Day: November 28, 2019

Zim Only Pelvis Ortho Surgeon Faces Dismissal

Healthtimes

ZIMBABWE’S sole pelvis orthopedic surgeon has been served with hearing summons by the Health Service Board  which he is likely going to abscond. By HealthTimes Reporter He is among the 57 senior hospital doctors that were charged for not going to work. “Zim’s only pelvis ortho surgeon has just received his letter to come for a hearing,” Zimbabwe Senior Hospital Doctors Association (SHDA) wrote on their twitter account, adding “He is not attending, Consider him fired. Welldone Dr Obadiah Moyo.” The senior doctors are demanding for the reinstatement of 488…

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Chinhoyi One Stop Centre For GBV Survivors Launched

Michael Gwarisa

THE United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has launched the One Stop center for  survivors of Gender Based Violence (GBV) in Chinhoyi in an effort to improve access to services for survivors of Gender Based Violence By Michael Gwarisa The GBV One-stop centre is part of the Zero Tolerance for GBV 365 National programme and has been birthed from a partnership between the UNFPA, the governments of Britain, Ireland, Sweden and the European Unione (EU) through support from the ministry of Gender and Community development. Speaking at the launch, UNFPA country…

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Higherlife Foundation Launches ZW$100 million Fellowship For Zim Doctors

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HIGHERLIFE Foundation has launched a ZW$100 million training fellowship for junior and senior medical resident officers employed at public health institutions in Zimbabwe. By Kudakwashe Pembere Eligible for the fellowship are Joshua Nkomo Capernaum Trust alumni and non-alumni. HLF said the $100 million fellowship will last for six months, with funding contingent upon fellows remaining enrolled in their programmes for that period and satisfying the stipulated requirements. “The $100 million fellowship comprises a non-negotiable monthly subsistence allowance of $5 000 (five thousand Zimbabwean dollars) per doctor for a maximum of…

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