Zim’s National Cancer Control Plan on cards
By Kuda Pembere The Ministry of Health and Child Care is on the verge of completing the National Cancer Control Plan to guide Zimbabwe in the management of cancer in the country. This was said by Mr Lee Nkala from the Health Ministry’s Non-Communicable Diseases Department during the commemorations of International Childhood Cancer Day at
Read MoreAll systems go for Zim’s Oral Polio Vaccination
By Kuda Pembere  As the Zimbabwean government has taken stock of over 10 million novel oral polio vaccine doses, the Ministry of Health and Child Care commences the national vaccination campaign tomorrow, save for Harare Province currently seized with cholera vaccination, to be delayed three days after other provinces in the country. Addressing
Read MoreUSAID, FAO launches US$2.7 million fund for livestock diseases fight in Zim
By Kuda Pembere and Nthokozo Gudu With Zimbabwe’s cattle herd under threat from livestock diseases, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) availed to the tune of US$2.7 million an emergency project fund to fight these diseases. Most common of the livestock diseases in Zimbabwe are tickbone
Read MoreSingle Dose Oral Cholera Vaccine Strategy Bears Fruit On the African Continent
By Michael Gwarisa Following indications of Global Shortages of the Oral Cholera Vaccine (OCV), the International Coordinating Group (ICG), the body which manages emergency supplies of vaccines announced a temporary suspension of the standard two-dose vaccination regimen in cholera outbreak response campaigns, using instead a single-dose approach. Despite fears from countries currently battling Cholera, the
Read MoreWearing Tight-Fitting Pants Increases Risk of Infertility in Men- Zim Doctor Warns
By Michael Gwarisa Tight underwear, boxers or pants generate so much heat that could literary overheat the sperm and compromise sperm quality, a top Obstetrician and researcher, has warned. His warning comes in the wake of evidence of a notable increase in the prevalence of infertility in men over the years, amid a growing fashion
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