Day: August 2, 2023

Woman Dumped Before Wedding Because She Has Uterine Fibroids

Ntokozo Gudu

Medically, Uterine fibroids are noncancerous growths of the uterus that often appear during childbearing years. Fibroids range in size from seedlings, undetectable by the human eye ,to bulky masses that can distort and enlarge the uterus. By Nthokozo Gudu In extreme cases , multiple fibroids can expand the uterus so much that they reach the rib cage and can add weight. After discovering that she had lumps in her stomach, Sarah Mutesva* had to consult the doctors and find out what was going on in her body. I woke up…

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Kaizen 5s Model Improves Quality of Care In Rural Health Facilities

Michael Gwarisa

For Mercy Gowe who works as a linen checker at Mtawatawa District Hospital in Mashonaland East, managing linen and laundry at the health facility a few years ago was a challenge as there was not much of a coordinated system to handle the hospital’s laundry. By Michael Gwarisa in Mashonaland East Her job is to ensure that linen is flowing to patient areas. This includes receiving linen from vendors, distributing, and restocking clean linen via linen carts, picking up soiled/dirty linen carts, and emptying dirty linen containers. The linen includes…

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MCAZ bans errant pharmaceutical players

Kuda Pembere

THE Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) has barred 16 pharmaceutical operators in the retail and wholesale sectors from operating following a blitz which saw them at fault of different issues such as selling unregistered medicines and failure to account for prescription preparation medicines, HealthTimes has learned. By Kuda Pembere The deviant operators included individuals and premises, and some have been banned from operating till March 2024. Others will have their ban lifted in June 2026. “Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) advises its stakeholders of the cancellation of the…

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Africa’s commitment to upholding SRHR needs more action than words

Kuda Pembere

AFRICAN leaders have been commended for committing to international and regional conventions to uphold sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR) although much needs to be done regarding coherent service provision policies between Health and Education ministries. By Kuda Pembere in Zambia This was said by Zambian SRHR expert Mr Lester Phiri recently in an interview with journalists during a Values Clarification and Attitude Clarification (VCAT) training of journalists in Zambia. The training was organized by HIVOS. “So the very fact that our governments have made these commitments towards improving the…

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UNFPA Zimbabwe Explores Use Of Drones To Reach Women and Girls In Inaccessible Areas With Services

Michael Gwarisa

The United Nations Population Fund in Zimbabwe (UNFPA-Zimbabwe), says it will soon be rolling out Drone Technology to deliver services to women and girls in hard-to-reach areas. By Michael Gwarisa The move is in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which recognize innovation as critical to accelerating progress towards global development aspirations as it ensures they deliver on their three transformative results to end preventable maternal death, end unmet need for family planning, and end violence gender-based violence (GBV) and all harmful practices, including female genital mutilation and child…

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