Zim Tightens Coronavirus Surveillance and Monitoring
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
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Fifty Pupils To Be Recruited As Nutrition Advocates
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
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Open Letter To Minister Obadiah Moyo: Time To Get Serious About Coronavirus
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
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#BREAKING: Second Positive Coronavirus Case Recorded On African Soil
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
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#BREAKING: Stop Eating These Pilchards Canned Fish Brands
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
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Empowered communities in Harare fighting cholera and typhoid
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
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