Category: Health News

CMCOMMS Wins Top African Supply Chain Award, Vows to Intensify Fight Against Falsified Medicines

Michael Gwarisa
CMCOMMS Wins Top African Supply Chain Award, Vows to Intensify Fight Against Fake Medicines

By HealthTimes Reporter CMCOMMS, a regional leader in health supply chain management, has won the Outstanding Achievement Award in Humanitarian & Health Supply Chain Management at the 2025 Africa Supply Chain Excellence Awards (ASCEA). The accolade recognises the organisation’s leadership and innovation in promoting Good Storage and Distribution Practices (GSDP) as a safeguard against substandard and falsified medical products (SFMPs) across Africa. The prestigious awards, guided by the principle “By the Industry, For the Industry”, celebrate organisations that demonstrate sustainable, world-class practices in supply chain management. This year’s competition attracted…

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VP Mohadi, Dr. Mombeshora Pledge Hospital Rehabilitation After Bulawayo Tour

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By Rukudzo Gota Top Zimbabwean Government officials toured hospital facilities in Bulawayo to assess the provision of services in the metropolitan province. Vice President Kembo Mohadi and Health and Child Care Minister Dr Douglas Mombeshora last week visited Cowdray Park Mini-Hospital, United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH), Mpilo Central Hospital, and Ingutsheni Central Hospital. The tour followed a series of visits to central hospitals in Harare Metropolitan Province by the Health Minister. President Emmerson Mnangagwa had earlier made impromptu visits to Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals and Sally Mugabe Central Hospital. The visits…

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Table Zen, Trinity Sport Use Table Tennis to Tackle ZIm’s Drug Problem

Kuda Pembere

By Kuda Pembere At a time when Zimbabwe is grappling with widespread drug and substance abuse, particularly among the youth, a US-based non-profit table tennis organization has partnered with local company Trinity Sport to donate table tennis equipment in an effort to promote the sport in the country. The equipment, supplied by US organization Table Zen, was distributed to various schools in Harare and Mashonaland East Province. Table tennis is an indoor sport similar to tennis, played with small bats and a lightweight ball on a table divided by a…

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SOUTH AFRICA: Ongoing xenophobic action puts at risk the lives of several non-South African patients.

Michael Gwarisa

By Staff Reporter  Doctors Without Borders (MSF) says they are deeply concerned by the persistent and systematic physical blocking of non-South Africans from accessing healthcare, including pregnant women, people living with HIV, chronic patients and children – particularly in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal. They called for immediate action by the National Department of Health (NDoH) and relevant Provincial Departments of Health to guarantee the right of access to healthcare for all, as enshrined in the country’s Constitution and the National Health Act. For several weeks now, anti-migrant groups have camped outside…

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Zimbabwe Doctors Name PSMAS Worst Medical Aid Service Provider

Michael Gwarisa
Zimbabwe Doctors Name PSMAS Worst Medical Aid Service Provider

By Michael Gwarisa Doctors across various specialties in Zimbabwe have delivered a damning verdict on the Premier Service Medical Aid Society (PSMAS), ranking it the worst medical aid service provider in the country in a new performance survey by the Zimbabwe Medical Association (ZiMA). The online poll, conducted from 14 to 21 April 2025, drew responses from 117 doctors nationwide. Using secure, anonymous voting, practitioners rated medical aid societies on how quickly they pay claims, the size of shortfalls, responsiveness to complaints, and overall customer service. PSMAS came last, with…

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Zimbabwe Launches Phase Two of “Strength is in You” Campaign to Combat Drug Abuse

Michael Gwarisa

By Michael Gwarisa  Zimbabwe has officially launched Phase Two of the national “Strength is in You” campaign, a comprehensive effort to tackle the persistent challenge of drug and substance abuse. The campaign, implemented by Population Solutions for Health with strong backing from the Embassy of Sweden, aims to empower youth, caregivers, and communities to resist and recover from addiction. Deputy Minister of Public Service, Labour and Social, Mercy Dinha opened the event by emphasizing the seriousness of the drug abuse crisis in Zimbabwe. It is both an honor and a…

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New HIV Vaccine trial targets mutation and Resistance

Michael Gwarisa

By Michael Gwarisa For decades, scientists have battled the elusive human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), whose ability to mutate and develop resistance has defeated one vaccine candidate after another. Now, a groundbreaking clinical trial under way in Zimbabwe and South Africa aims to outsmart the virus by targeting its most vulnerable, unchanging parts. The investigational vaccine, known scientifically as the Gorilla Adenovirus Vectored HIV Networked Epitopes Vaccine (GRAdHIVNE1), is designed to hit HIV where it hurts most: regions critical to its structure and function, making it harder for the virus to…

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Female Vendors Welcome Anti-Harassment Campaign Amid Calls for Clear Reporting Channels

Michael Gwarisa

By Kuda Pembere Female vendors selling their wares at the Fourth Street bus terminus, now known as Simon Muzenda Street, have welcomed the SMART-Harare awareness campaign, saying it came just in time. The campaign, held in the form of roadshows, is being implemented by the Women’s Action Group (WAG) in partnership with the Female Students Network (FSN). It falls under the Sexual Harassment Prevention and Mainstreaming Actions for Real Transformations (SMART Harare) project in the Harare Central Business District. The aim is to reduce sexual harassment affecting female street vendors.…

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Gates Foundation Pledges US$2.5 Billion to Women’s Health Research by 2030

Michael Gwarisa

By Staff Reporter The Gates Foundation has announced a record US$2.5 billion commitment through 2030 to fund research and development (R&D) in women’s health, one of the largest single investments in the sector. The initiative aims to fast-track over 40 innovations in five critically underfunded areas, focusing especially on women in low- and middle-income countries. Join our WhatsApp Channel  For too long, women have suffered from health conditions that are misunderstood, misdiagnosed, or ignored,” said Dr. Anita Zaidi, president of the foundation’s Gender Equality Division. “We want this investment to spark…

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Zimbabwe Launches Unitaid-Funded Project to Tackle Drug-Resistant TB Through Community Power

Michael Gwarisa

By Michael Gwarisa  Zimbabwe has taken a bold step in the fight against drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) with the launch of the Unitaid-funded COMBAT DRTB project, an ambitious initiative set to place communities at the center of TB care and drive transformative change in how the disease is managed across the country. The project, officially titled Community-Driven Approaches for Transformative Change to Combat Drug-Resistant TB (COMBAT DRTB), was unveiled today at an inception meeting held in Harare, bringing together stakeholders from government, civil society, academia, and development partners. The launch marks…

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