Category: Health News

Zim Hero Doctor Saves Ailing Patient Mid-air

Michael Gwarisa

DR Edgar Munatsi an off duty Zimbabwean medical doctor manged to resuscitate a a patient who had fallen on board flight to the United Kingdom (UK), HealthTimes has learnt. By Michael Gwarisa The hero doctor was on his way to take up a Chevening scholarship in the UK where he set to start an MSc in Public Health for Development at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.. I raised my hand, I quickly looked around to see if there was anyone who had responded, but there was none.…

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2020 Health Levy Collections To Drop

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THE Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) has revised downwards its monthly target for revenue collected  from the 5% health levy to ZW$10.5 million down from their initial projection of ZW$17 million per month for the year 2020. By Michael Gwarisa The development follows a series of mobile tariff increases by local mobile network operators in the past few months which has led to a reduction in spending on voice calls by citizens on their cellphones. Ministry of Health Director Finance and Administration, Mrs Heather Machamire said collections from…

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Save The Children Offers Psychosocial Support To Cyclone Idai Affected Children

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SAVE The Children Zimbabwe is currently offering Psychosocial Support Services (PSS) to children in Cyclone Idai affected communities in a bid to empower children to overcome fear through building resilience as well as develop coping mechanisms. By Michael Gwarisa Through the use of a PSS toolkit called Singing to the lion’s by Dr Jonathan Brakash a Clinical psychologis, Save the Children has reached a total of 1463 children comprising of 777 girls and 686 boys with PSS activities that are implemented at two Child Friendly spaces they have set up…

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Let’s Scale Up HIV PrEP Roll-Out in Zimbabwe

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OUT of a population of 14 million about 1, 2 million Zimbabweans are living with HIV. The big question is, how can we stop new infections? By Paul Sixpence Among many options available, scaling up HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) roll out to people at risk could help in stopping new infections. As of September 2019 about 11 000 people had been initiated on PrEP since its regulatory approval in 2016. Zimbabwe is a HIV high burden country with thousands of new infections each year which makes the call for urgent,…

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WAG Takes Gender Budgeting To The Grassroots

Michael Gwarisa

WOMEN’S Action Group  (WAG), has commenced pre-budget consultation meetings inorder to raise awareness on the importance of mainstreaming gender budgeting in the budgeting process. By Michael Gwarisa recently in Guruve Speaking during a public expenditure feedback and budget consultation meeting held in Guruve yesterday (25/09/19), WAG Programs Officer, Fiona Tinarwo said the national budget to be presented by finance minister, Prof Mthuli Ncube in November this year should be gender responsive and also prioritise women’s needs. For us to advance Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) for women, there is…

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MCAZ Defends ART Shelf Life Extension

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THE Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe sticks to its guns on why they extended the shelf life of Antiretroviral drugs namely Tenofovir and Lamivudine. BY Kudakwashe Pembere Giving oral evidence before a joint Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Health and Child Care and the Thematic Committee on HIV and Aids over extension of antiretroviral drugs on Monday, MCAZ spokesperson Mr Richard Rukwata first explained the statutes permitting shelf life extension. He said there was a serious misconception on expiry dates and shelf life extension. According to the Medicines And Allied Substances…

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Zim Commemorates International Week Of The Deaf

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ZIMBABWE on Wednesday commemorated the international Week Of The Deaf, an event aimed to celebrate the deaf community, their successes as well as raise awareness on the importance of sign language. By Kudakwashe Pembere In an interview on the sidelines of the event held in Harare, Deaf Zimbabwe Trust Programs Manager Ms Paidamoyo Chimhini said the event was themed Sign Language Rights For All. This event is to commemorate the International Week for the deaf. This event is done annually where we celebrate sign language, deaf culture and deafness the…

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Ex US Officials Push For First Lady Harvard Award Nullification

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A team of former US diplomats and academia want one  of its leading educational institutions Harvard University to revoke the honorary ambassadorial role it gave Zimbabwe’s first Lady Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa. This follows her appointment as Harvard Ambassador three days ago. The petitioners include Ambassador (ret) Harry Thomas United States Ambassador to Zimbabwe (2015-2018), Ambassador (ret) Bruce Wharton United States Ambassador to Zimbabwe (2012-2015), Ambassador (ret) Charles Ray United States Ambassador to Zimbabwe (2009-2012), Ambassador (ret) Christopher Dell United States Ambassador to Zimbabwe (2004-2007), Ambassador (ret) Michelle Gavin United States…

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Health Ministry Wants ZW$3 Billion in Forthcoming Budget

Michael Gwarisa

THE Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) has presented its budgetary proposal ahead of the 2020 National Budget presentation by the ministry of finance and economic development later on this year. By Michael Gwarisa Presenting their Budgetary bid during a pre-budget consultative meeting with the Parliamentary portfolio committee on health, ministry of health Director Finance and Administration, Mrs  Heather Machamire said they were looking at getting nothing below ZW$3 billion in the 2020 national budget inorder to resolve challenges bedeviling the health sector. Our ceiling for the year 2020…

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#BREAKING: Dr Magombeyi To Be Treated In SA, High Court Orders

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THE High Court on Tuesday directed the evacuation of Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association acting president Dr Peter Magombeyi to be taken to South Africa for specialist medical treatment. By Kudakwashe Pembere This comes after the Zimbabwe Republic Police had prevented him from leaving the Avenues Clinic where he was getting treatment “At Avenues Clinic, Zimbabwean Police are currently preventing ZHDA leader Dr Peter Magombeyi from leaving the medical facility to board a plane to access specialist medical care in defiance of a High Court order issued on Tuesday by Justice…

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