Category: Health News

Harare City Clinics Hit By Massive Resignations As Nurses Flee For Greener Pastures

Michael Gwarisa

ALL is not well in most City of Harare run health institutions following a massive exodus of nurses and healthcare workers at the back of ill-treatment and poor living and working conditions, HealthTimes has learnt. By Michael Gwarisa According to information gathered by this publication, the  City of Harare salaries department could be sitting on a stockpile of resignation letters while only a handful have since been processed. Investigations done by this publication indicate that to date, nurses who have resigned as from 14 July 2020 when they embarked on…

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Do You Know That Inappropriate Advertising & Marketing Of Breast Milk Substitutes Is A Violation Of A Global Public Health CODE Of Conduct

Michael Gwarisa

YOU might have been doing it subconsciously but did you know that promoting and marketing substitutes for breast milks such as infant milk formulas , Cereals, purity and other foods and substances for baby feeding is against a World Health Organisation (WHO)  set Code of conduct for all manufacturers and distributors of breast milk substitutes. By Michael Gwarisa The Code dubbed the International Code of Marketing of Breast Milk Substitutes seeks amongst other things to protect breastfeeding mothers from consuming promotional material which may lead to them abandoning breast feeding…

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Zim Will Only Use Safe And Approved Vaccines- President

Michael Gwarisa

PRESIDENT Emerson Mnangagwa has emphasized that government was not going to risk the health of the entire population by rolling out  vaccines whose safety and efficacy has not been scientifically proven. By Michael Gwarisa Speaking in a Televised national address, President Mnangagwa said the country’s national response strategy has now reached a point whereby vaccines should be introduced as a second front preventive measures and only COVID-19 vaccines which have been scientifically ascertained to be safe will soon be be introduced for free and will be state funded. The National…

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#JUSTIN: Zimbabwe Citizens To Access COVID-19 Vaccine Free of Charge Says VP Chiwenga

Michael Gwarisa

VICE President Constantino Chiwenga has cleared air on the modalities surrounding the rollout and distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine which he says will be free of charge for every citizen. By Michael Gwarisa Briefing a World Cancer Day virtual meeting this morning, VP Chiwenga who is also the health and child care minister said, the vaccine was for everyone who wishes to be vaccinated and it was free of charge. His remarks come hot on the heels of a statement by the Finance and Economic Development minister, Prof Mthuli Ncube…

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Local NGO Sets Up Breastfeeding Room At Parliament

Michael Gwarisa

IN a move that is likely to bring convenience to breastfeeding female legislators and parliament employees as well as boost nutritional needs for babies, the Zimbabwe Civil Society Organisations Scaling Up Nutrition Alliance (ZCSOSUNA) is in the process of finalizing the setting up of a lactation room inside the Zimbabwe Parliament premises. By Michael Gwarisa According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), a child should be exclusively breastfed for six months and the first 1000 days of an infant are most crucial in the brain development and general development of…

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Dimples Are A Deformity, Did You Know That?

Healthtimes

When you see a person with dimples smile, the first reaction is, “Awwww so cute. So pretty. So adorable.” Am i right? Let’s first define what dimples are; Dimples are visible indentations of the skin, caused by underlying flesh, which form on some people’s cheeks, – especially when they smile. Some also have it on their chin, thighs, and back.   Dimples are one of the cutest, most beautiful features a person can have, especially on the face. The people who have them are constantly complimented on them and many…

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Covid-19 Deaths and New Cases declines across Zimbabwe

Michael Gwarisa

FOLLOWING a spike in new Covid-19 deaths and cases that were recorded in January, there seems to be a ray of hope for Zimbabwe as the number fatalities and new cases have been declining since the last week of January to date. By Michael Gwarisa According to Health and Child Care Minister, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, the decline can be attributed to the strict lockdown regulation that government put in place on January 5, 2020 which saw the country returning to level four. The level 4 National Lockdown that came…

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WizEar Sets up ENT Unit At Sally Mugabe Pediatric Ward

Healthtimes

WIZEAR Trust last week handed over a Pediatric  Eear, Nose and Throat (ENT) theatre project to Sally Mugabe Hospital, formally known as Harare Hospital in a move that set to address unnecessary delays and inconveniences to patients requiring ENT surgery. HealthTimes The setting up of the unit comes after countless meetings and discussions which started from as back as 2017 between WizEar and Hospital authorities. In his welcome speech Dr Christopher Pasi said, “The journey has not been easy. At some point the hospital (SMCH) changed CEOs and each one…

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Seven things to know about COVID-19 variants in Africa

Healthtimes

New COVID-19 variants have emerged in Africa as the continent records anew peak in infections. While virus mutations are not unusual, those that are more infectious are worrisome.Professor Francisca Mutapi, Professor in Global Health Infection and Immunity, University of Edinburgh,explains the implications of SARS-CoV-2 variants and what African countries can do to respond. Why do viruses mutate, and should we be worried about SARS-CoV-2 variants? Viruses mutate as they replicate. Replication requires that the virus’s genetic information is copied. But this copying is not accurate. It produces mistakes such as…

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