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Malaria kills 151

November 9, 2022November 10, 2022 Healthtimes

Malaria has to date reportedly killed more than 150 people in Zimbabwe with over 92 000 cases having thus far been recorded this year. By Staff Reporter The disease according to the Ministry of Health and Child Care Weekly Diseases Surveillance report for the period 17 to 23 October was endemic in Mashonaland East and Mashonaland Central as each provinces had more than 400 cases recorded. “Meanwhile, the 2022 cumulative cases for Malaria stand at 92 310 and 151 deaths,” the Ministry of Health and Child Care said The Health…

MCAZ in Medicine Safety Awareness Drive

November 9, 2022 Kuda Pembere

The Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) on Monday launched its #MedSafetyWeek awareness campaign urging Zimbabweans to report any undesired side effects of medicines they take. By Kudakwashe Pembere With most of the people locally and globally now virtually savvy, MCAZ joins the rest of the world in the #MedSafetyWeek social media campaign which is in its seventh year running. This year’s #MedSafetyWeek comes as MCAZ witnessed a colossal jump in the number of adverse events following immunization (AEFI) during 2021 when 445 cases were reported compared to 51 the…

Zimbabwe Invites Retired and Former Nurses and Health Workers Back Into Service

November 9, 2022 Healthtimes

THE Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) through the Health Services Board (HSB) has extended the waiver to reappoint former health workers who need to re-join the service in a bid to fill the gaps that have been arisen as a result of the exodus of skilled personnel. By Staff Reporter Through a circular, HSB Executive Director, Mr Angelbert Mbengwa said the waiver has been extended from the original September Deadline to March 31 2023. Please be advised that the waiver has been extended for a further period of…

Govt bails out PSMI and PSMAS

November 8, 2022 Kuda Pembere

Government has come to the rescue of the embattled Premier Service Medical Investments (PSMI) alongside Premier Service Medical Aid Society (PSMAS with a ZWL$4 billion package meant to resurrect the companies’ operations. By Kudakwashe Pembere The money was extended to the Premier Service Medical Aid Society (PSMAS) which will apportion some of the money to PSMI whose facilities are closing due to incapacitation of workers. In a statement, Public Service Commission Secretary Dr Rosemary Tsitsi Choruma said the money will also be used to settle the four-month salary backlog of…

West End Clinic acquires new ophthalmic equipment

November 8, 2022 Healthtimes

West End Clinic has acquired an advanced diagnostic and surgical machine which will enhance the safety and efficiency of cataract removal procedures by surgeons at the institution. By Staff Reporter The clinic’s manager Pharoah Makarudze said the new CataRhex 3 Phaco machine will help surgeons carry out treatment procedures for cataract removals in a more efficient way that reduces costs and healing time for patients. We bought a new Phaco machine at a cost of more than US$32 000 as we step up efforts to upgrade our hospital equipment and…

Put health at the front and centre of COP27, says WHO

November 6, 2022November 6, 2022 Kuda Pembere

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says health must be put at the fore at the COP27 climate change negotiations. By HealthTimes Reporter The COP27 negotiations began today in Egypt. “On the eve of the pivotal climate talks at COP27, WHO issues a grim reminder that the climate crisis continues to make people sick and jeopardizes lives and that health must be at the core of these critical negotiations. “WHO believes the conference must conclude with progress on the four key goals of mitigation, adaptation, financing and collaboration to tackle the…

How Stoneridge, An Informal Settlement Uses Innovative Earthworm Technology To Manage Waste

November 4, 2022November 4, 2022 Michael Gwarisa

IN 2019, the City of Harare hinted on plans to regularise Stoneridge, which is an illegal settlement 15 kilometers South East of the centre of Harare and houses not less than 39 000 households. However, while plans are still underway to formalise settlement and evidence of modern housing and road infrastructure already showing in some parts of Stoneridge where property developers have bought, there still remains a sizable number of people who are still informally settled. By Michael Gwarisa Majority of these people lack basic amenities owing to their settlement…

32 bodies up for pauper’s burial if unclaimed at Parirenyatwa Hospital

November 4, 2022November 10, 2022 Healthtimes

Parirenyatwa Group of Hospital is calling on relatives or family members to claim bodies of their deceased which have been at the Hospital’s mortuary between March and October 2022. By Staff Reporter According to the Hospital, 32 bodies are yet to be claimed. “The following bodies have been unclaimed in the Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals mortuary from 10 March 2022 to 03 October 2022. “The hospital is requesting relatives or family members of the dearly deceased persons to come forward and claim the bodies and give them a decent burial,”…

Zim launches new National Eye Health Strategy

November 4, 2022 Kuda Pembere

Zimbabwe has launched its new National Eye Health Strategy to quell the growing burden of eye diseases in the country. By Kudakwashe Pembere Speaking at the official launch at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals on Wednesday, Vice President and Health and Child Care Minister Dr Constantino Chiwenga said this strategy for the period 2021 to 2025 comes at a time when the country is aiming to provide accessible, timely and quality eye services to all, in need of care in Zimbabwe. In addition, my Ministry is calling for additional investments required…

Massive jump in COVID-19 Vaccines Linked Reactions Recorded In 2021

November 3, 2022November 3, 2022 Kuda Pembere

The Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) saw a colossal jump in the number of adverse events following immunization (AEFI) during 2021 as 445 cases were reported compared to 51 the previous year. By Kuda Pembere An adverse event following immunization (AEFI) is any untoward medical occurrence following immunization which does not necessarily have a causal relationship to the vaccine. There was a tremendous rise in the number of AEFI reports received in 2021 (445) as compared to 2020 whereby 51 reports were received. This is mainly attributed to the…