Zimbabwe More Prepared For Epidemics: Global Health Security Index
AT a time when Zimbabweans assume the country is not prepared for the current coronavirus disease (COVID-19), a latest Global Health Security Index report ranked Zimbabwe among the top 10 of African countries for being ‘more prepared’. Zimbabwe is number nine out of 54 African countries while being number 152 out of 195 on the
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ZIMBABWE currently has over 18 000 people taking Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) with 17 having seroconverted to HIV Positive. By Kudakwashe Pembere Seroconversion is the time in which a person develops antibodies to any disease-causing microorganisms (called pathogens). Antibodies are the defensive proteins produced by the immune system to neutralize a pathogen and is specific to
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UZ College Of Health Sciences’ Lecturers Down Tools
LECTURERS in the department of surgery have withdrawn their teaching services at the University Of Zimbabwe College Of Health Sciences (UZCHS) which ‘unprocedurally’ replaced their Head of Department and ill-treatment of medical students. By Kudakwashe Pembere The Senior Hospital Doctors Association (SHDA) and Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association (ZHDA) claim the dismissal of Dr David Muchuweti
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Zim Faces Surgical Masks Shortage…As Panic Over Coronavirus Grows
ZIMBABWE could soon be facing an acute shortage of surgical masks and other consumables amidst indications of panic buying by Chinese nationals as they try to boost stocks in their home country in the face of the ravaging Coronavirus (COVID-19). By Michael Gwarisa China already has 150 new confirmed coronavirus deaths according to the National
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