SOUTH Africa’s President, Cyril Ramaphsa has defended MEC of Limpopo Dr Pophi Ramathuba after her statement in relation to Zimbabweans flocking to South Africa for Health care while the country is struggling to deliver services to SA citizens. SABC News Foreign Editor confirmed this in a tweet.
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UN Women in partnership with National AIDS Council of Zimbabwe (NAC-Zimbabwe) conducted a five-day national SASA! Together Support Phase Training of Trainers (ToT) in Kwekwe on 18-22 July. The ToT was made possible through the support from the Spotlight Initiative, funded by European Union, targeting organisations already implementing the SASA! Together Start and Awareness phases in various provinces in Zimbabwe. The training aimed to build participants’ skills and encourage community members to join power with women experiencing violence and men who are potential allies in preventing violence against women and…
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Newly established global estimate on hygiene reveals the risk of disease spread and infections to patients and health care providers Half of health care facilities worldwide lack basic hygiene services with water and soap or alcohol-based hand rub where patients receive care and at toilets in these facilities, according to the latest Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) report by WHO and UNICEF. Around 3.85 billion people use these facilities, putting them at greater risk of infection, including 688 million people who receive care at facilities with no hygiene services at all.…
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Louise Mhlanga from Zimbabwe and Sosha Choir from South Africa are among 15 musicians who have joined the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to draw attention to the fact that thousands of people across the world are missing and their families are desperate for answers. By Staff Reporter The musicians, who span five continents, came together with the ICRC and Playing for Change, to produce a music video as a tribute to missing people and their families to be released on International Day of the Disappeared (August 30).…
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THE Anti-Foreigner sentiment in neighboring South Africa has reached another level after opposition leader Gayton Mckenzie made stunning remarks when he threatened to disconnect all foreigners admitted in South African Hospitals from Oxygen Machines. By Staff Reporter His remarks also come hot on the heels of another degrading act where Limpopo MEC, Dr Phopi Ramathuba dragged a sick Zimbabwean woman for what she termed burdening South Africa’s healthcare. Speaking during a tombstone unveiling for Nathaniel Julies, Mackenzie said he supported Dr Ramathuba’s sentiments and would go a step further to…
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MEMBERS of Parliament have advised government through the Ministry and Child Care (MoHCC) to invoke provisions for the laws that allow for the punishment of every parent who refuses to have their child immunized against measles. By Staff Reporter The call comes in the wake of a raging measles outbreak which has already claimed more than 150 children according to the past update that was made by Cabinet. Most the affected children are those from apostolic sects where vaccination for children is discouraged. Making a recommendation in Parliament, Norton Legislator,…
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As cities in Africa continue to grow at a rapid pace, the importance of sanitation services must not be overlooked – we must get it right. By Agathe Nougaret By 2050, the World Economic Forum predicts that more than 1.3 billion people in Africa will call a city home. Such a large number of people living in growing cities could pose problems, so we asked our experts: What are the top three types of infrastructure to focus on for the sustainable development of cities and urban areas in Africa?…
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NHS series: Care workers, lured from south east Africa to start their careers in this country, are being scammed and exploited by middlemen Zimbabwean care workers are being tricked into coming to the UK by unscrupulous middlemen who withhold up to half their wages and force them to live in squalor. The scam, which plays on the acute shortages of nursing and care staff across Britain’s hospitals and care homes, has echoes of the debt bondage schemes recently revealed to be impacting Indonesian farmers. Zimbabwe is in economic crisis and…
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PARENTS, guardians of children with heart diseases are forking out USD30 000 for open heart surgeries which are done overseas, parliamentarians heard on Tuesday. By Kuda Pembere Brave Little Hearts Zimbabwe, an organisation representing the interests of children with heart diseases on Tuesday petitioned the Health and Child Care parliamentary portfolio committee to look into challenges facing these children. BLHZ director Ms Tendai Moyo said the most common of pediatric heart diseases can be corrected in Zimbabwe instead of going abroad. Most of the children are born with a complete…
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The Mobile Revolution is here and Zimbabwe just like many other countries in the world has progressed in ensuring access to mobile phone services is affordable by anyone regardless of economic background. In Zimbabwe, even horses have cell-phones and there are probably more mobile phones than there are toothbrushes in the world. By Michael Gwarisa The mobile phone is accessible in even the most remote areas of the world where often times access to clean water, medical personnel or health facilities do not exist. Mobile phone technology has a growing…
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