Day: July 14, 2021

#BREAKING: Dapivirine, Vaginal Ring Approved For Use In Zimbabwe

Michael Gwarisa

IN what is likely to be a major breakthrough for Zimbabwe’s HIV response, the Dapivirine or Vaginal Ring, a tool meant to expand HIV prevention options for women has been approved for use in Zimbabwe, HealthTimes has learnt. By Michael Gwarisa The Vaginal ring was submitted to the Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) for review on March, 5 2021 and according to MCAZ procedures, approval for a medical drug or innovation usually takes between three months or a few years, depending on the completeness of the technical information that…

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Brain Drain Hampers City Of Harare Clinics Vaccination Efforts

Michael Gwarisa

HARARE local authority Clinics are finding it difficult to clear long winding queues of citizens who are coming forward daily to get inoculated. By Michael Gwarisa In most cases, the facilities are just serving 30 or less people, telling the remaining hundreds to consider a later date for vaccination. Even though the City has published a list of centers conducting vaccinations, it appears some centers have not been living up to their promise. A tour of the vaccination centers around the city show a grim picture characterized by long winding…

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Government reviews lockdown

Healthtimes

PRESIDENT  Emmerson Mnangagwa has extended the level 4 National Lockdown by another two weeks as to accelerate the national vaccination program. The plan to maintain the current level 4 lockdown will make it possible for the immediate acceleration of the vaccination program throughout the country,” President Mnangagwa said. Zimbabwe is planning to vaccine 10 million people by year end and less than a million people have been vaccinated so far. The cumulative number of the vaccinated people with first dose stands at 955 656 and 619 883 have received their…

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Children Have Lasting Mental Health Effects From Pandemics: Experts

Patricia Mashiri

MENTAL health experts have urged parents to look out for signs and symptoms of stress and distress in children during the pandemic that usually manifest themselves as aggressive behavior in Children amongst a hots of other signs. By Patricia Mashiri In an interview with HealthTimes, Dr Kudakwashe Muchena a leading Psychologist said The COVID-19 pandemic just like any other pandemics such as HIV/AIDS exter pressure on the mental health of children leading to lot of anxiety and panic amongst children usually when people who sit around them gets sick and…

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