Category: Health News

#Breaking: Vaginal Ring for Women’s HIV Prevention Receives WHO Prequalification

Michael Gwarisa

SILVER SPRING, Md. (November 30, 2020)—The nonprofit International Partnership for Microbicides (IPM) is pleased to announce the World Health Organization’s (WHO) prequalification of the dapivirine ring, a monthly vaginal ring to reduce women’s HIV risk. This designation from the WHO confirms that the ring meets global standards for quality, safety and efficacy. The product’s addition to the WHO’s list of prequalified medicines will help guide national and global procurement decisions, pending country regulatory approvals for its use. The ring’s prequalification follows a positive scientific opinion for the product in July…

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Maisha Health In Diabetes Awareness Campaign

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MAISHA Health is offering free blood glucose measurements at selected sites across the country as part of World Diabetes Month commemorations. The Cassava Smartech Zimbabwe health tech unit said the awareness campaign was aimed at detecting early signs of diabetes. HealthTimes Reporter The chronic disease, which affects about 1,4 million people in the country, is a major cause of blindness, kidney failure, heart attacks, stroke and lower limb amputation. Mr Maurice Newa, a senior Cassava Executive, said Maisha Health has invested in modern technology to combat the rising prevalence of…

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Zimbabwe To Commemorate World AIDS Day

Michael Gwarisa

ZIMBABWE  joins the rest of the world in commemorating the World AIDS Day on Tuesday, 1 December 2020. This is a day to unite in the fight to end the HIV epidemic, support people living with HIV, and remember those who have lost their lives. HealthTimes Reporter The theme for 2020 is Global Solidarity: Shared Responsibility: Ending AIDS By 2030. The theme comes at a time when Zimbabwe, and the world at large are working towards ensuring that by 2030, AIDS will no longer be a public health threat.  This…

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Zim’s First Ever Deaf Social Workers Graduate

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ATTAINING tertiary education for students with disabilities is a rocky path that requires resilience and hard work to overcome. Four young women have thrived to become Zimbabwe’s first ever Deaf social workers. HealthTimes Reporter Having endured many challenges in their journey towards tertiary education, Tendai Dondofema, Palmer Zengeni, Shalom Muzavazi and Theodora Gasva managed to make history as Zimbabwe’s first qualified Deaf Social workers. The four young ladies started their tertiary journey in 2018 being the first class of Deaf students to enrol at Women’s University in Africa. The decision…

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Health Sector Gets ZWL54.7 Billion In 2021 Budget

Michael Gwarisa

TREASURY has allocated an amount to the tune of ZWL54.7 Billion which is about 13% of the 2021 national budget to the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC). By Michael Gwarisa Presenting the 2021 National budget, Finance and Economic Development Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube said despite the challenging economic environment, the government has over the last two years been providing significant resources to revive the health system in areas such as reproductive, maternal, new-born and adolescent health and nutrition services. The health crisis provides useful lessons for longer-term reforms…

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Blood Bank Recruiting Adult Blood Donors

Michael Gwarisa

THE National Blood Service of Zimbabwe (NBSZ) board chairperson, Advocate Rodgers Matsikidze says they have adopted new strategies to recruit more adult blood donors to ensure the blood bank does not run dry even in the face of an emergency such as the COVID-19. By Michael Gwarisa The development comes at the back of revelations that the blood bank only managed to collect slightly above 50% of its 2020 blood collection target. According to Advocate Matsikidze, amongst their new strategies include following up on adults who used to donate as…

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Zimbabwe Launches 2020 World AIDS Day Campaign

Michael Gwarisa

AS the 2020 World AIDS Day (WAD) commemorations draw near, Zimbabwe has launched the WAD 2020 Campaign theme, theme song and logo. By Michael Gwarisa The WAD 2020 will be running under the theme “Global Solidarity, Shared Responsibility, Ending AIDS By 2030. According to the National AIDS Council (NAC), the 2020 WAD Celebrations will be held on December 1, 2020 in Harare at the Harare International Conference Centre (HICC), under strict observance of COVID-19 regulations in line with the World Health Organisation (WHO) set standards. Speaking during a virtual Press…

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NBSZ Honors Milestone Blood Donors

Michael Gwarisa

THE National Blood Service of Zimbabwe (NBSZ) has awarded top four milestone blood donors as a gesture of appreciating the selfless sacrifice by the individuals. By Michael Gwarisa Amongst the awardees are Mr Jillian Buss who has clocked 275 donations, Mr Leo Ngezimani the first African blood donor in Zimbabwe to attain 200 donations, Mr Edward Mwase 125 donations and Ms Sophie Mutandwa who has reached 25 donations in line with her Plegde 25 promise. Speaking at the awards handover ceremony, NBSZ Board Chair, Advocate Rodgers Matsikidze said giving blood…

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Win $2,000 Reporting Grant at African Women in Media 2020 Virtual Conference

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FOR the last four years, African Women in Media has held its annual conference and Pitch Zone. AWiM2020 goes virtual this year, and so does the Pitch Zone. Sponsored by the European Union, attendees of AWiM2020 Virtual will be able to submit written or video pitches to any of the five categories. The winners will each received a $2,000 reporting grant to produce the story they pitched. The five categories are: Green transition and energy access Digital transformation Sustainable growth and jobs Peace and governance Migration and mobility “The EU…

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Cimas introduces new nostro medical aid packages

Michael Gwarisa

CIMAS Medical Aid Society has introduced three new foreign currency medical aid packages, intended to give those able to pay for medical aid from a domestic nostro account access to healthcare services with a minimal shortfall or none at all. Membership contributions for the three new packages, dubbed Secure Packages will be paid from the member’s local nostro account. Claims will likewise be settled by payment into domestic nostro accounts. The three new packages are Secure Essential, an entry level nostro package giving access to Group B private hospitals up…

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