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Gvt Reviewing Vehicles Loan Scheme Rates For Healthcare Workers

Michael Gwarisa

AS part of efforts to retain skilled healthcare professionals, government has announced that a raft of measures including a subsidized vehicle loan scheme were in the pipeline. By Michael Gwarisa Briefing Journalists during a post cabinet media briefing, Information minister, Senorita Monica Mutsvangwa said government was focusing on accelerating the provision of non-monetary benefits to

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Human-Wildlife Conflict In Zim: Six People Killed By Wild Animals In One Week

Michael Gwarisa

A 46 year old man from Save was killed by an Elephant whilst coming from church, bringing the total number of people who have been killed by wildlife over the past seven days t0 six. By Michael Gwarisa According to Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife (ZIMPARKS) spokesperson, Mr Tinashe Farawo, conflict between people and wildlife was

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Time To Treat Mental Health As An Emergency Of National Concern

Michael Gwarisa

OVER the past few days, Zimbabwe was gripped with horrendous tales of how one Thubelithe Khoshow (26), a businessman based in Kwekwe went on a rampage, murdering six people and injuring five others on October, 9 2021. A police report revealed that when Thubelithe became mentally disturbed and acted violently, he was taken to a

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New study casts doubt on the way in which tuberculosis (TB) is transmitted

Michael Gwarisa

Results from the first fingerstick blood test to meet WHO standards for TB released The virtual 52nd Union World Conference on Lung Health (WCOLH) opened today by announcing three major scientific developments that will potentially impact the global response to tuberculosis (TB), the world´s second biggest infectious disease killer behind COVID-19. The event takes place

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