Health Communicators Forum Launches Health Reporting Media Awards

In a bid to award journalists and encourage them to report better on health the Health Communicator Forum of Zimbabwe with backing from HIFC will honour the best health journalists in the country. By Staff Reporter During the awards journalists will be judged on best Covid 19 coverage and Best HIV/AIDS coverage amongst other categories. Speaking to Health times, the HCF Chairperson, Anna Miti said the awards are important as health journalists have been working really hard to keep reporting health in a very difficult environment fraught with misinformation and…

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Cell Biotech Brings Precision Medicine To Zimbabwe’s Doorstep

Precision medicine, which is also frequently referred to as “personalised medicine,” is a rapidly expanding area of medicine that focuses on finding efficient ways to treat patients based on their genetic, environmental, and lifestyle characteristics. Precision medicine is therefore a place where science meets healthcare, thus ensuring quality care for every patient. While precision medicine continues to grow in the developed world, it has remained absent in the developing world, with Zimbabwe being no exception. Contrary to traditional medicine, which is still practiced in developing countries and some parts of…

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