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New study casts doubt on the way in which tuberculosis (TB) is transmitted

October 19, 2021 Michael Gwarisa

Results from the first fingerstick blood test to meet WHO standards for TB released The virtual 52nd Union World Conference on Lung Health (WCOLH) opened today by announcing three major scientific developments that will potentially impact the global response to tuberculosis (TB), the world´s second biggest infectious disease killer behind COVID-19. The event takes place against the backdrop of ongoing COVID-19 vaccine inequity, with the pandemic continuing to impact the delivery of TB services in many low- and middle-income countries. COVID-19 and TB are today the world´s two leading infectious…

United States Approves $213.2 million to Support HIV Response in Zimbabwe

October 18, 2021 Michael Gwarisa

MORE than 1.2 million Zimbabweans living with HIV will continue receiving lifesaving treatment and health services enabling them to lead long and healthy lives, and thousands of health care workers will continue carrying out their critical work under the latest country plan approved by the United States. Congress approved $213.2 million for the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) 2021 country plan for Zimbabwe, reflecting strong coordination between the United States and key partners, including the Ministry of Health and Child Care, the Global Fund, UNAIDS, and civil…

NAC Partners KidzCan In 2021 Pro-AM Golf Tournament

October 18, 2021October 18, 2021 Healthtimes

THE National AIDS Council (NAC) has this year partnered KidzCan, an organization that is dedicated to increasing survival chances of children with cancer in the 2021 NAC Professionals and Amateurs (Pro-AM) tournament which is aimed at raising resources to support anti-cancer initiatives. By Patricia Mashiri This year’s tournament will start with a professional golfers playing on the 20th to the 21st October, before playing against amateur golfers in the finals on the 22nd of October 2021. Speaking during a press conference, Dr Bernard Madzima, NAC Chief Executive Officer said the…

ZUJ Conducts Gender Equity And Safety Training Workshop For Journalists

October 18, 2021 Healthtimes

IN a move meant to bring gender equity and safety in the workplace, the Zimbabwe Union for journalists (ZUJ) recently conducted a gender safety workshop for both male and female journalists. By Patricia Mashiri Issues of gender inequality, harassment and abuse in newsrooms have been topical rooms females being the most affected ones. Speaking at the training Michael Chideme, The President of ZUJ said journalists should raise alarm over gender-based violence and harassment in newsrooms. I hope there are gender desks where journalists can raise these issues. Wherever we are…

WoMandla Foundation Spearheads Girls Participation In 2022 National Budget Consultations

October 18, 2021October 19, 2021 Michael Gwarisa

WoMandla Foundation, a women led, women serving and women focused organization operating in Zvishavane, Midlands province has embarked on an initiative to have girls and young women participate in pre-budget consultative meetings ahead of the forthcoming 2022 Zimbabwe National Budget presentation. By Michael Gwarisa Through a campaign dubbed the Show Us the Money for Health, WoMandla Foundation is sensitizing girls in Zvishavane,Mberengwa, Mashava, Shurugwi and Masvingo on the current state of healthcare domestic financing in Zimbabwe and why there is need to meet the Abuja Declaration target of allocating at…

Zimbabwe Red Cross Holds NCDs Awareness Schools Competition

October 16, 2021 Michael Gwarisa

THE Zimbabwe Red Cross Society has successfully hosted the Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) Arts Festival with the aim of raising awareness and teaching children on the dangers of leading sedentary lifestyles and adopting dangerous habits that could lead to a high NCDs burden in the future. By Michael Gwarisa The competitions were in two phase with the provincial competitions having been held first followed by the national competitions for those who would have won the provincial competitions. There were five categories which saw pupils from various schools battling it out in…

Restart Whole Vaccination Process, COVAXIN Recipients Told

October 16, 2021 Healthtimes

THE COVID-19 Chief Coordinator in the President’s Office, Dr Agness Mahomva has urged Zimbabweans who received their first jabs of COVAXIN vaccine but failed to get their second doses to start afresh with a different one. By Patricia Mashiri She made this plea following indications that thousands of people who received their first doses of the COVAXIN vaccine in May and June when Zimbabwe received its shipment of 35,000 doses from India are yet to get their second jabs five months down the line. Speaking during a Science Cafe, Dr…

Capacity Woes Hinder Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Rollout in Zim

October 16, 2021 Michael Gwarisa

COLD chain and logistical issues could hinder Zimbabwe’s plans to deploy and administer the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine in the short distant future, a top health official has said. By Michael Gwarisa The development comes at the back of indications that the Southern African country also encountered capacity challenges during their rollout of the Russian manufactured Sputnik-V vaccine which is a viral vector vaccine just like the Johnson & Johnson jab. Speaking during a Media Café that was organized by the Health Communicators Forum of Zimbabwe (HCFZ) in…

Ruwa Springvale Residents Go For 9 Years Without Running Water

October 16, 2021October 16, 2021 Michael Gwarisa

…ZB Holdings Say they have done their part …Ruwa Local Board mum on the matter RESIDENTS under Springvale, a ZB Financial Holdings Housing project in Ruwa have gone for close to a decade without running tap water, a situation that might soon expose residents to health hazards as some are now getting water from shallow wells and other alternative water sources. By Michael Gwarisa A visit to Springvale revealed that some residents were now being forced to fork out huge amounts of money to install boreholes and water tanks at…

SOUTH AFRICA: As time runs out to break ‘TRIPS Waiver’ stalemate, protesters at US & EU embassies in South Africa warn “The whole world is watching you.”

October 12, 2021 Michael Gwarisa

AS governments prepare to discuss the ‘TRIPS Waiver’ at the World Trade Organization (WTO) this week, Doctors Without Borders (MSF), along with treatment activists and civil society organisations, protested today outside the embassies of Belgium, the Netherlands and the US in Tshwane, the executive capital of South Africa, calling on these governments to break the impasse and fast-track the negotiations on the TRIPS Waiver so it is adopted at the upcoming WTO Ministerial Conference at the end of November. The groups also urged the US to play a more proactive…