Day: July 9, 2019

Harare Nurses Get Neonatal Management Training

Healthtimes

NURSES at Harare Central Hospital on Tuesday received neonatal management training with much focus on ventilation and jaundice. By Kudakwashe Pembere The workshops seek to enhance the nurses’ knowledge on neonatal ventilation and jaundice management. This was the first of three trainings conducted by Germany headquartered medical equipment manufacturer Drager organized by PCD Diagnostics. These workshops are a follow up on the donation of phototherapy lights to the country’s state owned institutions as most nurses and or doctors still need the knowledge gap filled on operating the machines. PCD Diagnostics…

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BREAKING: Govt Appoints New NAC Acting CEO

Healthtimes

MR Albert Manenji, National Aids Council of Zimbabwe’s Finance and Administration Manager has been appointed as the Acting Chief Executive Officer by Government pending the selection of a substantive boss. By Kuda Pembere Mr Raymond Yekeye who had been holding this position for over six months will revert back to being the Operations director. “The Ministry of Health & Child Care has appointed NAC Finance & Admin Director Mr Albert Manenji as NAC Acting CEO with immediate effect pending appointment of substantative CEO. Mr Raymond Yekeye NAC Operations Director who…

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Taking Selfies A Sign Of Mental Illness- Study

Michael Gwarisa

THERE is absolutely nothing wrong  with self-love and the love for photos. Did you know however that constantly taking selfies could be a sign of mental illness? According to a study dubbed “An Exploratory Study of Selfitis and the Development of the Selfitis Behavior Scale,” that was conducted by two psychologists Banarthanan Balakrishnan and Mark D. Griffiths, there was a strong link between taking countless selfies and mental illness. The term Selfie according to the Oxford Dictionary, refers to a self-portrait photography of oneself (or oneself with other people), taken…

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