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Historic Homecoming: Zimbabwean Becomes First Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon to Return, Treat Children At CURE International Hospital

Michael Gwarisa

UK-trained doctor is the first native-born surgeon to return to practice pediatric orthopedics in the Sub-Saharan country CURE International has helped make history today for the people of Zimbabwe. Today at CURE Zimbabwe, Dr. Tongai Chitsamatanga became the country’s first Zimbabwean in history to return to the country to serve as a full-time fellowship trained

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#JUSTIN: CPU Avails US$5 Million To R

Michael Gwarisa

The Civil Protection Unit has availed $5 mln needed to rehabillitate Manama Mission hospital and the army has since been seconded to carryout construction works at the health institution that was destroyed by heavy rains early this month.

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Government, UN sign a new five-year cooperation framework

Michael Gwarisa

THE Zimbabwean Government and the United Nations signed a new five-year Zimbabwe UN Development Cooperation Framework (ZUNSDCF 2022-2026) that articulates the strategic engagement of the United Nations Country Team in Zimbabwe to support the country to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). HealthTimes Reporter The ZUNSDCF was signed by the Chief Secretary to the President

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Up to 180.000 health workers may have died from COVID-19

Michael Gwarisa

BETWEEN 80,000 and 180,000 health and care workers may have died from COVID-19 between January of 2020 and May of this year, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. By Patricia Mashiri That grim estimate features in a new WHO working paper based on the 3.45 million coronavirus-related deaths reported globally to the UN health

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#BREAKING: All 192 Nashville Students Test Negative For COVID-19

Michael Gwarisa

AN update by the Gweru COVID-19 task-force indicates that of all the 192 COVID-19 tests that were done on Nashiville Secondary School students, non of them came out positive. By Michael Gwarisa In an update by the task-force, they said, “Following reports circulating on social media on Nashville High school pupils alleging Covid 19 positive

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#DEVELOPINGSTORY: Nashville Conducts Mass Testing For Pupils After Pictures Of Alleged COVID-19 Positive Students Go Viral

Michael Gwarisa

NASHVILE Secondary School in Gweru has started mass COVID-19 testing of students in response to circulating pictures on social media of pupils lying helplessly in the sun and alleged to be down with COVID-19. By Patricia Mashiri The testing exercise commenced last night with teams from the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) havig

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Zim Citizens Warned against Complacency….As New Delta Sub-Variant Wreaks Havoc

Michael Gwarisa

NEW coronavirus strains including a Delta variant sub-strain are already giving the world headaches, amidst indications that countries such as Russia and United Kingdom and even China have started recording record high death tolls and new infections linked to new strains. By Michael Gwarisa According to the Russian federal agency inspecting consumer rights protection and

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