Category: Health News

#Coronavirus: Visitors To Zim Without Test Certificates To Be Turned Away

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GOVERNMENT will block visitors from coronavirus disease infected countries without health certificates certifying they were examined and cleared to enter the country, a Cabinet official said on Tuesday. By Kudakwashe Pembere As of March 1, 2020, over 6000 visitors entered via Zimbabwe’s ports of entry, two coronavirus suspects were isolated at Wilkins Infectious Diseases Hospital with their test results coming negative. Telling a post cabinet media briefing, Information Minister, Hon Monica Mutsvangwa said a total of 6699 travelers had been screened for COVID-19 at the ports of entry and no…

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Coronavirus Affects Zim Grain Supplies

Michael Gwarisa

THE Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has warned that the prevailing Coronavirus (COVID-19) was having a negative toll on grain imports from Asian countries. By Michael Gwarisa GMAZ Media and Public Relations Manager, Mr Garikai Chaunza said even though GMAZ has already imported  10 000 metric tonnes of maize from South Africa  the prevailing health crisis which has already claimed more than 3000 lives was affecting imports from Asian countries. “Our National Chairman, Mr. Tafadzwa Musarara, is on a regional and international crusade where he is engaging with grain…

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Your Kids Are Safe With Us- Chinese Embassy Assures Zim Parents With Children In China

Michael Gwarisa

DEPUTY CHINESE Ambassador to Zimbabwe Zhao Baogang has reassured parents with children studying in China that their children were safe and sound despite the the Coronavirus which has killed at least 3000 in China and other parts of the world. The deputy ambassador said the the Chinese government was working tirelessly to ensure the virus is contained in mainland China before the end of April 2020. “I want to reiterate that now the situation is under control and now they are less confirmed cases and more and more people are being…

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Nutrition Boost For Rushinga Pregnant & Lactating Women

Michael Gwarisa

HUNDREDS of women are set to benefit from a food distribution program targeting pregnant and lactating women in Rushinga through a partnership between the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the World Food Program (WFP). By Michael Gwarisa recently in Rushinga The food relief consignment is also part of the WFP lean season assistance in 21 wards of Rushinga district where a total of 5187 beneficiaries in Rushinga which constitutes to 10999 households are set to benefit. At Rutuka, Ward 9 in Rushinga at least six women received the food…

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Stock Up More ARVs To Combat Coronavirus- Gvt Told

Michael Gwarisa

THE Community Working Group on Health (CWGH) Executive Director, Mr Itai Rusike has urged government to mobilse enough financial resources to procure Kaletra, an Antiretroviral (ARV) drug that has proven effective in treating Coronavirus (COVID-19) as part of its preparedness to deal with the deadly bug. By Michael Gwarisa The disease has hit at least 70 countries, with 90,000 cases and 3,100 deaths. The vast majority of cases and deaths have been in China. While the number of new cases recorded daily in that epicenter country has declined for weeks,…

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UNFPA Urges Zim To Scale Up Fight Against Teen Pregnancies

Michael Gwarisa
Young Preganant Women

VISITING United Nations Population Fund East and Southern Africa (UNFPA-ESARO) regional Director, Dr Julitta Onabanjo has applauded Zimbabwe’s health institutions for successfully integrating sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services a move she says would go a long in way in responding to the unfinished business regarding access to quality health services. By Michael Gwarisa Dr Obananjo came into the country last week for the 6th edition of the Africaan Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs) summit and she also took time to tour health facilities in Bulawayo and Matebelalnd province.  Speaking to…

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Zim’s Second Coronavirus Suspect Isolated

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A traveller from China’s Hunan Province was yesterday taken to Wilkins Infectious Disease Hospital for investigation of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). With results yet to be known, this is the second patient taken to the hospital for isolation after a woman who was tested negative for the virus. The Ministry of Information, Media and Broadcasting Services said health officials followed World Health Organisation protocols for handling the suspected case. “Govt would like to inform the public that today, a traveller from Hunan Province in China was flagged up as needing…

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BREAKING: Zim Coronavirus Suspect Recovering From Mental Health Issues

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THE Zimbabwean woman suspected testing negative of coronavirus is convalescing from a mental health disorder at Wilkins Infectious Diseases Hospital following her readmission at the facility. By Kudakwashe Pembere The City of Harare that isolated and facilitated tests on the patient indicated the patient had tested negative 3 times. The first test was done in China, the second in Zimbabwe and the third was done in South Africa. In an interview with Harare City Health Director Dr Prosper Chonzi, he said the woman was recovering from a mental episode. Her…

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Nigeria Records First Confirmed Coronavirus Case

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BBC- THE first case of the coronavirus in sub-Saharan Africa has been confirmed in Nigeria. The patient is an Italian citizen who works in Nigeria and flew into the commercial city of Lagos from Milan on 25 February. Authorities say he is stable with no serious symptoms and is being treated at a hospital in the city. Elsewhere on the continent, Algeria and Egypt have also confirmed cases of the disease. The World Health Organization (WHO) had warned that Africa’s “fragile health systems” meant the threat posed by the virus…

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Zim’s Coronavirus Readmitted At Wilkins

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ZIMBABWE’s suspected coronavirus case which initially turned out negative has been readmitted at Wilkins Infectious Diseases Hospital. by HealthTimes Reporter She had been admitted at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospital where a psychiatrist was tending to her in the Casualty ward. Government last week said the woman was discharged after being found without the coronavirus. She was checked for the virus in China, Zimbabwe and South Africa.

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