August 2023 - HealthTimes

Murehwa Hospital Installs Medical Oxygen Reticulation System

August 31, 2023 Michael Gwarisa

In a bid to improve timely access to medical oxygen for patients in need of critical care, Murehwa District Hospital has installed a piped Oxygen reticulation system in most of its wards at the facility. By Michael Gwarisa The installation replaces the old system of Oxygen Supply where they would procure Oxygen using Oxygen tanks, store the Oxygen at the facility, and in times of need, they would deliver or distribute it in the wards using Oxygen stands. Dr Joseph Taruona, the District Medical Officer (DMO) for Murehwa said the…

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The curious case of Cement Dust Pollution in Mabvuku: The healthcare cost and who is paying for it

August 31, 2023 Dr Nyasha Manyeruke

By Dr Nyasha Manyeruke WHOSE fault is it? Compensation and reparations? The debate on healthcare and industrial, and air pollution is a global quagmire. Is the industrial industry at fault when it is concurrently spearheading economic growth and job creation? Are the people who continue to live in polluted air partly to blame for their own health circumstances. Clearly these questions have no binary answers (yes or no) because the problem itself is not binary. Studies have linked cement dust toxins to not only lung diseases, such as chronic obstructive…

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Woman Infected With HIV By Her Boyfriend

August 31, 2023August 31, 2023 Ntokozo Gudu

In this era of Mjolo (Casual sex and dating), a lot is at stake. The risk perception for HIV, especially in the the young generation at times known as Ama 2k, has greatly declined simply because people are no longer dying of AIDS as was the case two decades ago. By Nthokozo Gudu A number of factors at play expose the young generation especially young adolescent girls and young women to the risk of contracting HIV. According to UNAIDS, in Sub Saharan Africa, HIV now wears a young girls and…

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Zimbabwe Establishes E-Learning Platform For Midwifery Training

August 29, 2023August 29, 2023 Michael Gwarisa

In a bid to strengthen the provision of reproductive health services in hard-to-reach areas and during emergencies, the United Nations Population Fund in Zimbabwe (UNFPA-Zimbabwe) is supporting the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) to develop an E-Learning platform for pre-service and in-service midwifery training. By Michael Gwarisa The system was developed in 2022 as part of efforts to scale up digital innovations to facilitate capacity building and delivery of quality service through support from the Health Development Fund (HDF). According to the UNFPA Zimbabwe 2022 Annual Report, there…

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Zim startup’s Cancer diagnostic application wins Cyber Cybertech Africa Security and Blockchain Hackathon

August 28, 2023August 28, 2023 Kuda Pembere

A Zimbabwean startup company which developed a computer application that detects cancers emerged the winner of this year’s Cyber Cybertech Africa Security and Blockchain Hackathon competition held in Kigali, Rwanda. By Kuda Pembere The application was developed by Clarity Technologies which comprises of four persons namely Collins Jimu and Zvikomborero Duri who are software engineers, Terry Mdiwa, a business executive and and Dr Koshesayi Madzika a lawyer. The company bagged the first prize earning themselves US$5 000 after outwitting 120 other competitors from other countries. In an interview, Mr Collins…

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#JUSTIN: SADC Says Zim Election Was Not Disability Inclusive

August 25, 2023August 25, 2023 Healthtimes

THE SADC Elections Observer Mission (SEOM), has raised concern over the inaccessibility of some polling stations by persons living with disabilities. By Staff Reporter Sharing preliminary findings from the 2023 General Elctions process, Head of SEOM, His Excellency, Dr Nervers Mumba said while the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) made efforts to print some ballot papers in braille, it still fell short of accommodating other disability groups. 8% of the polling stations observed were not accessible to voters living with disabilities. At least 50% of the polling stations, voters living with…

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Merchant Of Death: UK Nurse Lucy Letby Murders Seven Babies

August 22, 2023August 22, 2023 Healthtimes

Nurse Lucy Letby has been found guilty of murdering seven babies on a neonatal unit, making her the UK’s most prolific child serial killer in modern times. BBC The 33-year-old has also been convicted of trying to kill six other infants at the Countess of Chester Hospital between June 2015 and June 2016. Letby deliberately injected babies with air, force fed others milk and poisoned two of the infants with insulin. She refused to appear in the dock for the latest verdicts. They have been delivered by the jury over…

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Rising HIV treatment failure in Zimbabwe: A stitch in time could save nine

August 22, 2023August 22, 2023 Catherine Murombedzi

“Veld fires start from glowing ash: The numbers dismissed today as small, can offset the gains made in the national HIV response in the near future.” By Catherine Murombedzi (Internews Health Journalism Network, Mercury Phoenix Trust HIV/AIDS 2023 Fellowship) ZIMBABWE should set aside domestic financial resources to deal with the rising number of people living with HIV (PLHIV) resistant to the treatment of first resort, commonly known as the first line treatment. Donors do not fund second and third line treatment drugs, making this a key health priority for the…

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Zimbabwe Launches Accountability Report Of TB-Affected Communities & Civil Society

August 21, 2023August 21, 2023 Michael Gwarisa

AS the world prepares to converge at the United Nations High-Level Meeting on Tuberculosis (TB), Zimbabwe has launched the Accountability Report Of TB-Affected Communities & Civil Society: which prioritizes closing the Deadly Divide. By Michael Gwarisa in Chinhoyi The United Nations General Assembly will hold the second high-level meeting on the fight against tuberculosis on 22 September 2023 under the theme “Advancing science, finance and innovation, and their benefits, to urgently end the global tuberculosis epidemic, in particular, by ensuring equitable access to prevention, testing, treatment and care.” Speaking at…

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The END Fund appoints Tsitsi Masiyiwa as Board Chair

August 19, 2023 Michael Gwarisa

Tsitsi Masiyiwa will advocate for strong African political leadership against NTDs and prioritize resource mobilization that supports sustainability. The appointment marks a pivotal moment calling for African leadership to eliminate NTDs which impact over 600 million people on the continent and cause deaths of more than 170,000 people annually. The END Fund, a leading collaborative philanthropic fund dedicated to ending neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), today announced the appointment of Tsitsi Masiyiwa as Board Chair. She succeeds William (Bill) Campbell, appointed in 2012 as inaugural Board Chair by the organization’s founders,…

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