Category: Health News

Don’t Self Medicate Against COVID-19- Zim Pharmacists Warn

Michael Gwarisa

PATIENTS managing COVID-19 from home should stay in contact with medical practitioners and health workers regarding treatment options to avoid drug overdose or poisoning from excessive intake of medicines and concoctions, the Retail Pharmacists Association (RPA) has warned. By Michael Gwarisa According to the organization, people must not self-medicate at home without getting medical advice from a doctor when feeling unwell as this would result in complicated health conditions. As your pharmacists, we are highly advising that people should not take these prescription medicines without a valid prescription from the…

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Misika Yemuriwo Nembatya Yorura Ne COVID-19

Michael Gwarisa

MUTSVAKURUDZO dzakaitwa nevari kuona nezve denda re COVID-19 munyika ye Zimbabwe, ve COVID-19 taskforce, zvinoratidza kuti nzvimbo dzekutengeserana ndimo muri kutapurianwa chirerwe che COVID-19 zvakanyanya mumaguta  makuru e Harare ne Bulawayo. Na Michael Gwarisa Vachitaura mu tsamba kuvatapi venhau, gurukuota rinoona nezvekufambiswa kwemashoko, Minister Monica Mutsvangwa vati ivo vanhu vakawanda havazi ketevedza zvakatemwa ne bazi re World Health Organisation (WHO) kuti vadzivirire chirwere che COVID-19 munyika. “Pane tsvakurudzo irikuitwa yekutarisa nzvimbo dziri kutsviriridza ne COVID-19 munyika yese. Nzvimbo dziri kutariswa dzinosangasnisira misika yemiriwo muguta re Harare ne Bulawayo. Zvakaonekwa kuti…

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#JUSTIN: Gvt Warns Hospitals Refusing To Admit Patients Without COVID-19 Test Results

Michael Gwarisa

INFORMATION, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister, Honorable Monica Mutsvangwa has cautioned health institutions against refusing to admit patients who do not have COVID-19 test results. By Michael Gwarisa In a media brief, Minister Mutsvangwa said refusing to admit patients for any reasons was illegal and in contravention of the country’s public health act. The Taskforce was informed that some private and public institutions are refusing to admit patients who have no COVID19 test results. This is contrary to provisions of the Public Health Act and Government warns those medical facilities…

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Air Commodore Chimedza Appointed New Health Ministry Perm Sec

Michael Gwarisa

GOVERNMENT has appointed with immediate effect, Air Commodore Jasper Chimedza as the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC). HealthTimes Reporter  This was confirmed by Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet, Dr Misheck Sibanda who indicated that the appointment has been made by President Emerson Mnangagwa in accordance with Section 205 (1) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) Act 2013. A medical doctor by profession, Air Commodore Chimedza studied Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery Degrees at the University of Zimbabwe before…

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UNFPA Zimbabwe continues to invest in safe motherhood in the midst of COVID-19 pandemic

Healthtimes

RECENTLY Zimbabwe successfully conducted the delivery of its  first case for a pregnant mother who tested positive for COVID 19. The baby was delivered through a caesarean section under spinal anaesthesia at Gweru Provincial Hospital. The operation went on well with full adherence to standard IPC guidelines, announced the Acting Secretary for Health and Child Care, Dr. Gibson Mhlanga. SOURCE: UNFPA Communication Department As Zimbabwe and the rest of the world battle the COVID-19 pandemic the safe delivery and management of this delivery is a culmination of the critical investments…

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#TalkingCOVI-19WithDrGrant: From 550 To 3500 cases In 1 Month: What’s next?

Michael Gwarisa
Dr Grant Murewanhema

THE first case of COVID-19 was reported in Zimbabwe on 20 March 2020, and it took almost 4 months to get to 500 cases. There was widespread hope that we could contain the spread. For that entire period, the majority of cases were confirmed among returning residents from South Africa, and were diagnosed at points of entry and quarantine centres. However, the past month (July) has seen an uprecedented rise in cases, with over 2000 new cases diagnosed, and 490 cases diagnosed in the past 24 hours. By Dr Grant…

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Children Under 5 Could Spread Coronavirus More Than Adults- New Study

Michael Gwarisa

CHILDREN below the age of five could be major carriers of the coronavirus as compared to adults, a new study has found. By Michael Gwarisa According to the study “Age-Related Differences in Nasopharyngeal Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Levels in Patients With Mild to Moderate Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19),” which was  published in JAMA Pediatrics and led by Dr. Taylor Heald-Sargent, a pediatric infectious diseases expert at the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, children are susceptible to infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2…

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Ministry of Health To Present Grant Proposals For NBSZ Recapitalisation

Michael Gwarisa
Dr Gibson Mhlanga

THE Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) says it is working on presenting a grant proposal to treasury for the recapitalisation of the national blood bank in a bid to strengthen the organization’s operations and effectiveness, HealthTimes has learnt. By Michael Gwarisa The NBSZ has over the past few years been making numerous calls for recapitalisation so that they could invest in latest technologies and equipment to ensure smooth operations go uninterrupted. Addressing participants during a Zoom Webinar conference to mark the end of the World Blood Donor day…

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#BREAKING: Some Of The Children Who Were Taken From Mt Hampden Shelter By Police Are Living With HIV & Might Have Missed Today’s Dosage ARVs

Healthtimes

AT least three children from the 46  who were whisked away by the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) and the social welfare team yesterday from a home in Mt Hampden to a yet to be identified location in Kadoma, are living with HIV and are feared to have missed their Antiretroviral (ARVs) medicines. Voice of Kiri Madamombe Activist Mubatiranwa Trust  Click Here To Listen To Interview    

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#JUSTIN: Wfp Urgently Seeks International Support To Prevent Millions Of Zimbabweans Plunging Deeper Into Hunger

Michael Gwarisa

WITH COVID-19 aggravating an already severe hunger crisis in Zimbabwe, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today appealed for an additional US$250 million to support a rapidly expanding emergency operation for millions at-risk. By Michael Gwarisa WFP projections indicate that by year’s end, the number of food insecure Zimbabweans will have surged by almost 50 percent to touch 8.6 million – a staggering 60 percent of the population – owing to the combined effects of drought, economic recession and the pandemic. Many Zimbabwean families are suffering the ravages of…

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