Day: June 22, 2023

MCAZ warns of fatal skin disease medication side effects

Healthtimes

The Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe is calling on the public to report to them if they used Isotretinoin and Thalidomide which are specially restricted preparations dangerous enough to cause mental health disorders in children. These drugs are often bought after being prescribed by dermatologists, skin diseases experts. MCAZ Chief Regulation Officer – Enforcement Mrs Caroline Dandira-Samatanga in a statement noted they learned these medical products were widely on sale to the public despite the drugs being prescription drugs. The Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) is mandated to protect…

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Govt to decentralise Open Heart Surgeries

Kuda Pembere

GOVERNMENT will decentralize the provision of open-heart surgeries in the country with the next facility targeted being Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo. By Kuda Pembere Vice President and Minister of Health and Child Care Dr Constantine Chiwenga said this on the sidelines of a tour of Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals which resumed the open-heart surgery procedures. PGH is at the moment the only health facility in the country doing this procedure. The first patient to have this procedure performed on is a 29-year-old Ms Blessing Bonda who was diagnosed as…

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More Than Half Of Oil Based Paints Produced In Zimbabwe Contain Deadly Substance-Study Finds

Healthtimes

A study done by the University of Zimbabwe has revealed that 70 percent of oil based paints manufactured in the country contain dangerous levels of lead. By Staff Reporter The study done last year in partnership with the Lead Exposure Elimination Project (LEEP) sought to determine the presence of lead in paint made in Zimbabwe.  A one-day workshop was held to raise awareness on the dangers of lead poisoning and for players and stakeholders to come up with means to reduce its impact. In 2022, the University of Zimbabwe and…

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600 adults on Zim’s open heart surgery waiting list

Kuda Pembere

WITH Zimbabwe set to resume its open-heart surgeries on Thursday, there are about 600 adults waiting on the line alongside 4 000 children who are waiting to receive this operation. By Kuda Pembere Speaking with HealthTimes, specialist cardiovascular and thoracic surgeon Dr Simukayi Machawira said every year, about 4 000 children in the country are born having a heart condition. What I can tell is that roughly we have about 600 adult patients on the waiting list. As for children, there are about 4 000 children born with a heart…

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