Zimbabwe hosts the 2nd African Regional Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) Conference
THE Second African Regional Conference on Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) has kicked-off in the Victoria Falls and will will run from 12 – 14 January 2023. By Tatenda Chimbwanda in Victoria Falls The conference is running under the theme “NCD prevention, surveillance and management to achieve SDG 3 in the context of COVID-19 and other health
Read MoreParirenyatwa gets US$400 000 worth of hospital medicines and equipment
THE African Diaspora Development Institute (ADDI), on Thursday handed over hospital equipment, medicines and sundries to Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals (PGH) worth US$400 000. By Kudakwashe Pembere Africans in the diaspora mobilised the money to purchase the equipment and medicine in consultation with the PGH doctors and pharmacy department. The equipment comes at a time
Read MoreDr Nyarai Paweni Passes On
DEATH NOTICE It is with a heavy heart that I advise of the promotion to glory this evening of our beloved Dr Nyarai Paweni at Dandaro Hospital. She is certainly in a better place after all the pain and anguish of the last few weeks. May Her Dear Soul Rest In Eternal Peace. Thanks to
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Countries No Longer Sharing COVID-19 Sequencing Data- Dr Tedros
By Michael Gwarisa THE number of COVID-19 sequences being shared by countries has dropped by more than 90% while the number of countries sharing sequences has fallen by a third since the onset of the Omicron variant in 2021, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. Speaking during a media briefing, WHO Director General, Dr
Read MoreHow COVID can disturb your sleep and dreams – and what could help
If you’ve had trouble sleeping during or after a COVID infection, you’re not alone. By the end of 2022, more than 650 million COVID infections had been reported to the World Health Organization. With the true number likely much higher, and the tally increasing by hundreds of thousands every week, the scientific community has been
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