Day: November 15, 2023

Diarrheal infections force Mkoba Teachers’ College closure

Kuda Pembere

Health authorities in the Midlands province have shut down Mkoba Teachers’ College to contain the rising cases of diarrheal infections at the educational institution. The teacher’s college will be closed for two weeks. With the nation battling a cholera epidemic, there were fears that the diarrhea outbreak at the school was cholera. Having recorded over 500 cases since November 3 this year, the Ministry of Health and Child Care Provincial Medical Director for Midlands Dr Mary Muchekeza said of the tests to check if it was cholera, none turned positive.…

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ZDHS data collection on Friday

Kuda Pembere

The Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) says data collection for the Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) begins this Friday. By Kuda Pembere The data collection to be conducted across Zimbabwe’s ten provinces for the latest and much awaited national Demographic and Heath Survey (DHS) ends in April next year. This survey comes with new variables such as prevalence of anemia as well as Gender Based Violence amongst others. “In collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MOHCC), the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency will be conducting the 2023…

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