Day: July 7, 2021

Zim Hasn’t Confirmed Presence of Lambda Variant Yet Says Ministry Of Health

Michael Gwarisa

THE Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) says Zimbabwean scientists have not detected the Lambda variant as yet, a highly infectious coronavirus strain which was first reported in Peru. By Michael Gwarisa The reaction comes as a response remarks by South Africa’s National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) executive director, Adrian Puren where he said the variant was circulating in other countries in Africa including Zimbabwe but was yet to be detected in South Africa. In an interview with HealthTimes, the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) spokesperson,…

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WORRYING: Second most recommended drug for COVID-19, will remain unaffordable & inaccessible for many

Healthtimes

Swiss pharmaceutical corporation Roche must urgently share know-how and technology with broad range of manufacturers in low- and middle-income countries to scale up production and access Wednesday, July 7, 2021 — As the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended tocilizumab yesterday for people with severe COVID-19, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) called on the Swiss pharmaceutical corporation Roche, the world’s sole producer of the drug, to lower the price of the drug to make it affordable and accessible for everyone who needs it, everywhere. Roche must end its monopoly and urgently share the…

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Vaccination, Adherence To Covid-19 Regulations Solution To Ending The Pandemic

Healthtimes

ENDING the ravaging Covid-19 pandemic in Zimbabwe requires communities, whether in rural areas or cities, to religiously adhere to regulations pronounced by the government, getting vaccinated as well as following guidelines issued by WHO on the disease, which has claimed over 3 million lives globally. By Itai Josh Rusike Following recent upsurge of Covid-19 cases in some parts of the country and the subsequent localized lockdowns, the government introduced new level measures. But such measures, though important, are not enough when people lack adequate information about the virus. Lack of…

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Funerals Becomes COVID-19 Super Spreaders

Healthtimes

GOVERNMENT has noted with concern that funerals have been one of the causes why COVID-19 new cases have been rising lately. Staff Reporter Speaking to Journalist, Minister of Information and Broadcasting Services Senator Monica Mutsvangwa said the government was working flat out reduce the COVID-19 burden on citizens. Funerals have become major spreaders within the Provinces, the Environmental Health Workers and Police are upping their game in the enforcement of the mandatory numbers. While Village Health Workers are playing their part in educating villagers, we implore traditional leaders to be…

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