Category: Health News

Woman Dumped Before Wedding Because She Has Uterine Fibroids

Healthtimes

Medically, Uterine fibroids are noncancerous growths of the uterus that often appear during childbearing years. Fibroids range in size from seedlings, undetectable by the human eye ,to bulky masses that can distort and enlarge the uterus. By Nthokozo Gudu In extreme cases , multiple fibroids can expand the uterus so much that they reach the rib cage and can add weight. After discovering that she had lumps in her stomach, Sarah Mutesva* had to consult the doctors and find out what was going on in her body. I woke up…

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Kaizen 5s Model Improves Quality of Care In Rural Health Facilities

Michael Gwarisa

For Mercy Gowe who works as a linen checker at Mtawatawa District Hospital in Mashonaland East, managing linen and laundry at the health facility a few years ago was a challenge as there was not much of a coordinated system to handle the hospital’s laundry. By Michael Gwarisa in Mashonaland East Her job is to ensure that linen is flowing to patient areas. This includes receiving linen from vendors, distributing, and restocking clean linen via linen carts, picking up soiled/dirty linen carts, and emptying dirty linen containers. The linen includes…

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MCAZ bans errant pharmaceutical players

Kuda Pembere

THE Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) has barred 16 pharmaceutical operators in the retail and wholesale sectors from operating following a blitz which saw them at fault of different issues such as selling unregistered medicines and failure to account for prescription preparation medicines, HealthTimes has learned. By Kuda Pembere The deviant operators included individuals and premises, and some have been banned from operating till March 2024. Others will have their ban lifted in June 2026. “Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) advises its stakeholders of the cancellation of the…

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Africa’s commitment to upholding SRHR needs more action than words

Kuda Pembere

AFRICAN leaders have been commended for committing to international and regional conventions to uphold sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR) although much needs to be done regarding coherent service provision policies between Health and Education ministries. By Kuda Pembere in Zambia This was said by Zambian SRHR expert Mr Lester Phiri recently in an interview with journalists during a Values Clarification and Attitude Clarification (VCAT) training of journalists in Zambia. The training was organized by HIVOS. “So the very fact that our governments have made these commitments towards improving the…

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UNFPA Zimbabwe Explores Use Of Drones To Reach Women and Girls In Inaccessible Areas With Services

Michael Gwarisa

The United Nations Population Fund in Zimbabwe (UNFPA-Zimbabwe), says it will soon be rolling out Drone Technology to deliver services to women and girls in hard-to-reach areas. By Michael Gwarisa The move is in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which recognize innovation as critical to accelerating progress towards global development aspirations as it ensures they deliver on their three transformative results to end preventable maternal death, end unmet need for family planning, and end violence gender-based violence (GBV) and all harmful practices, including female genital mutilation and child…

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Kwekwe Town Council/ Police Remove Mentally Ill People From The Streets

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Kwekwe City Council together with the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) and other social welfare departments launched a blitz today to round up mentally ill individuals in Kwekwe Central Business District for the safety of the general public. The decision came after a distressing incident last week, where a 23-year-old man was struck on the head to death by a mentally ill person. The city has in recent times become a home to mentally ill patients and street kids who terrorise the public. Kwekwe City Council Director of Housing and Health…

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Zimbabwe To Manufacture Praziquantel For Schistosomiasis Treatment

Michael Gwarisa

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) and the China National Institute of Parasitic Diseases (NIPD), will see Zimbabwe becoming a manufacturing powerhouse for Praziquantel, a drug used to treat Schistosomiasis, also known as snail fever or bilharzia. By Michael Gwarisa This comes after Zimbabwe was selected to become the first country to benefit under the Africa-China Cooperation for the Elimination of Schistosomiasis program, which targets to capacitate African countries to manage and control the spread and infection of Bilharzia in communities.…

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ED declares Harare a State of Disaster

Kuda Pembere

ZIMBABWE’S President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared the uncleanliness of the country’s capital Harare, a state of disaster. By Kuda Pembere This was done in terms of section 27(1) of the Civil Protection Act [Chapter 10:06]. Through the Statutory Instrument 140 of 2023, Government expressed concern over the state of environment in Harare Metropolitan Province. Wheres Government has noted with great concern the deplorable state of cleanliness of the Harare Metropolitan Province, characterised among other things by litter and waste dumps accumulating in business and residential areas of the Province, open…

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ICAZ Hosts National Infection Prevention and Control Conference

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The Infection Control Association of Zimbabwe Trust (ICAZ) hosted a two day National Infection Prevention Control indaba in Harare recently in a bid to reflect on the progress made as well as identify gaps in the country’s health care sector. By Nthokozo Gudu The meeting brought together multidisciplinary infection control practitioners from across the country’s 10 provinces including the public and private health sector and mission health institutions. Speaking on behalf of the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) Permanent Secretary Air Commodore, Dr. Jasper Chimedza. Director Nursing Services in…

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Bilharzia in Zimbabwe wears a female face…Risk of HIV Infection three times higher in women with Bilharzia

Michael Gwarisa

It’s an early Monday morning, and Portia Guta (35), from Chibondo Village in Shamva District, Mashonaland Central Province, has just learned that she tested positive for Schistosomiasis or Bilharzia. Schistosomiasis, also known as snail fever, is an infection of the urinary tract or bowels, caused by Schistosoma (blood fluke), a flatworm parasite. By Michael Gwrisa in Shamva District Portia was among the participants who got screened for Schistosomiasis during a Pilot Study that was conducted to ascertain the magnitude of Schistosomiasis in the Shamva District. The Pilot project also assessed…

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