Deputy Minister, Health and Child Care commended Ecobank for the gesture saying it will go a long way in addressing…

CoronaVirus Has Potential To Cause Infertility: Dr Mangwiro

November 9, 2021November 9, 2021 Healthtimes

THE Deputy Minister of Health and Child Care, Dr John Mangwiro has warned that the Coronavirus has potential to cause infertility in both men and women. By Patricia Mashiri Speaking during a National Aids Council (NAC) HIV/AIDS workshop, the Deputy Minister said people will always say bad things about the vaccines when it’s the virus itself which causes infertility, low sex drive, heart and kidney failure among other things. There are always prophets of doom who talk of COVID-19 vaccines as the ones that causes infertility and loss of libido.…

Zimbabwe Parliament To Revive National TB Caucus

November 9, 2021November 10, 2021 Michael Gwarisa

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…

Development Partners Support To Health Sector Commended

November 6, 2021November 6, 2021 Healthtimes

ACTING Minister of Health and Child Care, Professor Amon Murwira has expressed appreciation to development partners for the financial and technical support they render to the healthcare sector. By Patson Gumbo Speaking at the High Level Policy Dialogue on Healthcare Financing in Zimbabwe that was held in Harare, Professor Murwira said the government of Zimbabwe was looking at major issues in the health sector like financing, low medicine availability among others and having robust strategic responses towards these issues. What is very clear is that health underpins all economic activity…