July 26, 2021 - HealthTimes

Amended Health Act Prohibits Health Workers From Striking

July 26, 2021 NewsRoom

THE newly amended Health Public Act by the government now criminalizes individuals who are members of any trade unions in health services body to organize a job action contrary to the newly gazetted law. Staff Reporter The new amendment also criminalizes health workers to go on a job action for more than 72 hours in any given 14 days period. This attracts a penalty. “Any individual who is a member of governing body of any trade union or representative body of members of the health service which incites or organizes…

Lawyers Fight Suspension Of Pregnant Student Nurse From Training

July 26, 2021 NewsRoom

SIBONGINKOSI Jacoline Dube, a student nurse at United Bulawayo Hospital (UBH) was suspended from training on May 17 this year following a positive pregnancy test result. Staff Reporter The move by UBH has prompted Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) to approach the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) seeking Dube’s reinstatement into the programme. In a letter written to UBH Chief Executive Officer Dr Narcisius Dzvanga, Jabulani Mhlanga of ZLHR protested against the discrimination and ill-treatment of the aspiring nurse. Mhlanga said Dube had advised him that on the day the…

PSMAS Launches Contact Centre

July 26, 2021 NewsRoom

Premier Service Medical Aid Society has launched a new Contact Centre meant to provide an additional platform for efficient and effective support to its members. Own Correspondent The Contact Centre, which started operating this month will provide personalised experience to the members by executing inbound and outbound communication with PSMAS members as well as prospective members. It comes with various interactive platforms that include the Web Chat accessed via the PSMAS website, Facebook, WhatsApp and E-mail. Stakeholders can also contact PSMAS Contact Centre through their telephone lines. Through operationalisation of…

Zim Receives Another One Million Sinovac vaccines

July 26, 2021 Patricia Mashiri

ZIMBABWE yesterday received one million Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines procured from China to intensify the fight against COVID-19. By Patricia Mashiri Minister of Finance and Economic Development Mtuli Ncube, said the country had US$92 million for the procurement of vaccines from the United Nation’s vaccines sharing initiative (COVAX) and they were expecting more vaccines. So our vaccination program and vaccine acquisition program is going very well. For the first dose, we are already reaching about 50.000 vaccination per day, which is good going indeed. So all is going well. We feel…