CeSSHAR, NAC empower Beitbridge sex workers
Donning a baby-blue t-shirt, is a bespectacled bubbly 55 year old woman feeling young enough to compete with the ama2000 who are plying the sex work trade, the oldest profession in the world. By Kuda Pembere recently in Beitbridge Widowed, left a pauper with four children, the tinted short-haired Winnie Phiri was advised by a
Read MoreShot In The Arm For Pensioners As NSSA Unveils Health Centre
It is a Thursday afternoon and Simon Kanenga (75) a pensioner from Masvingo,smiles to himself in anticipation of a new lease of life from the National Social Security Authority (NSSA). By Edward Makuzva The authority has announced that it is in the process of setting up pensioners’ mobile clinics in its six regions which include
Read MoreZim Health facilities beef-up security As thieves ransack solar systems
Some hospitals and clinics across the country have been left counting their losses following a spate of vandalism of solar components by daring thieves. By Michael Gwarisa The thieves are targeting mainly solar panels, inverters, gel and lithium batteries that were installed across 1045 health facilities in Zimbabwe, through a Ministry of Health and Child
Read MoreLeading Medical Aid discontinues ZimDollar payments
Masca Medical Aid Society has informed its members of the discontinuation of direct payments to Pharmacies for members with Zimbabwean Dollar Schemes. By Staff Reporter In the communique, the Masca said this move was necessitated by the prevailing economic environment. Due to the persistently high volatility of the ZWL exchange rate, we regret to inform
Read MoreRehabilitation dilemma for Zim’s poor Drug and Substance Addicts
Zimbabwe is struggling to offer proper drug abuse rehabilitation services with majority of patients currently being admitted in psychiatric units in public health institutions which in most cases, are ill equipped to provide drug abuse rehabilitation services. By Michael Gwarisa In 2022, data from the Ministry of Health and Child Care indicated that 75 percent
Read MorePublic Health Practitioners Association of Zim launched
THE Public Health Practitioners Association of Zimbabwe (PHPAZ) was on Friday launched following a resolution from the Public Health Symposium held last year to influence agenda setting on public health priorities in the country. By Kuda Pembere The association comprises of members from various fields such as environmental health, nutrition, law, pharmaceutical development, social science
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