Day: February 26, 2020

Zim Tightens Coronavirus Surveillance and Monitoring

Healthtimes

STRICT measures for people coming from Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) breaching self quarantine conditions set for them by Zimbabwe’s health authorities will be put in place, a Cabinet official has said. By Kuda Pembere. This was said during a post cabinet media briefing on Wednesday. Government will detain and isolate people from affected countries should they breach self-quarantine conditions. With the number of people coming from China and other affected countries increasing to 4 589, they are under surveillance and monitoring for signs and symptoms of the disease. “What will be…

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Fifty Pupils To Be Recruited As Nutrition Advocates

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THE Zimbabwe Civil Society Organisations Nutrition Alliance (ZCOSUNA) alongside the Rural Enterprise Trust of Zimbabwe aims to nurture 50 school children as nutrition advocates. By Kudakwashe Pembere The Rural Enterprise Trust of Zimbabwe a member of ZCOSUNA took nutrition advocacy to Kuwadzana district schools namely Presbyterian College and Corpus Christ High School. In Harare, this program was taken to Churchhill Boys High School. RETZ head of programs Cuthbert Mukora giving the background of this initiative said since 2017, they trained junior parliamentarians and junior councilors. Previously we have been doing…

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Open Letter To Minister Obadiah Moyo: Time To Get Serious About Coronavirus

Michael Gwarisa

HONORABLE Minister of Health, Dr Obadiah Moyo. It is with a heavy heart that I write this letter to your esteemed office in the wake of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) which has wreaked havoc in China and other parts of the world. Already, more than 2300 lives have been lost in China alone while other deaths have also been recorded in other parts of the world. It is also worrying that the virus is slowly finding its way into Africa. Egypt recorded its first case last week while Algeria have also…

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#BREAKING: Second Positive Coronavirus Case Recorded On African Soil

Michael Gwarisa

THE Coronavirus plague which has killed not less than 2000 people in China and several others outside China is gradually penetrating  African soil as Algeria records its first case a week after Egypt had its first positive case. By Michael Gwarisa The Algerian Ministry of Health  Shamsuddin Shitor confirmed on Tuesday the first case of coronavirus in the country, an Italian man who arrived on February 17. The Minister of Health Health said on state TV that the authorities were able to detect this case due to the vigilance system…

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#BREAKING: Stop Eating These Pilchards Canned Fish Brands

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THE manufacturer of recalled pilchards is in trouble. The National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS) has ordered all wholesalers and retailers to remove a dozen brands from their shelves. A canning deficiency has resulted in a mass recall of Cape Point, Saldanha, Shoprite’s RiteBrand, Checkers House brand, U-Brand and OK House brands cans with the code ZST-2 and ZSC-2. It means the product is unfit for consumption. The company remains mum on the recall. The National Consumer Commission Acting Commissioner Thezi Mabuza says no formal communication from the supplier has been…

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Empowered communities in Harare fighting cholera and typhoid

Michael Gwarisa

IN Zimbabwe’s capital Harare, recurring outbreaks of cholera and typhoid fever are a pressing health concern. In many of the city’s suburbs, public water supply is unreliable, and leaking sewage pipes, pit latrines, and poor waste management contaminate the groundwater. Using innovative borehole technology and empowering communities to manage their own water points, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has developed a highly effective environmental health toolkit. A small, dimly lit entrance leads into the dozen rundown apartment blocks of Mbare flats in southern Harare. Satellite dishes and laundry lines clutter the…

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