By Kuda Pembere in Ruwa Health officials are upbeat about the increasing number of children being vaccinated under the ongoing vitamin A supplementation and measles rubella vaccination campaign, which began Monday. Although uptake was low on the first day, it improved in the following days after visits by Health Ambassador and Zimbabwe’s First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa, the Minister of Health and Child Care Dr. Douglas Mombeshora, and his deputy Hon. Sleiman Kwidini. Journalists visited Caledonia Clinic and Ruwa Polyclinic during a tour organized by the Ministry of Health and UNICEF to assess progress in…
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Over 4 000 Malnourished Zim children Admitted In Hospital
INCREASING poverty levels coupled with shortages of Ready To Use Therapeutic Foods (RTUFs) like ‘Plumpy-Nut,’ has resulted in 4 300 children being admitted in hospital for wasting, a scenario which threatens to derail the gains made in reducing wasting amongst children under five years. By Kuda Pembere The World Health Organisation (WHO) describes wasting as acute malnutrition. It is a sign that a child has experienced short periods of undernutrition, resulting in significant wastage of muscle and fat tissue. This means their weight is very low for their height. In…
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