Category: BREAKING NEWS

Zim’s Oral health strategy on cards

Kuda Pembere

By Kuda Pembere As part of efforts to improve oral health in the country, the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) is working on developing a strategy for oral health as well as conducting a national oral health survey. This was said by Health and Child Care Deputy Minister, Sleiman Kwidini on Wednesday during the World Oral Health Day commemorations themed “Healthy Mouth, Healthy Body”. According to the oral health situational analysis, carried out last year with support from WHO, there are gaps in service delivery, information for programming,…

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Conservation Is The Firewall To Future Public Health Threats Says AWF Boss

Michael Gwarisa

By Michael Gwarisa In 2020, the world went into a total lockdown following the declaration of the Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) as a global health pandemic. The coronavirus is an infectious disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Cases of novel coronavirus were first detected in China in December 2019, with the virus spreading rapidly to other countries worldwide. This led WHO to declare a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on 30 January 2020 and to characterise the outbreak as a pandemic on 11 March…

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Passion Java and wife donate to Chitungwiza Hospital

Kuda Pembere

By Kuda Pembere The donations of ambulances, wheelchairs and beds by Passion Java and his wife Lilly came at the nick of time when Chitungwiza Central Hospital had several challenges which hampered the provision of quality health care for people in the town. This was revealed by the Hospital’s authorities in an interview last Saturday when representatives of the Passion Java Ministries and Lilly Java Foundation handed over 25 wheelchairs, two ambulances, hospital beds and blankets. I mean, we said we are very thankful to Passion Java Ministries and the…

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Save the Children Launches Major Business Development Hub for Local and National NGOs

Healthtimes

By Own Correspondent More than fifty local organisations working to improve the lives of children in Zimbabwe will benefit from capacity strengthening and knowledge sharing under a Business Development Hub launched by Save the Children. The child rights organisation is seeking to strengthen the capacity of local and national actors to better support children. The “Akwande-Tuvule Business Development Hub” a name derived from the indigenous languages meaning “let there be growth”, is a platform for knowledge exchange and synergy. Local organisations will receive training and support in areas such as…

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Bulilima Malnutrition Cure Rate Jumps To 74 Percent

Kuda Pembere

By Kuda Pembere in Bulilima Bulilima has been the most improved district in the country raising its malnutrition cure rate from 39 percent in 2022 leaping to 74 percent the following year,  HealthTimes has learned. In an exclusive interview during a Mat South Health Resilience Fund (HRF) impact assessment media tour, Matabeleland South Provincial Nutrition officer, Innocent Mazarura said the district used to record a poor cure rate over the years. Cure rate is for all malnutrition cases including children under five. And actually, I want to zero in to…

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#BREAKING: Ban On Care Workers Bringing Dependents To The UK Takes Effect

Michael Gwarisa

By Michael Gwarisa The ban on care workers bringing their dependents to the United Kingdom is now in full force following the announcement by the United Kingdom (UK) government on December 4, 2023 of changes to the immigration system. The announced had indicated that the ban  would take effect in March and April 2024 and from March 11, 2024, care workers (SOC 6145) and senior care workers (SOC 6146) will be unable to bring dependents when they migrate to the UK, and only CQC-registered providers in England will be able…

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TUI Junior Academy project supports the Clean Green Zimbabwe Initiative to empower children as change agents on climate and environment in their communities

Michael Gwarisa

Harare, 8 March 2024 – TUI Care Foundation and Dutch National Committee for UNICEF have signed an agreement around the TUI Junior Academy project to support environmental education in schools as part of kick-starting the Clean Green Zimbabwe programme which was recently launched by the Minister of Environment at the COP28 in Dubai. The world today continues to grapple with climate change, environmental degradation, and biodiversity loss. In this triple planet crisis, children and young people are the most affected, yet they contribute the least to the situation. “Urgent action…

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Zimbabwe International Women’s Day Commemorations Puts A spotlight On Investing In Women

Michael Gwarisa

By Michael Gwarisa in Shurugwi Women and girls in Zimbabwe bear the biggest brunt of climate change, and economic challenges amongst other vices, hence the need for increased investment in women across all economic spheres. The call was made by various stakeholders who attended the International Women’s Day Commemorations 2024 Commemorations at Chitora Primary School in Shurugwi. This also comes amid an Elnino-induced climate crisis whereby various districts across the country are facing a serious drought. Officiating at the International Women’s Day celebrations, Minister of Women Affairs, Community, Small and…

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Joint Press Statement on the International Women’s Day

Healthtimes

Women’s Action Group (WAG) joins the rest of the world in commemorating the International Women’s Day on the 8th of March 2024. The International Women’s Day (IWD) is the annual day for celebrating the achievements and progress made towards gender equality, while also recognising the work that still needs to be done to ensure the rights of women in all spheres of life. This year’s theme, “Invest in Women: Accelerate progress”, puts emphasis on the importance of empowering women as key to advancing societies and economies globally. One fundamental aspect…

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More than Half of Zimbabwe’s population could be Obese by 2035

Michael Gwarisa

By Michael Gwarisa Despite having a small population of 15.99 million according to the 2022 National Population and Housing Census Data, Zimbabwe’s obesity levels could soon engulf more than half of its population amidst indications of an increase in the prevalence of early disability and death due to obesity. Recent data from the annual World Obesity Atlas shows that 79% of adults with overweight and obesity will live in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) by 2035 while 88% of children with overweight and obesity will be living in LMICs by…

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