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No Confirmed Case Of Coronavirus In Africa: WHO

January 28, 2020January 28, 2020 Healthtimes

AFRICA to date does not have any confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (n-CoV), Africa’s Regional Office for the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. By Kudakwashe Pembere The World Health Organisation’s Africa emergency response program manager Michel Yao advised health ministers in the region to activate standard flu screening at airports for passengers coming from mainland China. “There are currently no confirmed cases of #coronavirus in #Africa, but WHO recommends taking preventive actions while traveling. Avoid unprotected close contact with anyone developing cold or flu-like symptoms & seek care if…

#Breaking: Global Fund Team In Country For Grant Proposals Build Up

January 28, 2020 Healthtimes

A team from the Global Fund To Fight Aids TB and Malaria is in Zimbabwe from Geneva, Switzerland guiding the country in putting up proposals for the allocated sixth replenishment grant of USD500 million, HealthTimes has learnt. By Kudakwashe Pembere In an interview, Health and Child Care Secretary Dr Agnes Mahomva said the country team visit was to assist the country in various areas on the build-up of the proposals. “You are aware we got allocated over USD500 million by the Global Fund. We are very excited about it. So part of…

‘Results Based Financing Not A Magic Bullet For Zim Health’

January 27, 2020 Healthtimes

ZIMBABWE should not rely on Results Based Financing (RBF) only but explore other options for financing the healthcare delivery system, a member of the Zimbabwe College of Public Health Physicians said. By Kudakwashe Pembere Dr Ngonidzashe Masuka told HealthTimes that lessons learnt in Zimbabwe on RBF show that the country has got the capacity landscape for health financing, strategic purchasing in health, how to prioritise benefit packages and how to pay for them. Zimbabwe has got a lot of lessons that have been learnt from implementing results based financing program…

Minimise Travel To China, Gvt Warns Zimbabweans…As Fears Of CoronaVirus Rise

January 27, 2020January 27, 2020 Michael Gwarisa

MINISTER of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) Dr Obadiah Moyo has called on Zimbabweans to restrict unnecessary travel to China amidst growing fears of novel Coronavirus infection which to date has claimed 81 lives infecting more than 2700 more in China. By Michael Gwarisa The Coronavirus was first detected in China, Wuhan,a port city of 11 million people in the central Hubei province. CoronaVirus,the ailment, is a Zoonotic disease and can be passed between animals and human beings. To date, Chinese authorities have closed off almost 20 cities in efforts…

Operation Shoot To Kill Stray Dogs Looms In Harare

January 27, 2020January 27, 2020 Healthtimes

A Harare City official says killing stray dogs in the City is the best way to contain the growing burden of rabies. By Kudakwashe Pembere With 29 cases of dog bites in the third week of this year, Harare City head of epidemiology and disease control Dr Kudzai Masunda said Harare is now a rabies zone. Just as a highlight, week 3 of 2020, Harare is not a Malaria Zone but we also do treat Malaria. Watery diarrhoea we had 282. So our average in most cases is about 230…

Too Early For Zim To Issue Coronavirus Travel Warning Says WHO

January 25, 2020January 25, 2020 Michael Gwarisa

THE World Health Organisation (WHO) says it is too early and unwarranted to issue any restriction on travel or trade for people infected with the novel Coronavirus. By Michael Gwarisa Addressing a combined interagency coordination committee on health and the national taskforce on epidemic prone diseases meeting on Friday, World Health Organisation Zimbabwe Disease Prevention and Control Officer Dr Anderson Chimosoro said WHO does not recommend restriction on travels or trade for people infected with novel coronavirus. At this stage there are no indications that there should be restrictions. It…

#BREAKING: Former UNICEF Zim Country Rep, Dr Salama Dies

January 24, 2020 Michael Gwarisa

FORMER United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Zimbabwe country representative, Dr Peter Salama has died. By Michael Gwarisa Dr Salama was 51 and leaves behind his wife and three children. He was also the Executive Director of WHO’s Division for Universal Health Coverage – Life Course. The World Health Organization announces with deep sadness the sudden death of Dr Peter Salama, Executive Director of WHO’s Division for Universal Health Coverage – Life Course. In his condolence message, World Health Organisation (WHO) Director General, Dr Tedros Adhanom said Dr Salama’s death was…

BREAKING: 22 Monitored In Zim For Novel CoronaVirus

January 24, 2020January 27, 2020 Healthtimes

TWENTY-two persons coming from Wuhan, the hotspot of the novel CoronaVirus are being monitored by Zimbabwe’s Health Ministry for signs and symptoms of the rare respiratory tract infection, HealthTimes has learnt. By Kudakwashe Pembere In an interview on the sidelines of a combined interagency coordination committee on health and the national taskforce on epidemic prone diseases meeting on Friday Health Ministry director of epidemiology and disease control Dr Portia Manangazira said these people arrived at the Robert Mugabe International Airport yesterday. “We have begun the monitoring of these people. Our team…

Plan International Launches New Zim Country Strategy

January 24, 2020January 24, 2020 Michael Gwarisa

PLAN International has launched its 2019-2024 country strategy that will act as a yardstick to track and monitor progress and shortcomings the organization could have made in the advancing girls, children and young people’s sexual reproductive health and rights (SRHR). By Michael Gwarisa Speaking a the launch, United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator Ms. Maria Ribeiro said the country strategy would allow Plan International Zimbabwe and its partners to reflect on key achievements of the previous strategy. The challenge on child protection particularly that of the girl child in Zimbabwe is…

Diagnostics Critical For Better Health Outcomes, Says Health Minister

January 23, 2020 Healthtimes

AT a time when the country’s public health system is shrouded in diagnostic equipment crisis, this gap should be bridged for Zimbabwe to have better health outcomes, Health Minister Dr Obadiah Moyo has said. By Kudakwashe Pembere Researches have been done on the challenges faced by the HIV community in accessing viral load test results. Viral load testing is done through diagnostic equipment from Samba Diagnostics, Abbott Diagnostics to mention but these few. Hospitals are said to have dumped obsolete and broken equipment due to ignorance. Dr Moyo noted diagnostics…