Armed robbers shoot security guard at Natpharm
A SECURITY guard was shot and injured on Monday morning at the National Pharmaceutical (Natpharm) Company in Bulawayo in a suspected armed robbery incident. SOURCE: THE CHRONICLE The guard was rushed to United Bulawayo Hospitals for treatment. Details were still sketchy as to how many robbers had tried to raid Natpharm. The suspected armed robbers
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COVID-19 Halts Two Decades Of Global Healthcare Progress
New evidence compiled by the World Health Organization and the World Bank shows that the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to halt two decades of global progress towards Universal Health Coverage. The organizations also reveal that already before the pandemic more than half a billion people were pushed or further pushed into extreme poverty because they
Read MoreCalls For Increased Efforts To Curb Hopely’s Teen Pregnancies and Substance Abuse Get Louder
Civil Society organizations who gathered in Hopley Community agreed that there was need for concerted efforts to help build the vulnerable community and rid it of ills such as the high teen pregnancies, Sexual abuse as well as high substance abuse. By Patricia Mashiri Hopley, a Peri-urban community on the outskirts of Harare has a
Read MoreZNFPC, City Of Harare Use Sport To Fight GBV and HIV In Young People
IN an effort to eradicate new HIV infections, teenage pregnancies and gender-based violence (GBV) in communities, the Harare City Council in partnership with the Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council (ZNFPC) have introduced youths games to keep young people engaged. By Patricia Mashiri The games include soccer, netball and traditional games such as nhodo, tsoro and
Read More2022 National Budget Fails To Answer Key Disability Questions
EVEN though the 2022 National Budget that was recently announced by Finance and Economic Development Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube showed some improvement in the allocation to the health sector, it is silent on some of concerns that have been affecting Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) over the years. By Patricia Mashiri Zimbabwe has a sizable number
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PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19
SOUTH Africa’s President, Cyril Ramaphosa is receiving treatment for mild COVID-19 symptoms after testing positive for the viral infection today, Sunday, 12 December 2021. The President started feeling unwell after leaving the State Memorial Service in honour of former Deputy President FW de Klerk in Cape Town earlier today. The President is in good spirits
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