THE situation at Premier Service Medical Investments (PSMI) has reached another level as workers have resorted to camping at Park View Hospital as some have been evicted from their homes due to non payment of rentals and bills. By Kudakwashe Pembere The workers have been camped at Park View from February 17, this year. The workers have gone for up to ten months without salaries and allowances resulting in them being evicted by their landlords. On sad note, one employee that had heavily borrowed from people committed suicide after failing…
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JHWO Rural Clinic Accelerates Identification of Missed TB cases in Vungu
Jackson Sibanda a small scale artisanal miner from Vungu, Village 6 has just been screened for Tuberculosis (TB) at Riversdale Clinic in Vungu, 40 Kilometers away from Gweru. Due to the nature of his job which requires him to move from one place to another in search of the gold, he has little time on his hands and rarely visits a health facility whenever he falls ill. By Michael Gwarisa in Vungu However, his friend recently tested positive for TB and he fears he might have contracted it since they…
Read MoreChildren With Disabilities Struggle To Grasp Comprehensive Sexuality Education- UNESCO Study
Delivering Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) to children with disabilities remains a challenge due to a myriad of barriers ranging from stigma attached to sexuality of young people with disabilities, a UNESCO report has gathered. By Michael Gwarisa The 2020 report was conducted in five countries in East and Southern African Region namely Zimbabwe, Zambai, Malawi, Tanzania, Eswathini and Swaziland. The study revealed that children with visual impairments were the most affected largely due to challenges related to translating material into brail. Presenting on the 2020 Study Findings on the Status…
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