Category: Health News

World Bank Hands Over Ambulances To Cyclone Idai Survivors

Michael Gwarisa

THE World Bank (WB) has handed over four fully-equipped ambulances to the Zimbabwe Association of Church Hospitals (ZACH) under the World Bank funded Zimbabwe Idai Recovery Project (ZIRP). By Michael Gwarisa ZIRP is a unique partnership between the World Bank and United Nations Agencies (UN) to address the early and medium-term resilient disaster recovery needs of Cyclone Idai-affected communities across nine worst affected districts of Manicaland in Zimbabwe. Speaking at the handover ceremony, Marjorie Mpundu, the World Bank Country Manager (Zimbabwe) said the ambulances are equipped with lifesaving equipment which…

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Serial Rapist Murders 9 Women After Raping Them In Marondera and Goromonzi

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A 30 year old man, Bright Zhantali has been arrested in connection with the killing and raping of nine women in Mashonaland East province since beginning of 2022. By HealthTimes Reporter According to the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP), the man Zhantali was arrested on March 19, 2022 in Goromonzi for nine counts of murder and rape cases which occurred during the period 14 January 2022 to 12 March 2022 in Hwedza, Macheke, Goromonzi and Marondera and all his victims were women. On the first incident, the suspect attacked Mercy Simairi…

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Serious shortage of forensic pathology and cytopathology specialists in Zim

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ZIMBABWE has a massive shortage of cytopathologists as well as forensic pathologists, former Health and Child Care minister, Dr Obadiah Moyo has said. By Kudakwashe Pembere He made these revelations over the weekend during the inaugural Zimbabwe College of Pathology (ZCP) graduation at the University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences (UZCHS) where he bemoaned how the country had a shortage of specialists in clinical laboratory medicine also known as pathologists. Cytologists specialize in cancer diagnosis while forensic pathologists deal with crime related post mortems. He said this on the…

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Three Times TB Survivor Now Leading Fight against TB from the Front

Michael Gwarisa

Barbara Farashishko (52) from Mabvuku, Harare, will always remember the year 1995 as they year her entire life changed completely following a Tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis at Parirenyatwa Hospital. The events that followed her positive TB diagnosis led to a plethora of misfortunes such as losing her Job, loss of family, massive stigma from family and society and above all, two more TB reinfections in the years that followed. By Michael Gwarisa Her TB journey started when she was pregnant in 1995 after she began coughing and experiencing shortness of breath…

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Hunger Forcing TB Patients To Abandon Medications In Rural Communities

Michael Gwarisa

THE growing food insecurity situation could derail the national Tuberculosis (TB) response amidst indications that some TB patients from rural and peri-urban areas are already defaulting on their medications citing some adverse drug reactions after taking the tablets and medications on an empty stomach for a prolonged period. By Michael Gwarisa Zimbabwe is currently faced with a food insecurity situation and according to the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET), between 40 percent and 60 percent of the country’s population could be food insecure by September, 2022.This according to…

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Annah Sango To Speak At The 2022 AIDS Conference

Michael Gwarisa

GLOBAL Network of People Living with HIV (GNP+) Advocacy Officer, Annah  Sango has been listed amongst the featured speakers to headline the 2022 International AIDS Conference , the world’s largest conference on HIV and AIDS. By Michael Gwarisa The 2022 AIDS Conference will be held in Montreal Canada and will draw various key speakers from various parts of the world. Speaking to HealthTimes on the development, Anna said the AIDS conference will provide her with a platform to speak on various interventions Zimbabwe is working on to improve access to…

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Hundreds Thousands Of Condoms Go Missing In Kenyan Warehouse

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Hundreds of thousands of condoms, mosquito nets and tuberculosis drugs worth $100,000 (£77,000) are alleged to have disappeared from a warehouse operated by the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (Kemsa). BBC They are believed to have been stolen and resold on the black market and to private chemists, according to the UN’s Global Fund to fight HIV, TB and malaria. It also accuses the agency of drastically inflating the price of the medicine, with some drugs being sold for one hundred times the correct cost. The government agency has not yet…

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JICA Offers Technical Support To Zim Hospitals Management Systems

Michael Gwarisa

THE Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), is currently providing technical support to enhance management of healthcare facilities across the country with the aim of catapulting Zimbabwe towards attaining Universal Health Coverage (UHC). By Michael Gwarisa The support by JICA and the support by Japan to Zimbabwe’s healthcare industry is part of efforts by the Asian country to enhance cooperation with Zimbabwe and improve access to healthcare services for the majority of Zimbabweans. Speaking at handover ceremony of healthcare equipment in Harare recently, Ambassador of Japan to Zimbabwe, His Excellency, Mr…

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Close To 10 Million Zimbabweans Could Be Food Insecure By September

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ZIMBABWE is one of the African countries staring food insecurity in the face, with indications that between 40 percent to 60 percent of the country’s population could food insecure by September, 2022. By HealthTimes Correspondent A Food Assistance Outlook Brief prepared by the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) shows in its estimated acutely food insecure populations that only Zimbabwe and Somalia have 40 percent to 60 percent of their populations which are to be food insecure in September 2022. This 40-60percent translates to 5 million to 9.9 million…

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Hospitals and Healthcare Workers Attacked In Ukraine Following Russia’s Invasion

Michael Gwarisa

THE World Health Organisation’s (WHO’s) surveillance system for Attacks on Healthcare (SSA) has documented 31 attacks on healthcare workers by Russian forces, a development that has compromised access to healthcare services for Ukrainian citizens. By Michael Gwarisa A join statement issues by WHO, UNICEF and the UNFPA has called for a ceasefire in Ukraine and resuscitation of normal healthcare operations. Today, we call for an immediate cessation of all attacks on health care in Ukraine. These horrific attacks are killing and causing serious injuries to patients and health workers, destroying…

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