Category: Health News

Zimbabwe Red Cross Society Offering Free Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening At Agric Show

Michael Gwarisa

The Zimbabwe Red Cross Society (ZRCS) in partnership with the Zimbabwe Agricultural Society (ZAS) is offering free screening for cervical and breast cancer throughout this year’s Agricultural show running from 29 August to 3 September. By Staff Reporter Zimbabwe has a high burden of cervical cancer. According to the Zimbabwe National Cancer Registry, this cancer leads among malignancies in women, and constitutes 33.2% of the cancer burden in this population. Cervical cancer despite its potential preventability and curability,  remains the most common cancer in Zimbabwe and  is responsible for most…

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ZHI Launches Multimillion worth Programs to Advance HIV Prevention, Care and Treatment In Zimbabwe

Michael Gwarisa

THE Zimbabwe Health Interventions (ZHI), through support from the USAID, PEPFAR and the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC), has launched two programs, the DREAMS-RISE and ACCE initiatives in bid to reduce new HIV infections as well as economic induced vulnerabilities in Adolescents Girls and Young Women (AGYW). By Michael Gwarisa The acronym ACCE stands for, Accelerated and Comprehensive HIV Care for Epidemic Control in Zimbabwe (ACCE) while DREAMS-RISE stands for Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS Free Mentored and Safe – Re-Ignite, Innovate, Sustain and Empower (DREAMS-RISE). The two programs…

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Scrap Import Duty and VAT on Condoms…Partners Plead With Gvt, As Zimbabwe Records 15 Million Condom deficit

Michael Gwarisa

RELIANCE on donor funding for the National Condom program, coupled with a restrictive tax regime has resulted in Zimbabwe failing to meet its condom obligation of 173 million condoms per year, a development that could reverse progress made so far in the HIV response, HealthTimes has learnt. By Michael Gwarisa Zimbabwe’s national condom program comprise of public sector condoms, private sector condoms and Social Marketing condoms. However, increased donor fatigue has seen major donors such as the USAID and PEPFAR cutting their funding towards the procurement of public sector and…

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UN Women, National AIDS Council collaborate in offering HIV Response training to partners implementing SASA! Together Methodology

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UN Women in partnership with National AIDS Council of Zimbabwe (NAC-Zimbabwe) conducted a five-day national SASA! Together Support Phase Training of Trainers (ToT) in Kwekwe on 18-22 July.  The ToT was made possible through the support from the Spotlight Initiative, funded by European Union, targeting organisations already implementing the SASA! Together Start and Awareness phases in various provinces in Zimbabwe. The training aimed to build participants’ skills and encourage community members to join power with women experiencing violence and men who are potential allies in preventing violence against women and…

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South African Politician Threatens To Disconnect Foreigners From Oxygen In Hospitals

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THE Anti-Foreigner sentiment in neighboring South Africa has reached another level after opposition leader Gayton Mckenzie made stunning remarks when he threatened to disconnect all foreigners admitted in South African Hospitals from Oxygen Machines. By Staff Reporter His remarks also come hot on the heels of another degrading act where Limpopo MEC, Dr Phopi Ramathuba dragged a sick Zimbabwean woman for what she termed burdening South Africa’s healthcare. Speaking during a tombstone unveiling for Nathaniel Julies, Mackenzie said he supported Dr Ramathuba’s sentiments and would go a step further to…

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Punish Parents Who Refuse To Have Children Vaccine against Measles-Parliament

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MEMBERS of Parliament have advised government through the Ministry and Child Care (MoHCC) to invoke provisions for the laws that allow for the punishment of every parent who refuses to have their child immunized against measles. By Staff Reporter The call comes in the wake of a raging measles outbreak which has already claimed more than 150 children according to the past update that was made by Cabinet. Most the affected children are those from apostolic sects where vaccination for children is discouraged. Making a recommendation in Parliament, Norton Legislator,…

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How nurses recruited from Zimbabwe are being caught in UK ‘bonded labour’ schemes

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NHS series: Care workers, lured from south east Africa to start their careers in this country, are being scammed and exploited by middlemen Zimbabwean care workers are being tricked into coming to the UK by unscrupulous middlemen who withhold up to half their wages and force them to live in squalor. The scam, which plays on the acute shortages of nursing and care staff across Britain’s hospitals and care homes, has echoes of the debt bondage schemes recently revealed to be impacting Indonesian farmers. Zimbabwe is in economic crisis and…

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Parents of children with CHD lobby Parly

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PARENTS, guardians of children with heart diseases are forking out USD30 000 for open heart surgeries which are done overseas, parliamentarians heard on Tuesday. By Kuda Pembere Brave Little Hearts Zimbabwe, an organisation representing the interests of children with heart diseases on Tuesday petitioned the Health and Child Care parliamentary portfolio committee to look into challenges facing these children. BLHZ director Ms Tendai Moyo said the most common of pediatric heart diseases can be corrected in Zimbabwe instead of going abroad. Most of the children are born with a complete…

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POTRAZ Advises Zim To Use SMS And Voice Network For Health Communication Interventions… Says majority of Zimbabweans still using generic phones

Michael Gwarisa

The Mobile Revolution is here and Zimbabwe just like many other countries in the world has progressed in ensuring access to mobile phone services is affordable by anyone regardless of economic background. In Zimbabwe, even horses have cell-phones and there are probably more mobile phones than there are toothbrushes in the world. By Michael Gwarisa The mobile phone is accessible in even the most remote areas of the world where often times access to clean water, medical personnel or health facilities do not exist. Mobile phone technology has a growing…

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