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TB Activists Disrupt Global TB Conference Over Exorbitant Prices
DOCTORS Without Borders (MSF) joined tuberculosis (TB) activists to disrupt the opening ceremony of the 50th Union World Conference on Lung Health in Hyderabad today, urging pharmaceutical corporations to make improved drug-resistant TB (DR-TB) treatment affordable and available for hundreds of thousands of people around the world who desperately need it. For the first time
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Economic Hardships Leaving Young Girls Vulnerable To Abuse
NORTON Member of Parliament Temba Mliswa says the economic hardships the country is facing is leaving the girl child vulnerable to abuse. Mr Mliswa says the abuse the young girls are facing is destroying their confidence leaving them with no hope. “Economic Challenges that we are facing are making our girls prone to abuse by
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Zim Medical Student Elected IFMSA Africa Regional Director
A Zimbabwean medical student was recently elected to head Africa’s Directorate for the International Federation of Medical Students Associations(IFMSA) following a tight contest in Taiwan. By Kudakwashe Pembere Allistair Mukondiwa pursuing a medical degree with the University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences in an interview said he was happy to be the first Zimbabwean
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Global tuberculosis epidemic cannot be ended unless it is eliminated in India
THE 50th Union World Conference on Lung Health taking place in Hyderabad, India, has opened with a call to end the emergency of the global tuberculosis (TB) epidemic, now responsible for killing some 1.5 million people each year. “Ending the TB emergency starts right here in India,” said José Luis Castro, Executive Director of the
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“We Wont Be Attending Disciplinary Hearing”- Striking Doctors
STRIKING doctors will not attend the November 1 disciplinary hearing by Government claiming demanding salary increases was within their rights, HealthTimes has learnt. By Kudakwashe Pembere In an interview with Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association (ZHDA) secretary general Dr Tawanda Zvakada said demanding a fair wage did not warrant a disciplinary hearing. “We believe we have
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