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Old Mutual Launches Emergency Rescue Package

August 27, 2019August 27, 2019 Michael Gwarisa

OLD Mutual Zimbabwe has partnered Ace Air & Ambulance in launching an Emergency Rescue package which will offer emergency air & road medical rescue package to Old Mutual existing and new customers with effect from 1 Sept 2019. By Michael Gwarisa The Old Mutual Emergency Rescue Package comes with affordable rates & offers provision of a 24 hr emergency medical rescue; road & air ambulance, supported by helicopter services; provision of a medical doctor on board who attends to patients during transportation. James Halstead the Managing Director for Ace Air…

We Can’t Continue Subsidising Gvt Says Doctors

August 26, 2019 Michael Gwarisa

DOCTORS from across all government hospitals in the country have declared incapacitation in the wake of a 60% cost of living adjustment which was tabled by government last week which they say is insufficient. By Michael Gwarisa In a letter directed to the Health Services Board (HSB), Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association (ZHDA) acting president Dr Peter Magombeyi said the situation has reached another level and it can’t be business as usual. Reference is made to your response dated 19 August 2019, addressed to our Secretary General. The ZHDA National Executive…

Health Workers Reject Salary Increase

August 26, 2019August 26, 2019 Michael Gwarisa

THE Zimbabwe Health Apex Council has rejected the 60% cost of living adjustment which has been tabled by the Health Services Bipartite Negotiating panel. By Michael Gwarisa In a circular, the Health Apex council said in as much as they appreciate government’s decision to adjust their salaries by 60% from the previous 10%, it still falls short from addressing the myriad of challenges bedeviling health professionals on a daily basis. Health Services negotiating panel Government has put on the table a cost of living adjustment of 60% from the previous…

#BREAKING: PSMAS Increases Tariffs By 80%

August 22, 2019August 22, 2019 Michael Gwarisa

GOVERNMENT has approved Premier Medical Aid Society’s (PSMAS) request to review its tariffs upwards. By Michael Gwarisa Health Services Board (HSB) Executive Director, Ms Ruth Kaseke said they have given PSMAS the green light to review tariffs in line with the prevailing economic challenges which is characterised by hyperinflation and massive foreign currency shortages. Please be advised that treasury has approved the review of monthly subscriptions in line with the prevailing economic environment. “Accordingly, subscriptions for members have been reviewed by 80% with effect from August 1, 2019 in line…

195 Zimbabweans On Third Line ART Drugs

August 22, 2019August 22, 2019 Healthtimes

THERE are about 195 patients on the third line Antiretroviral Treatment (ART) regimen in Zimbabwe which health experts say is not a good sign. By Kuda Pembere While presenting at the Zima Scientific Conference, Newlands Clinic’s Chimbetete said due to lack of genotype resistance testing in the country’s public health institutions, they could not get some of the results like Viral load and CD4 counts. This was from a study they did on the four centres with people on third line ART namely Newlands Clinic, Mpilo Hospital, Harare Central Hospital…

Switzerland Boost Funding For AIDS, TB and Malaria

August 22, 2019August 22, 2019 Michael Gwarisa

THE Swiss government is stepping up support for the fight against infectious diseases by contributing nearly CHF100 million ($102 million) to UN health agencies. By Michael Gwarisa The Federal Council on 21 August 2019 approved a contribution of CHF64 million for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund) for the 2020–22 period and a further CHF30 million for the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) for the 2019–21 period. Speaking to HealthTimes, The Swiss Embassy in Zimbabwe said the Global Fund was one of Switzerland’s…

Docs & Nurses On A Mission To Conduct Medical Outreach In Stapleford

August 20, 2019August 22, 2019 Michael Gwarisa

THE Doctors and Nurses on a Mission organisation says it will be conducting a medical outreach in Stapleford in a bid to provide free healthcare services to the vulnerable groups of society. The doctors and nurses on a mission project is a project under the healthcare department of Angels Foundation, a non-profit organization that works to assist orphans and vulnerable children’ children and people living and working on the streets, people living with disabilities and the elderly people in society. The project was launched in October 2018 and has conducted…

African & Asian Parliamentarians Meeting Sets Tone For ICPD Conference

August 20, 2019 Michael Gwarisa

THE African and Asian Parliamentarians meeting on Populations and Development for ICPD+25 which was held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania has set the tone for the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) to be held in Narobi, Kenya. By Michael Gwarisa The conference which was held from 5 to 6 August 2019 served as a platform to gather the opinions and set of proposed actions of parliamentarians in the Asia and Africa regions. Osamu Kusumoto, the Executive Director and Secretary General for Asian Population and Development Association (APDA) said…

Inhalers The Most Effective Asthma Control Method: Experts

August 19, 2019November 14, 2022 Healthtimes

RESPIRATORY health experts say inhalers work more effectively than oral suspensions and tablets in the management of asthma in children and adults. By Kudakwashe Pembere Health workers often tell patients inhalers are not the best way to control asthma as chances are high they can be forgotten. But in an interview, Professor Hilda Mujuru said health workers have been spreading the wrong message. She said what needs to be understood is that inhalers if used correctly, they effectively act on the lungs, unlike tablets or suspensions which circulate all over…

DRC Battling Deadliest Measles Outbreak

August 19, 2019 Michael Gwarisa

THE Democratic Republic Of Congo (DRC) is fighting what could described as the deadliest measles outbreak, the worst since the 2011/2012 outbreak. By Michael Gwarisa The outbreak comes in the midst of an equally deadly health crisis in the form of Ebola which has claimed hundreds of lives since last year. Karel Janssens, Head of Mission of Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in the DRC said there was need to scale up assistance efforts in affected regions. While a rapid and adapted response is critical to limiting the impact of measles…