Tag: Dr Mary Muchekeza

Union Zimbabwe Trust Rolls Out Groundbreaking TB and Silicosis Screening Drive in Mining Hubs of Mberengwa and Zvishavane

Michael Gwarisa

By Staff Reporter  The Union Zimbabwe Trust (UZT), with funding from the Stop TB Partnership (Global), has launched an innovative tuberculosis (TB) screening outreach programme aimed at boosting early detection and treatment in high-risk artisanal mining communities in Mberengwa and Zvishavane. The initiative employs a mobile outreach model, featuring ultra-portable digital X-ray machines enhanced with CAD-AI (Computer-Aided Diagnosis) technology. This allows for real-time interpretation of X-ray images to detect abnormalities suggestive of TB and silicosis. The programme also includes rapid field specimen testing for diagnosis and integrates screening for other…

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Diarrheal infections force Mkoba Teachers’ College closure

Kuda Pembere

Health authorities in the Midlands province have shut down Mkoba Teachers’ College to contain the rising cases of diarrheal infections at the educational institution. The teacher’s college will be closed for two weeks. With the nation battling a cholera epidemic, there were fears that the diarrhea outbreak at the school was cholera. Having recorded over 500 cases since November 3 this year, the Ministry of Health and Child Care Provincial Medical Director for Midlands Dr Mary Muchekeza said of the tests to check if it was cholera, none turned positive.…

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