#BREAKING: Blood To Cost $80 Starting Tomorow
By Michael Gwarisa HEALTH and Child Care Minister Dr David Parirenyatwa has ordered the National Blood Blood Services of Zimbabwe (NBSZ) to reduce the price of blood to US$80 effective November, 1 2017. Due to the exorbitant cost of blood in the country, the Minister of Health and Child Care Dr David Parirenyatwa said, “The
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TB Kills 1.7 Million Says MSF
By Michael Gwarisa Tuberculosis killed not less than 1.7 million people last year in 2016 amid increased cases of drug-resistant (DR) forms of tuberculosis (TB), Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has said. Four in five people with DR-TB remain undiagnosed, and only half of those started on treatment are cured. Two newer drugs to treat DR-TB – bedaquiline and delamanid – have been available
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Misihairabwi To Bring Menstrual Cups To Parliament
By Daniel Phiri OUTSPOKEN legislator and women’s rights advocate Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga says she is going to bring menstrual cups to Parliament to help move her motion on sanitary pads. Prices and access to sanitary pads have been a topical issue in Zimbabwe with rural girls and women said to be the most affected owing to
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Prevent a heart attack: The benefits of having regular sex
Partner “not in the mood” again? Then it might be worth sharing the following to change their mind! According to the latest studies, regular sex – that’s one to two lovemaking sessions per week – can provide some incredible boosts to your health and wellbeing. 1. Look younger Recently, Dr David Weeks, clinical neuropsychologist at
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