Category: Health News

Parirenyatwa Suspends COVID-19 Vaccination Booking System

Healthtimes

Parirenyatwa group of hospitals announced that they have stopped the booking system which had been introduced to manage large numbers of people who were coming in for vaccination. Staff Reporter In a statement addressed to the general public Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals indicated that the booking system was poising a number of challenges. We would like to inform the public that we have stopped the booking system which the hospital had introduced to manage huge numbers of people who came to be vaccinated. Prior to the 9th July 2021, Parirenyatwa…

Read More

Zim Receives 25 000 More Doses From Russia

Healthtimes

ZIMBABWE has received more 25 000 doses of Sputnik-V COVID-19 vaccines from Russia donated by a group by a diamond miner called Alrosa Group. By Patricia Mashiri In his acceptance speech Dr John Mangwiro, the Deputy Minister of Health and Child Care advised the general public to get vaccinated before its too late. I want to urge fellow Zimbabweans that COVID-19 disease is real. Once you feel unusual symptoms like headache, vomiting, difficult in breathing, or anything else, please go to the hospital as early as you can. The disease…

Read More

#BREAKING: Dapivirine, Vaginal Ring Approved For Use In Zimbabwe

Michael Gwarisa

IN what is likely to be a major breakthrough for Zimbabwe’s HIV response, the Dapivirine or Vaginal Ring, a tool meant to expand HIV prevention options for women has been approved for use in Zimbabwe, HealthTimes has learnt. By Michael Gwarisa The Vaginal ring was submitted to the Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) for review on March, 5 2021 and according to MCAZ procedures, approval for a medical drug or innovation usually takes between three months or a few years, depending on the completeness of the technical information that…

Read More

Brain Drain Hampers City Of Harare Clinics Vaccination Efforts

Michael Gwarisa

HARARE local authority Clinics are finding it difficult to clear long winding queues of citizens who are coming forward daily to get inoculated. By Michael Gwarisa In most cases, the facilities are just serving 30 or less people, telling the remaining hundreds to consider a later date for vaccination. Even though the City has published a list of centers conducting vaccinations, it appears some centers have not been living up to their promise. A tour of the vaccination centers around the city show a grim picture characterized by long winding…

Read More

Government reviews lockdown

Healthtimes

PRESIDENT  Emmerson Mnangagwa has extended the level 4 National Lockdown by another two weeks as to accelerate the national vaccination program. The plan to maintain the current level 4 lockdown will make it possible for the immediate acceleration of the vaccination program throughout the country,” President Mnangagwa said. Zimbabwe is planning to vaccine 10 million people by year end and less than a million people have been vaccinated so far. The cumulative number of the vaccinated people with first dose stands at 955 656 and 619 883 have received their…

Read More

Children Have Lasting Mental Health Effects From Pandemics: Experts

Healthtimes

MENTAL health experts have urged parents to look out for signs and symptoms of stress and distress in children during the pandemic that usually manifest themselves as aggressive behavior in Children amongst a hots of other signs. By Patricia Mashiri In an interview with HealthTimes, Dr Kudakwashe Muchena a leading Psychologist said The COVID-19 pandemic just like any other pandemics such as HIV/AIDS exter pressure on the mental health of children leading to lot of anxiety and panic amongst children usually when people who sit around them gets sick and…

Read More

UNICEF signs supply agreement for Sinopharm COVID-19 Vaccine

Healthtimes

IN an effort to improve access to quality-assured COVID-19 vaccines, enabling the protection of frontline health care and social workers, as well as other high-risk and vulnerable groups the United Nations International Childrens Emmergency Fund(UNICEF) has supply agreement of the supply of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine. By Staff Reporter  In a press release UNICEF said UNICEF and Sinopharm have signed a long-term agreement for the supply of the BBIBP-CorV inactivated virus vaccine against COVID-19 on behalf of the COVAX Facility. Through the agreement, UNICEF will have access to up to 120 million…

Read More

Zim Hospitalized Cases Shoot Through The Roof

Michael Gwarisa

THE number of COVID-19 patients admitted in health institutions in Zimbabwe has ballooned in the past few weeks owing to the high infectiousness of the new Delta variant that is currently dominant in the country. By Michael Gwarisa According to the ministry of health and child care (MoHCC) daily situation report of July 12, 2021, a total 753 COVID-19 patients are currently under institutional admission. As of 11 July, 2021, there were 753 hospitalized cases. New admissions 90, Asymptomatic 209 mild to moderate 439, severe 77 and 28 in Intensive…

Read More

Faith Based Organizations Strategic In Addressing HIV Information Gaps and Gender Inequality

Michael Gwarisa
Members from various churches gather at the women and girls symposium

RELGIOUS and Faith based Organisations (FBOs) have been identified as a key partner in addressing some of the information gaps rampart in the male population which has seen them lagging behind in terms of access to health information and services. By Michael Gwarisa Speaking during a virtual meeting for FBOs, UNAIDS Country Director, Sophia Mukasa Monico said Faith Based Organizations were deeply rooted in communities and they were better placed to address some of the inequalities with regards to access to essential health information, Gender Based Violence (GBV) and other…

Read More

What You Need To Know About The COVID-19 Delta Variant IN Zimbabwe

Michael Gwarisa

What is the Delta variant and why was it classified as a variant of concern (VOC)? Variants are viruses that have changed or mutated. Variants are common with coronaviruses; however, a SARS-CoV-2 variant becomes a variant of concern (VOC) when its changes have a clinical or public health significance that affects one or more of: transmissibility (spread) OR virulence (severity of disease) or change in clinical disease presentation OR  vaccine effectiveness OR  diagnostic testing or therapeutics. The Delta variant meets the definition of a variant of concern (VOC) as we…

Read More