Day: April 8, 2024

Illegal medicines sellers arrested in Karoi

Kuda Pembere

By Staff Reporter The Medicines control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) recently conducted a raid in Chikangwe area in Karoi seizing expired drugs, unregistered medicines, skin lightening creams and body altering products. Arrested during the raid were illegal medical sellers in the area. The blitz is part of the Authority’s enforcement activities which seek to safeguard the public from unregistered medicines which may endanger public health. “The Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ), in collaboration with the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Drugs and Narcotics Division, conducted a successful blitz in the…

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#BREAKING: Zimbabwe Receives 2000 Doses Of Injectable PrEP

Michael Gwarisa

By Michael Gwarisa Zimbabwe has become the third African country to receive doses of injectable cabotegravir (CAB-LA) as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention after Malawi and Zambia in a move that is set to expand HIV prevention methods for Zimbabweans. The injectable cabotegravir for HIV PrEP will be administered by healthcare providers. Initially, a person receives an intramuscular (IM) injection of cabotegravir one time each month for the first two months. After that,a person will receive an IM injection of cabotegravir one time every two months. Speaking in an…

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