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#JUSTIN: Lancet Sets Up Lab At Vic Falls Airport To Test Visitors

Michael Gwarisa

LANCET Clinical Laboratories has established a laboratory at the Victoria Falls Airport with the aim of testing arriving tourists and the visiting public to curb the spread of the COVID-19. By Michael Gwarisa Briefing Journalists  during a Post Cabinet briefing, Information, publicity and broadcasting service, Senator Monica Mutsvangwa said the move was part of  measures

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#BREAKING: The Avenues Clinic Restructures, 13 Employees Laid Off

Michael Gwarisa

MEDICAl Investments Limited’s (MIL) flagship company, The Avenues Clinic says it is going through a restructuring exercise which has largely been driven by reduced operational capacity and some inefficiencies currently being experienced in certain departments. By Michael Gwarisa The exercise will likely see 13 of its employees being laid-off while the leadership of the organisation

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Breaking the Cycle of Neglect: New Report Highlights the Economic Benefits of Eliminating NTDs in Africa

Michael Gwarisa

More than 1.7bn people require treatment for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) worldwide, with over 40% of the burden in Africa. Data indicate that reducing the illness and early death associated with NTDs would increase adults’ current and future economic productivity. Treating and preventing NTDs at a large scale could greatly increase the GDPs of countries

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Abuse and harassment driving girls off Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, global survey reveals

Michael Gwarisa

Largest ever survey on online violence shows that one in five girls (19%) have left or significantly reduced use of a social media platform after being harassed, while another one in ten (12%) have changed the way they express themselves. HARARE: Girls and young women worldwide are demanding urgent action from social media companies after

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