December 11, 2021 - HealthTimes

Honoring 2021 COVID-19 Information Champions

December 11, 2021December 12, 2021 Healthtimes

EVERY battle has its heroes and for Zimbabwe’s COVID-19 raging war, we owe everything to our dedicated health personal, government, community health players, media and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) for joining hands in fighting this unwelcome visitor called COVID-19. In every battle, information plays a key role in equipping fighters with strategies and ways to either evade the enemy or take him on head-on. Misinformation and the propagation of wrong and false information however could lead soldiers and innocent civilians right into the hands of the enemy, hence the need…

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Smoking Shisha A Potential TB Super spreader-Expert

December 11, 2021 Michael Gwarisa

HOOKER Water Pipes also known as Shisha or Hubbly Bubbly could be possible transmitters of the bacteria that causes Tuberculosis (TB) from one person a group of multiple smokers at any given time, a local TB expert has warned. By Michael Gwarisa The warning comes in the wake of an increase in the uptake of the Shisha smoking in Zimbabwe around some of the popular joints where multiple smokers take turns to puff of on the pipes without following any hygiene etiquette. According to data, the number of puffs inhaled…

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ZAN Appoints New Board

December 11, 2021December 11, 2021 Healthtimes

THE Zimbabwe AIDS Network (ZAN) has appointed a new board. Click blue link new below to see the entire new board ZAN NGB profiles 2022-2024

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Stop TB Partnership Zimbabwe Launches National Social Media Campaign

December 11, 2021December 11, 2021 Michael Gwarisa

THE Stop TB Partnership Zimbabwe, a country level initiative meant to scale up Tuberculosis (TB) case finding and treatment in various communities which include high TB burden settings, has launched a national social media campaign that will see TB champions, media and other key stakeholders raising awareness around the TB subject using various digital media platforms and media products. By Michael Gwarisa in Kadoma The campaign will result in the production of video TB Information, Education and Communication (IEC) material for distribution through celebrity platforms as well as other social…

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