Category: BREAKING NEWS

Vice President Opens Kwekwe Infectious Disease Hospital

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THE Vice President and Minister of Health and Child Care, Dr Constantino Chiwenga has officially opened the Kwekwe Infectious Disease Hospital which will cater for all infectious diseases except COVID-19. By Patricia Mashiri Speaking during the official opening, Vice President Chiwenga commended the city of Kwekwe’s leadership for  constructing the infectious disease hospital. Let me hasten to underscore that this facility will not cater for COVID-19 patients, but all other infectious diseases that the Kwekwe community would suffer from. To the City of Kwekwe, I also want to recognize the…

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Irvines donates 6000 eggs to Derbyshire Primary

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Irvines one of the biggest egg and chicken produce in the country has donated 6000 eggs to Derbyshire Primary School in Waterfalls as a way of celebrating world egg day. HealthTimes Reporter World egg day, a global event celebrated on the second Friday of October every year, is a day set aside to honour the unique contribution eggs make to supporting people around the world. It was established in Vienna, Austria in 1996. Anele Zunga, Irvine Commercial Director said “In the past years, we have celebrated this special day with…

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Mutating HIV Virus Making It Difficult To Develop Vaccine

Michael Gwarisa

THE ever-changing genetic makeup and rapid mutation of the HIV virus has to a larger extent slowed down progress towards successfully developing an effective HIV vaccine, a top Zimbabwean expert has said. By Michael Gwarisa The revelations also follow the recent abandonment of the Imbokodo HIV vaccine or HVTN 705/HPX2008 efficacy studies after revelations that the vaccine was not granting enough protection against infection. In an interview with HealthTimes, Dr Portia Hunidzarira, the Principal Researcher for the Imbokodo vaccine studies said the HIV virus mutates at a faster rate and…

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#BREAKING: Former Health Minister Obhadia Moyo Acquitted

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minister Obhadia Moyo at Court

High Court Thursday quashed charges against former health minister Obadiah Moyo, arrested in June last year for awarding US$60m contracts to Drax International without following tender process. Justice Kwenda said charges did not disclose elements that constitute an offense Former health minister was being charged with criminal abuse of office over the alleged awarding of a $60m contract for Covid-19 supplies. He was sacked by Emmerson Mnangagwa for inappropriate conduct by a public official. According to court papers then, Moyo allegedly awarded a multimillion tender to Drax International LLC, headquartered…

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VISUS initiative to address school safety assessments in Zimbabwe

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More than 70 participants joined the launch session of the Visual Inspection for defining the Safety Upgrading Strategies (VISUS) Initiative which helps to assess the safety of schools in Zimbabwe, with an initial focus on schools in Chimanimani district. This initiative is being implemented in the context of the Zimbabwe Idai Recovery Project (ZIRP) funded by the World Bank and managed by UNOPS. The launch session which was held on 4 October 2021, drew participants from the government, academia, civil society organisations and local schools. Some physically attended the launch…

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Parental Involvement, The Missing Link In The SRHR Conversation- Australian Ambassador

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AUSTRALIAN ambassador to Zimbabwe,  Bronte Mousles has urged parents to have Sexual Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) conversations with their kids so as to avoid mistakes and untold stories of the past. By Patricia Mashiri Speaking during the International Day of the girl child Sexual Reproductive Health symposium which was hed under the theme, “Digital Generation, Our Generation,” Ambassador Mousles said times have changed and parents need to step up take part. If we don’t talk about these issues or be part of them, a gap will be left which will…

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WHO Recommends Groundbreaking Malaria Vaccine For Children At Risk

Michael Gwarisa

THE World Health Organization (WHO) is recommending widespread use of the RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) malaria vaccine among children in sub-Saharan Africa and in other regions with moderate to high P. falciparum malaria transmission. The recommendation is based on results from an ongoing pilot programme in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi that has reached more than 800 000 children since 2019. HealthTimes Reporter “This is a historic moment. The long-awaited malaria vaccine for children is a breakthrough for science, child health and malaria control,” said WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. “Using this…

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Most COVID-19 Survivors Experiencing Long-Haul COVID-19

Michael Gwarisa

A new study by the World Health Oraginisation (WHO) has revealed that most patients who suffer from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) fully recover, may experience COVID-19 like symptoms that linger months after they would have recovering. HealthTimes Reporter According to the  study called A clinical case definition of post COVID–19 condition by a Delphi consensus,  patients remain with long-term effects on several body systems, including pulmonary, cardiovascular and nervous systems, as well as psychological effects. These effects appear to occur irrespective of the initial severity of infection, but occur more…

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Zim’s COVID-19 Hospitalizations Decreases Further

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THE country has of late been recording a significant drop in the number of COVID-19 new cases which has seen hospitalizations and  COVID-19 related bed occupancy decreasing drastically. By Patricia Mashiri Speaking during a cabinet briefing Senator Monica Mutsvangwa, Information and Broadcasting Minister said, “…regarding case management, infection, prevention and control, the number of people in need of hospitalization for COVID-19 continues to fall, with the country’s bed occupancy rate decreasing from 4.62% the previous week to 4.3% during the week under review. Ninety-four (94) new admissions were recorded, with…

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S.A.L.T Africa Takes Suicide Prevention Campaign To Tertiary Institutions

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IN an initiative meant to reduce the number of suicides which have of late been on the increase in tertiary institutions, Someone Always Listens Toyou (S.A.L.T AFRICA), has embarked on nationwide campaign on suicide prevention in institutions of higher learning. By Patricia Mashiri Suicides cases in tertiary institutions have been on the rise with the most recent one being the case of  a Harare polytechnic student committed suicide after his girlfriend of four years reportedly eloped to another man. Speaking at the suicide awareness campaign held at Harare Polytechnic Tapiwa…

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