August 17, 2022 - HealthTimes

Gvt Urges Citizens To Take Up First AID Training…As Zim Records 5000 Workplace Accidents Annually

August 17, 2022January 27, 2023 Michael Gwarisa

Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Minister, Professor Paul Mavhima says First AID skills were critical in emergencies and it was crucial for every citizen to have basic first aid training. By Michael Gwarisa Speaking at the First Aid Breakfast Meeting that was hosted by the Zimbabwe Red Cross Society (ZRCS) in Harare, Minister Mavhima urged Red Cross to be more visible and to expand services beyond their usual catchment zones. There is need for all Zimbabweans to have basic knowledge of first aid given that emergencies are a daily…

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Cyclone Idai Missing Persons Finally Declared Dead

August 17, 2022 Michael Gwarisa

VICTIMS of the Cyclone Idai who went missing when disaster hit Chimanimani and other parts of Zimbabwe in March 2019 have finally been declared dead. By Staff Reporter Information Minister, Sen Monica Mutsvangwa told Journalists that that Cabinet received a report on the Exhumation of Cyclone Idai victims who were temporarily buried in the Dombe, Sussundenga and Moussorize, and Espungabeira districts of Mozambique as presented by the Minister of Local Government and Public Works, Honourable July Moyo. The nation is being informed that following a Cabinet decision to exhume bodies…

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Zim Gvt Invokes Civil Protection Unit Emergency Act As Zim’s Measles Death Toll Goes Up To 157

August 17, 2022August 17, 2022 Michael Gwarisa

ZIMBABWE has announced the activation of the country’s Civil Protection Act to deal with the surging measles cases and deaths amidst indications of a rise in the death toll over the past few days. By Michael Gwarisa The Civil Protection Act sets up the administration for civil protection at state and local level in Zimbabwe, provides with respect to the declaration of a state of disaster and operations in case of disaster and established National Civil Protection Fund. Briefing Journalists yesterday during a post cabinet media briefing, Information Minister, Senator…

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School Fees Now A Catastrophic Household Expense In Zimbabwe-World Remit Report

August 17, 2022August 17, 2022 Michael Gwarisa

A World Remit 2022 Cost of School report has indicated that the cost of sending children to school in Zimbabwe this year will be over six times more than the average household’s income, ranking it among the world’ s most expensive places for sending children to school. By Michael Gwarisa According the report which observed 21 markets globally, by comparing the average cost of basic educational needs with average annual incomes and fertility rates to determine the season’s financial impact on families around the world, most families will struggle to…

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