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Gwanda wins water treatment plant

Michael Gwarisa

GWANDA Municipality now runs the water treatment plant it has been battling to take from the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA). By Kudakwashe Pembere This handing over of the water plant to the council comes following intense advocacy by Matebeleland South MP Honourable Sipho Ndlovu-Mokone for ZINWA to relinquish it to the local authorities of

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HIV/AIDS

Study Reveals Substantial Weight Gain In African Women Taking Dolutegravir HIV Drug

Michael Gwarisa

A study analysing data from four African countries found that people living with HIV who switched to a dolutegravir-based antiretroviral regimen had a four-fold increase in average weight gain, compared to the year before the switch. AIDS MAP The World Health Organization endorsed dolutegravir as part of first-line antiretroviral therapy in 2018. It is a

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Health News

#BREAKING: Government Disburses ZWL 3,790,919,745.02 To PSMAS

Michael Gwarisa

THE Government of Zimbabwe says it has been religiously honoring its pledge to financially support the beleaguered medical aid society, PSMAS contrary to what some labor unions are saying. By Staff Reporter In a statement, Ambassador Jonathan Wutawunashe, secretary, Service Commissions Public Service Commission (PSC) Secretary said disbursements made by Government to PSMAS, totalling ZWL

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