Tag: Dr Agnes Mahomva

Zimbabwe College of Public Health Physicians Poised to Strengthen Health System through Data-Driven Collaboration

Michael Gwarisa

By Michael Gwarisa HARARE – Zimbabwe’s ongoing efforts to improve public health outcomes could receive a major boost through strengthened collaboration with expert institutions such as the Zimbabwe College of Public Health Physicians (ZCPHP), government officials and experts have said. Speaking in an interview on the sidelines of the Zimbabwe College of Public Health Physicians Winter Symposium in Harare, Dr. Agnes Mahomva, the Public Health Advisor to the President and Cabinet, said the ZCPHP’s renewed commitment to supporting the national health agenda comes at a critical time when the country…

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Dr. Agnes Mahomva Enters Race for AU Commissioner Role

Michael Gwarisa

By Staff Reporter  Harare, Zimbabwe – Dr. Agnes Mahomva, Zimbabwe’s renowned public health expert and policy strategist has officially announced her candidacy for the position of Commissioner for Health, Humanitarian Affairs, and Social Development at the African Union (AU). With over three decades of experience in public health leadership, she aims to bring transformative solutions to Africa’s pressing healthcare and social challenges. Dr. Mahomva’s campaign is anchored on the principles of strengthening health systems, ensuring universal health coverage, improving humanitarian response, promoting social inclusion, and fostering innovation. She envisions an…

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#JUSTIN: Zimbabwe Ready To Respond To Mpox

Michael Gwarisa

By Michael Gwarisa Following detection of a deadly Mpox variant in several countries in the African region, Zimbabwe has enhanced its diseases surveillance systems at all entry points in a bid to effectively respond to the disease, Public Health Advisor to the President, Dr Agnes Mahomva has said. Even though Zimbabwe is yet to record an Mpox case, the virus has been detected in more than 10 African countries namley the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Rwanda, Uganda,  Burundi, Cameroon, CAR, Congo, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, and South Africa. Sequencing of…

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Dr Agnes Mahomva Appointed to WHO Afro’s Emergencies Technical Advisory Group

Michael Gwarisa

By Michael Gwarisa Zimbabwe’s Public Health Advisor to the President and Cabinet, Dr Agnes Mahomva together with 16 other African health leaders have been appointed to the African Region, the World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa Emergency Preparedness & Response Technical Advisory Group (EPR-TAG). The independent body serves as the principal advisory group to WHO AFRO for strategic guidance on all matters pertaining to public health emergency preparedness and response. The EPR Technical Advisory Group will support WHO African Member States to fortify health security in the face of…

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MCAZ seizes illegal cough syrups BronCleer and Adco-Salterpyn

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The Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) yesterday impounded 450 bottles of cough syrups in Belvedere, Harare. By Kuda Pembere and Nthokozo Gudu The Authority working with CID drugs and narcotics confiscated bottles of BronCleer and Adco-Salterpyn which are unregistered medical products in the country during a raid in the area. After an anonymous tipoff, the Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) has successfully confiscated a total of 450 Bottles of illegal cough syrups (BronCleer and Adco-Salterpyn) during a raid conducted at Old Trafford flats located at 13 Edmond Avenue,…

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Zim Out Of COVID-19 Danger…Authorities Stop Issuing Daily Covid Stats

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The Zimbabwean government believes COVID-19 is no longer a national health threat and should now be treated just like any other diseases such as flu or an ordinary headache. By Kudakwashe Pembere The development follows the recent announcement by the World Health Organization (WHO) that the disease was no longer a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). Following this declaration by the World Health Organisation, and after a a series of recording between one and Zero COVID cases daily, the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC), gradually phased…

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Zim Women Doctors Making Waves

Michael Gwarisa

IN the beginning, the medical profession was sacred ground and somehow, a preserve for men. However over the years, women have made remarkable contributions to the field of medicine. As women around the world were permitted to graduate from medical schools, their accomplishments became more influential and far-reaching. In 1847, Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman to earn a medical degree in the United States. She was born in England but raised and educated in New York City. Years later, more women in Europe and the Americas enrolled for…

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Zim Citizens Warned against Complacency….As New Delta Sub-Variant Wreaks Havoc

Michael Gwarisa

NEW coronavirus strains including a Delta variant sub-strain are already giving the world headaches, amidst indications that countries such as Russia and United Kingdom and even China have started recording record high death tolls and new infections linked to new strains. By Michael Gwarisa According to the Russian federal agency inspecting consumer rights protection and human wellbeing, several cases of AY.4.2, a new Delta sub-variant of coronavirus were already being detected. A report by Russia’s coronavirus emergency task force, indicates that the COVID-19 cases went up by 36,339 over the…

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Restart Whole Vaccination Process, COVAXIN Recipients Told

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THE COVID-19 Chief Coordinator in the President’s Office, Dr Agness Mahomva has urged Zimbabweans who received their first jabs of COVAXIN vaccine but failed to get their second doses to start afresh with a different one. By Patricia Mashiri She made this plea following indications that thousands of people who received their first doses of the COVAXIN vaccine in May and June when Zimbabwe received its shipment of 35,000 doses from India are yet to get their second jabs five months down the line. Speaking during a Science Cafe, Dr…

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Unvaccinated People Constitute Majority Of Deaths and Infections In Harare- New Data

Michael Gwarisa

A new report by the Zimbabwean government indicates that more people who have died from COVID-19 in Harare during the ongoing third wave had not been vaccinated. By Michael Gwarisa According to an update on the Admissions and Community Deaths by Vaccination Status that was released by the Chief COVID-19 Coordinator in the Office of the President and Cabinet, Dr Agnes Mahomva, 88.9% of those who have lost their lives to COVID in Harare were unvaccinated. This data was gathered from 207 total number of deaths and mortuary data. The…

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