Day: September 13, 2022

Pariranyatwa Hospital Casualty Ward Ceiling Collapses

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Officials at Parirenyatwa Hospital have confirmed the collapse of a ceiling in one of the hospital wards at Parireyatwa Hospital. By Staff Reporter In a statement, Parireyantwa Hospiatl said, “We have come across social media reports of an accident in our hospital. We would like to confirm the occurrence of an unfortunate incidence in the Physician’s Bay today (13/09/22) in the early hours of the morning. “A small part of the ceiling in one of the cubicles unexpectedly fell on two of the patients under observation in the cubicle. Both…

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Comprehensive Post Abortion Care is an Essential Component of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and Critical for the Attainment of Health Related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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In my years of experience working in sexual reproductive health (SRH), the most topical debates include the topics of unintended pregnancies, teenage pregnancies, sexual gender based violence (SGBV), and abortion among others. Termination of Pregnancy (abortion) is one of the most controversial and emotive issues across the social realm in a conservative society like Zimbabwe. The main thrust of social-cultural discussions in sexual reproductive health is around prevention of unintended pregnancies thus avoiding the topic of abortion completely. However, the dilemma is when prevention fails, what happens next? The Zimbabwe…

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