Category: Health News

More Mozambican Nationals Troop To Zimbabwe For Cholera Treatment

Michael Gwarisa

A total 25 cases, out of 121 suspected Cholera cases that have been reported in Zimbabwe to date, are emanating from one village in Mozambique. By Michael Gwarisa The villagers from Kadunje are currently being treated for Cholera at Chiwenga Clinic, Centenary District, Mashonaland Central Province, bordering Mozambique. While the move could exert pressure on Zimbabwe’s healthcare in the face of a looming local Cholera outbreak where eight cases have already been confirmed, Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Health and Child (MoHCC) says they cannot turn away patients from seeking treatment regardless…

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WHO Lists Zimbabwe Among 55 Countries With Highest Health Workforce Shortages

Michael Gwarisa

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released an updated WHO health workforce support and safeguards list 2023, identifying 55 countries including Zimbabwe, as vulnerable for availability of health workers required to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goal target for universal health coverage (UHC) by 2030. By Michael Gwarisa Zimbabwe which has over the past few years lost thousands of skilled health personal to international migration. However, WHO said even though the latest WHO health workforce support and safeguard list 2023 does not prohibit international recruitment, there should be government-to-government health…

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Zimbabwean Care Worker Sentenced 15 Years For Raping Disabled Woman in the UK

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A carer who raped a severely disabled woman in his care and got her pregnant has been given a 15-year extended prison sentence. By Stephanie Finnegan Leedslive Edson Munyikwa’s victim had to undergo a surgical abortion after it was discovered that she had missed a period. A judge at Leeds Crown Court described the case as ‘probably the worst of its type’ that he has seen during his career. Munyikwa, 55, was supposed to be providing respite care for the woman, who is unable to communicate verbally and has the…

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Zimbabwe Records 31 Suspected Cholera Cases From Four Provinces In 24 Hours

Michael Gwarisa

AS the Southern African region continues  to record new Cholera cases, Zimbabwe has since recorded 31 new suspected Cholera cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of suspected cases to 98, the Ministry of Health has confirmed. By Michael Gwarisa A March 15, 2023 Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) Cholera Situation Report indicated that 31 new cholera suspected cases and 3 laboratory confirmed cases were reported. These were reported from Centenary (15), Beitbridge (11), Chegutu (4) and Chivi (1). 14 of the suspected cases and…

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JHWO Rural Clinic Accelerates Identification of Missed TB cases in Vungu

Michael Gwarisa

Jackson Sibanda a small scale artisanal miner from Vungu, Village 6 has just been screened for Tuberculosis (TB) at Riversdale Clinic in Vungu, 40 Kilometers away from Gweru. Due to the nature of his job which requires him to move from one place to another in search of the gold, he has little time on his hands and rarely visits a health facility whenever he falls ill. By Michael Gwarisa in Vungu However, his friend recently tested positive for TB and he fears he might have contracted it since they…

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Children With Disabilities Struggle To Grasp Comprehensive Sexuality Education- UNESCO Study

Michael Gwarisa

Delivering Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) to children with disabilities remains a challenge due to a myriad of barriers ranging from stigma attached to sexuality of young people with disabilities, a UNESCO report has gathered. By Michael Gwarisa The 2020 report was conducted in five countries in East and Southern African Region namely Zimbabwe, Zambai, Malawi, Tanzania, Eswathini and Swaziland. The study revealed that children with visual impairments were the most affected largely due to challenges related to translating material into brail. Presenting on the 2020 Study Findings on the Status…

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Former Health Minister Dr Moyo to grace international Nephrology conference

Kuda Pembere

FORMER Health and Child Care Minister Dr Obadiah Moyo will be a guest speaker at an International Conference on Nephrology in October this year. By Kudakwashe Pembere Dr Moyo a revered expert in nephrology, a subspecialty of internal medicine that focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the kidney, had his research singled out as most befitting from amongst thousands of other similar publications from all over the world. Dr Moyo recently graduated with a Postgraduate diploma in Kidney Transplantation Science and a Master of Science degree in…

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French Government supports routine immunization and COVID-19 vaccination in Zimbabwe

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WITH World Health Day commemorations slated for April 8, 2023 looming, the Ambassador of France, HE Laurent Chevallier, and the French Regional Counselor for Global Health in Southern Africa, Dr Thomas Mourez, recently had a field visit in Harare assessing how the country is faring in routine immunization. The visit was facilitated by the Ministry of Health and Child Care and UNICEF. By Staff Reporter The visit comes after the French Government contributed 2.5 million USD towards the COVAX facility programme. The funding will strengthen routine immunization and the integration…

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5.7 percent drop in Zim’s maternal mortality rate between 2000 and 2020

Kuda Pembere

MATERNAL mortality in Zimbabwe has been on the low due to concerted efforts by government, development partners and civil society which has seen it come down from 388 maternal deaths per 100 000 live births in 2000 to 357 maternal deaths per 100 000 live births in 2020. By Kudakwashe Pembere According a joint report by the World Health Organisation (WHO), United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the World Bank Group and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA/Population Division) dubbed Trends in…

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Zim prepares to conduct Demographic Health Survey

Kuda Pembere

PREPARATIONS are already underway for Zimbabwe to conduct its eighth Demographic and Health Survey (DHS), a nationally representative household survey which provides data for a wide range of monitoring and impact evaluation indicators in the areas of population, health, and nutrition. By Kudakwashe Pembere The most recent DHS for Zimbabwe was done in 2015 and it had a representative sample of 11,196 households was selected. This year’s sample size according to Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT) public relations officer, Mr Roland Chiringa has increased to 11,200 households (28 HH per…

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