Category: BREAKING NEWS

CIMAS rolls out smoking cessation program to help those trying to quit smoking

Michael Gwarisa

IN a bid to reduce morbidity and mortality associated with smoking combustible cigarettes, CIMAS Medical Aid Society has rolled out a three month long smoking cessation program to allow smokers to gradually quit smoking. By Michael Gwarisa The program is covered under CIMAS Medical Aid drug and substance abuse rehabilitation package and will see smokers accessing nicotine through patches that deliver nicotine without combustion or burning. Speaking during a virtual meeting to mark World Drug and Substance Abuse Awareness day, Tinashe Katikiti, Highlands Wellness Clinical Psychologist and General Manager said…

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Harare Institute For Public Health Caps 156 Graduands

Kuda Pembere

ONE hundred and fifty–six people graduated at the second Harare Institute of Public Health (HIPH) graduation ceremony on Saturday after excelling and completing studies as pharmacy technicians, dispensary assistants and public health practitioners. By Kuda Pembere Speaking at the event, HIPH principal Dr Amos Marume said they gave been implementing heritage based solutions in their education curricula. The heritage-based solutions thrust being fronted by our very own Ministry is also one of our impor:ant guiding principles. Allow me to highlight some of the developments in brief. First, we have seen…

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Zim widows call for opportunities in private sector

Kuda Pembere

WIDOWS in Zimbabwe commemorated International Widows Day on Friday amidst calls on government and the private sector to provide them with opportunities which keep them busy to quell the depression and other mental health disorders associated with being widowed. By Kuda Pembere Circle of Comfort founder Mrs Maurine Ngwenya on the s said widows being very hard working like to keep busy doing projects which can help them fend for their children. She said widows should be gainfully employed in factories while being afforded the chance to further their education.…

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Zimbabwe To Host Belated World Refugee Day Celebrations At Tongogara Refugee Camp

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IN a move to honor the strength and resilience of refugees and displaced people around the world, Zimbabwe will on June 30, 2023, celebrate World Refugee Camp at Tongora Refugee Camp in Chipinge, Manicaland Province By Ntokozo Gudu The event will be hosted by the Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare and partners. World Refugee Day is commemorated on June 20 each year and this year’s theme is ‘’Hope Away From Home. A world where refugees are always included.’’ In a press statement, Minister of Public Service, Labour…

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More Than Half Of Oil Based Paints Produced In Zimbabwe Contain Deadly Substance-Study Finds

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A study done by the University of Zimbabwe has revealed that 70 percent of oil based paints manufactured in the country contain dangerous levels of lead. By Staff Reporter The study done last year in partnership with the Lead Exposure Elimination Project (LEEP) sought to determine the presence of lead in paint made in Zimbabwe.  A one-day workshop was held to raise awareness on the dangers of lead poisoning and for players and stakeholders to come up with means to reduce its impact. In 2022, the University of Zimbabwe and…

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MSF Provides mental health support for refugees

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In Tongogara refugee camp, a remote place in the south-east of Zimbabwe where over 15,000 people live, most of the refugees come from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Mozambique, Burundi and Rwanda. While in their country of origin, most of the refugees experienced traumatic events including war, rape, torture and physical injuries, among other traumatic events that caused them to flee. By Staff Reporter For some of the refugees, the camp is the only home they have known for nearly 20 years, having been born and bred there. As…

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Urban Household Food Insecurity Declines In Zimbabwe

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A cocktail of measures and strategies being implemented in Zimbabwe have resulted in positive outcomes to the urban households’ food security situation, the latest Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee (ZIMVAC) survey has projected. By Staff Reporter  According to the  survey, food insecurity levels for urban areas are projected to have significantly decreased from 42 percent reported in 2020 to 29 percent in 2023. Midlands (40 percent) had the highest proportion of households projected to be food insecure. Matabeleland South (22 percent) and Mashonaland Central (25 percent) had the least proportion of…

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New opportunities to reduce tobacco-related death and disease must not be wasted – harm reduction is the focus at the Global Forum on Nicotine in Warsaw

Michael Gwarisa

● 10th edition of Global Forum on Nicotine taking place in Polish capital next week; ● Sessions focus on the opportunities and challenges of tobacco harm reduction, including the scientific evidence around safer nicotine products and their appropriate regulation; ● 70 international experts, including people who have quit smoking through switching to safer nicotine products, will address hundreds of delegates from over 80 countries; ● Open to all, the conference is also streaming selected sessions online free, with simultaneous Spanish and Russian translations. The tenth annual Global Forum on Nicotine…

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CIRAD sets up Zoonotic diseases lab for Zim

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The French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development, (CIRAD) recently launched a €1million (USD1,084,070) state of the art biometric laboratory at the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) for researching on animal and zoonotic diseases. By Staff Reporter Speaking to the press after the launch, CIRAD Zimbabwe CEO, Dr Mathieu Bourgarel said he was proud that the Zimbabwean lab mirrors CIRAD’s lab in France. The biometric platform was a long term project. The PACMAN project and the CAZCOM project put in more than €1million in setting up the equipment and renovating the…

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Shot In The Arm For Pensioners As NSSA Unveils Health Centre

Michael Gwarisa

It is a Thursday afternoon and Simon Kanenga (75) a pensioner from Masvingo,smiles to himself in anticipation of a new lease of life from the National Social Security Authority (NSSA). By Edward Makuzva The authority has announced that it is in the process of setting up pensioners’ mobile clinics in its six regions which include Kanengas’ area. However, Kanengas’ smile is shortlived when he remembers that he had just buried his childhood friend from diabetes. Again,its been years since he has also been diagnosed with the same disease and has…

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