Category: Health News

Young Adult Women More Open To Sharing Anxiety Related Issues

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ZIMBABWE Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Trust founder Angelica Mkorongo says young adult women suffering from OCD are more forthcoming when seeking support than men. By HealthTimes Reporter Zimbabwe OCD Trust is an organization providing awareness and support while destigmatizing this disease and other mental health disorders. Mrs Mkorongo in an interview last week said it was encouraging to see these young women taking charge of their lives, seeking help before the condition gets worse. “I’m finding that more women are coming forward than men.  Men usually find it harder to admit…

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Health Ministry To Train District Mental Health Officers

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THE Ministry of Health and Child Care is working to improve mental health services in its institutions venturing into training of mental health in districts. By Kuda Pembere According to its mental health strategic plan 2019 to 2023, Government sought to train provincial mental health officers, a feat they achieved last year. In an interview with Health Ministry’s deputy director for mental health services Dr Sacrifice Chirisa said they capacitated mental health officers manning provincial health institutions last year. Government as of last year has provincial mental health officers in…

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Additional US$14.8 Million Required To Carry Out 2022 Zim Population Census

Michael Gwarisa
Prof Mthuli Ncube

GOVERNMENT has made an appeal to the donor community to complement work around implementation of the 2022 population and housing census through providing additional financial resources. By Michael Gwarisa The estimated budget for the 2022 population and housing census is US$85.5 million and the government of Zimbabwe has pledged to contribute 83% of the total budget while the remaining  is likely to be taken up by development partners. Officiating at the Resource Mobilisation meeting for the 2022 population and housing census, Finance and Economic Development minister Professor Mthuli Ncube said…

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Curtain Comes Down On ZIMPHIA 2020 HIV Survey

Michael Gwarisa
ngwarai sithole

THE second Zimbabwe Population based HIV Impact Assessment (ZIMPHIA) 2020 survey has ended on a high note amidst indications that the survey managed to reach cover more than 19 000 households countrywide. By Michael Gwarisa The first phase of the survey which kicked off in November, 2019  is a population household survey led by the Health and Child Care Ministry working in collaboration with the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat), National Aids Council (Nac) and ICAP at the Columbia University. Giving the keynote address on behalf of Health and Child…

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Adult Rape Clinic Launches #72 Campaign For Rape Survivors

Kuda Pembere

ADULT Rape Clinic on Friday launched a campaign to increase awareness on the importance of seeking medical services within 72 hours of sexual abuse among survivors of rape. Launched in Mabvuku, Harare, this initiative supported by the Netherlands Embassy in Zimbabwe saw a concerted concern of this dire need involving the Zimbabwe Republic Police’s Victim Friendly Unit, Family Support Trust, Musasa Project, Zimbabwe Women Lawyers Association (ZWLA), Childline Zimbabwe, among others. ARC co-director Ms Memory Kadau in an interview said their organisation could anytime soon rebrand to reflect their scope…

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NBSZ Launches Countrywide Media Engagements

Michael Gwarisa
Ms Lucy Marowa NBSZ Chief Executive Officer

THE National Blood Service of Zimbabwe (NBSZ) has kick-started nationwide Media education meetings in a bid to sensitise Journalists as well as promote informed and accurate reportage of blood and blood products issues. By Michael Gwarisa Speaking at the NBSZ Harare media education workshop, NBSZ Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Ms Lucy Marowa said the media play a key role in communicating the NBSZ message to its stakeholders. We recognise the media as an important stakeholder to the NBSZ. For us to do whatever work we do and be able to…

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#BREAKING: South Africa Records First Coronavirus Case

Michael Gwarisa

THE South Africa health ministry has announced its first positive Coronavirus case. In a statement, the country’s Ministry of Health spokesperson, Popo Maja, said the case was detected by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) of a 38old male patient who had travelled to Italy with his wife. The patient consulted a private General Practitioner on March 3, with symptoms of fever, headache, malaise, a sore throat and a cough. The practice nurse took swabs and delivered it to the lab where it was tested positive,” said Maja. He…

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#Exclusive-Male Suicide Cases Skyrocket In Zim: ZRP

Kuda Pembere

MALE suicide cases in Zimbabwe have been on the rise between 2015 and 2019 compared to females, HealthTimes has learnt By Kudakwashe Pembere Over the past five years, the trend has been showing that males were dying more by suicide contrasting with women.With males being more reserved in handling socio-economic issues threatening their mental ability to cope with such, females on the other hand are seen to be more open in seeking help. Speaking with the Zimbabwe Republic Police National Spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi on Wednesday, he said their…

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Ecobank Pours US$30 000 Towards Zim Coronavirus Preparedness

Michael Gwarisa

ECOBANK Zimbabwe, has donated an amount to the tune of US$30 000 for the procurement of Rapid Testing Kits that will be deployed at all ports of entry including  air and boarder posts. By Michael Gwarisa The financial facility is set to strengthen efforts to break the chain of transmission through reinforcing testing and screening for the bug at the ports of entry. Handing over the donation, Ecobank Managing Director, Moses Kurenjekwa said “ As a bank with a global footprint and local presence, we are alive to the potential…

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77% of medical-aid babies are now born via c-section in SA

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ALMOST 77% of babies covered by South African medical schemes are delivered by caesarean section – among the highest rates in the world, a new study by the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) has found. According to the World Health Organisation, c-sections should only represent 10% to 15% of births. In South African state hospitals, the c-section was only around 26% in 2016. Read: The C-section rate among Discovery members is now up to three times higher than at American celebrity hospitals – here’s why The CMS now wants urgent…

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