Zim Anti-Corruption Group Wants Doctors Banned from Running Private Surgeries and pharmacies

The Anti-Corruption Trust of Southern Africa (ACT-SA) says medical personal in Zimbabwe should not be allowed to operate private business such as private hospitals, pharmacies and others as it may be in conflict with their duties and responsibilities as doctors, nurses and pharmacists among other trades. By Staff Reporter Mr. Obert Chinhamo, the Director of the Anti-Corruption Trust of Southern Africa indicated that service delivery in the health sector is at it lowest because of medical personnel who spend most of their business hours working at their private businesses and…

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Zim Prophets Told To Register As Traditional Health Practitioners Or Face Imprisonment

THE Traditional Medical Practitioners Council of Zimbabwe (TMPCZ) has told all traditional health practitioners including prophets, Apostles, Bishops and churches to register as Traditional Medical Practitioners or face jail. By Staff Reporter In a statement, TMPCZ gave all traditional practitioners up to end of March to finalise registration processes. The Traditional Medicla Practitioners Council of Zimbabwe (TMPCZ) hereby gives notice to all unregistered Traditional Health Practitioners to go and register in their respective provinces,” said TMPCZ in a statement. The required categories are Traditional Healers/Faith healers including Prophets, Apostles, Bishops,…

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Zimbabwe Deploys Brand New Cutting Age Tech To Enhance AMR Diagnostic Tests

Over reliance on antibiotics has also led to the growing silent pandemic of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) over the years. AMR happens when bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites evolve and stop responding to antimicrobials over time. By Dr Tapfumaneyi Mashe The Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Escherichia coli (ESBL Ec) Tricycle study’s preliminary findings indicated that multidrug-resistant bacteria were widely distributed in Zimbabwe. Additionally, the 2015 AMR situation analysis in Zimbabwe revealed that only 25% of public health laboratories have the manpower, resources, and supplies required to perform culture and antibiotic susceptibility testing…

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Zimbabwe In Top 10 African Countries With Highest Prevalence Of Second Hand Tobacco Smoking

WHILE smoking of combustible tobacco products is on the decline in other parts of the world, countries in the East and Southern Africa region continue to record high levels of second hand smoking (SHS). By Michael Gwarisa This is despite documented evidence that exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke (SHS) was one of the leading risk factors for deaths globally in 2019, accounting for approximately 1.3 million deaths and contributing to 37 million Disability-Adjusted life years (DALYs), with 11.2 percent of the burden in children under the age of 5 years.…

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