Day: November 9, 2022

Malaria kills 151

Healthtimes

Malaria has to date reportedly killed more than 150 people in Zimbabwe with over 92 000 cases having thus far been recorded this year. By Staff Reporter The disease according to the Ministry of Health and Child Care Weekly Diseases Surveillance report for the period 17 to 23 October was endemic in Mashonaland East and Mashonaland Central as each provinces had more than 400 cases recorded. “Meanwhile, the 2022 cumulative cases for Malaria stand at 92 310 and 151 deaths,” the Ministry of Health and Child Care said The Health…

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MCAZ in Medicine Safety Awareness Drive

Kuda Pembere

The Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) on Monday launched its #MedSafetyWeek awareness campaign urging Zimbabweans to report any undesired side effects of medicines they take. By Kudakwashe Pembere With most of the people locally and globally now virtually savvy, MCAZ joins the rest of the world in the #MedSafetyWeek social media campaign which is in its seventh year running. This year’s #MedSafetyWeek comes as MCAZ  witnessed  a colossal jump in the number of adverse events following immunization (AEFI) during 2021 when 445 cases were reported compared to 51 the…

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Climate Change Hits Mana pools National Park: One Pool on brink of permanently drying up, Baobab trees dying

Michael Gwarisa

Approximately 7,000 kilometres away in the City of Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt, the world is gathered for the COP27 climate conference to take action towards achieving the world’s collective climate goals in the midst of raging global warming and climate change induced catastrophes. The conference kicked off on November 6 ending November 18. By Michael Gwarisa Back home in Zimbabwe, the effects of Climate Change can already be felt in the Mana Pools National Park, one of the country’s leading tourist attractions and home to 350 bird species and large…

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Zimbabwe Invites Retired and Former Nurses and Health Workers Back Into Service

Healthtimes

THE Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) through the Health Services Board (HSB) has extended the waiver to reappoint former health workers who need to re-join the service in a bid to fill the gaps that have been arisen as a result of the exodus of skilled personnel. By Staff Reporter Through a circular, HSB Executive Director, Mr Angelbert Mbengwa said the waiver has been extended from the original September Deadline to March 31 2023. Please be advised that the waiver has been extended for a further period of…

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