Skip to main content

HealthTimes

Health News

#JUSTIN: UZ Postpones Graduation Due To Cholera

Michael Gwarisa

THE University of Zimbabwe 2018 graduation ceremony which was scheduled for September 14, 2018 has postponed indefinitely amidst fears of Cholera outbreak which claimed not less than 20 lives and infected 3000 others. By Michael Gwarisa …Details to follow

Read More
Health News

#BREAKING: Parirenyatwa Arrested

Michael Gwarisa

Former Minister of Health and Child Care Dr David Parirenyatwa has been arrested on charges of criminal abuse of office and is expected to appear in court today. …detail to follow

Read More
Health News

Cholera outbreak highlights failure to invest in infrastructure and health system

Michael Gwarisa

The Zimbabwean authorities must urgently take measures to stop and address the cholera epidemic that has so far claimed 20 lives, Amnesty International said after the government today declared the outbreak a national disaster. Initial cases of cholera were reported in Gweru and Harare last month and the capital is now the worst affected area,

Read More
Health News SRHR

Why The Butterfly Cup Is The Best Alternative?

Michael Gwarisa

MANY young women in Zimbabwe struggle to manage their menstrual life owing to a plethora of challenges. In most cases, girls in communal areas use rags, mattress stuffing, grass or even cow dung to stop the flow of blood. This can be  extremely stressful and draining. To support women and young girls from the stress

Read More
Health News WATER AND SANITATION

Harare Boreholes Not Safe- City Council

Michael Gwarisa

THE City of Harare’s Acting Town Clerk, Mr Hosiah Chisango has called on citizens to boil and treat borehole water before drinking as it may contain Cholera and Typhoid causing bacteria owing to the nature of the city’s sewage network. By Michael Gwarisa The development comes at the back of an unfolding Cholera epidemic which

Read More