Category: Health News

FACT’s Education Program A Resounding Success in Mutare Says Zim Government

Michael Gwarisa

EVEN though the pass rate in Mutare marginally dropped during the COVID-19 period,  the district continues to enjoy a pass rate above 60%, while the number of adolescent girls, orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) who remained in school  has increased at the back of education and parenting interventions being implemented by the Family AIDS Caring Trust (FACT), a top government official has said. By Michael Gwarisa in Mutare Through the Children Tariro (CT) project, FACT has been implementing education and parenting programs in Mutare, Mutasa and Chipinge districts with the…

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Zim Records High HIV Deaths In Male Adolescents

Michael Gwarisa

ZIMBABWE continues to lose high numbers of adolescent boys aged 10 to 19 to the AIDS epidemic despite the country having made tremendous strides in controlling the AIDS epidemic. By Michael Gwarisa According to latest HIV estimates, AIDS related deaths in adolescent boys have been on an upward trend since 2016 unlike in female adolescents where AIDS induced deaths have been declining. Presenting on the country’s HIV estimates, National AIDS Council (NAC) National Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator, Mr Isaac Taramusi said adolescent girls constitute the biggest chunk of new HIV…

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Zimbabwe Procures 9 Mobile X-Ray Trucks For Door to Door TB Screening

Michael Gwarisa

THE Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) National Tuberculosis (TB) programme will soon be unveiling a fleet of new Mobile X-Ray vehicles in a move that is set to increase TB case finding and also ensure that those are screened and tested will be linked to care. By Michael Gwarisa The mobile X-Ray vehicles will be distributed across nine provinces in Zimbabwe where they will be conducting targeted screening for active Tuberculosis (TB) among high risk groups, and the program will be spearheaded by the Ministry of health and…

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Chinese medical team arrives at Parirenyatwa Hospital

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THE 19th team of the Chinese medical team has set up camp at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals to work alongside the Hospital’s personnel. By Kudakwashe Pembere Their arrival comes in the midst of  a massive brain damage which is crippling the health sector. This medical cohort comprises of two Traditional Chinese Medicine Specialists , a urologist, a cardiologist, a general surgeon, a respiratory specialist, a radiologist, an orthopedic surgeon and an anesthetist. Cervical screening consumables were also handed over to Parirenyatwa Hospital. The Chinese medical team captain Dr Zhu said…

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ZCLDN Urges Gvt To Scale Up TB Programs In People Who Use Drugs

Michael Gwarisa

THE Zimbabwe Civil Liberties and Drug Network (ZCLDN), has called on government and partners working in the area of Tuberculosis (TB) programing to scale access to screening and treatment of TB in people who use drugs. By HealthTimes Reporter In their World TB Day message, ZCLDN said people who use drugs are at an increased risk of contracting and developing severe TB symptoms due to their marginalization. “The world health board said the increase in the number of TB deaths occurred mainly in the 30 countries with the highest burden…

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Learning from women’s experiences during childbirth to improve quality of care

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A special supplement from WHO and HRP, newly published in BMJ Global Health, spotlights how women and their newborn babies are treated during childbirth and offers a path to improved facility-based care.More and more evidence shows that women across the world face unacceptable mistreatment during childbirth. Women everywhere face violations of their rights – including rights to privacy, informed consent, and the right have a trusted companion of choice throughout childbirth. Own Correspondent Mistreatment can seriously erode trust in the health facility, which can mean that women are less likely…

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Zim to conduct Oral Health Survey in May

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PREPARATIONS to conduct an Oral Health Survey to determine the current burden of oral health conditions in Zimbabwe are on ongoing, with the Health and Child Care Ministry expecting to conduct one in May this year. By Kudakwashe Pembere In an interview with HealthTimes, Oral Health Deputy Director in the Ministry of Health and Child Care Dr Hardwicke Matikiti said the last survey was conducted in 1995. For the record, the last national oral health survey was done in 1995. That was the second one after independence. At that time…

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Unpacking Dr Nhapi’s Ambitious Victoria Falls World Class Health Facility Vision

Michael Gwarisa

DURING President Emerson Mnangangwa’s recent visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), he met various Zimbabwean business people and experts working in various fields who expressed eagerness and zeal to invest back home. Amongst those he interacted with was one, Dr Allan Nhapi, an Australian based Zimbabwean Doctor, who made a moving plea to the head of state to at least be allocated land to build a world class health facility in the country. By Michael Gwarisa To honor his wish, the government of Zimbabwe has since set aside a…

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All Hands On Deck To End TB Says Gvt

Michael Gwarisa

HEALTH and Child Care Minister, Dr Constantino Chiwenga has implored government, civil society and the private sector to unite in the face of a century old disease, Tuberculosis (TB), which continues to cause the highest number of deaths globally every year. By Michael Gwarisa In a speech read on his behalf by the Deputy Director, AIDS and TB Unit in the Ministry of Health and Child Care, Dr Charles Sandy at the Walk for TB Campaign that was hosted by the Stop TB Partnership Zimbabwe in Harare, , he said…

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Positive living: Understanding HIV viral load

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By Tariro Mhute and Dr Pardon Maringe Behind the famous National Flats in Mbare, you will find Fungai* in his makeshift barber shop with a plastic and wood roof and walls made from cardboard boxes. The streets are busy, a common feature in the oldest high density residential area in Zimbabwe. A dreadlocked gentleman hangs from a commuter omnibus dressed in low-slung blue jeans and worn-out sneakers shouting, “town here?”  colloquial language commonly used by touts which means “are you going to town?”. Fungai greets his third customer of the…

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