April 9, 2021 - HealthTimes

Zim Boarding School Records 78 New Cases, As COVID-19 Cases Begin To Rise

April 9, 2021April 9, 2021 Healthtimes

THE country’s COVID-19 cases have been on an upward trend over the past few days post the just ended Easter Holidays with majority of cases having been recorded in one boarding school in Matebeleland South. HealthTimes Reporter According to the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) daily Situation Reports (SITREPs), for the past three days, cases have been increasing at an unprecedented rate. As at April 7, 2021, 18 new Covid-19 cases were recorded before they jumped to 68 on April, 2021 and 95 new cases on April, 9…

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ZADHR worried about low vaccination uptake

April 9, 2021 Healthtimes

THE Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights (ZADHR) has raised concern over the low uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine across the country. By Tanaka Moyo Commemorating this year’s World Health Day under the theme ‘Building a fairer, healthier world for everyone’. ZADHR through a press release expressed a great worry that again this year’s commemorations are being held in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and a great population is not willing to get vaccinated most probably because of lack of information. In this vein, ZADHR applauds governments across…

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5 Pupils Test Positive For COVID-19 At Sacred Heart Girls High

April 9, 2021April 9, 2021 Patricia Mashiri

FIVE students have tested positive for COVID-19 at Sacred Heart Girls High school in Bulawayo. Staff Reporter The announcement was made by the Headmistress, Mr Ludo Ncube through a statement that was addressed to the parents and guardians. On behalf of the school family, I would like to confirm five cases of COVID-19 all being pupils at our school. Tests for COVID-19 were administered at Esigodini Hospital after realizing that nine of our students had flu symptoms. We sent nine of them to the hospital, five of them tested positive…

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WAG Uses The Safe-Engage Tool To Sensitize Nurses On Termination Of Pregnancy Act

April 9, 2021April 9, 2021 Michael Gwarisa

WAG Executive Director Mrs Edinah Masiyiwa addresses the Zim Nurses Association at the sensitisation meeting

THE Women’s Action Group of Zimbabwe (WAG) is making use of the SAFE ENGAGE (Strengthening Evidence Based Policy to Expand Access to Safe Abortion) media tool to communicate the country’s illegal abortion scenario to various key stakeholders in a bid to raise awareness on Zimbabwe’s abortion situation as well as familiarize communities with the country’s Termination of Pregnancy Act (TOP). By Michael Gwarisa Amongst some of the groups that have benefited from WAG’s sensitization programs are Senators, Parliamentarians, traditional leaders, midwives and recently nurses. Speaking during a half day SAFE…

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