Day: April 15, 2024

By Kudakwashe Pembere and Michael Gwarisa A survey done by Sickle Cell Anemia Trust Zimbabwe (SCATZ) at a clinic launched nine months ago in Bindura found over 500 new sickle cell anemia cases, HealthTimes has learnt. Speaking to this publication after a National AIDS Council (NAC) organized media workshop in Chinhoyi said these were mostly children. “The Ministry of Health and Child Care has been very supportive to us. We actually went there and they told us that the condition was prevalent,” she said. “Following the launch of the clinic…

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By Ntokozo Gudu Even though Zimbabwe has made progress in increasing coverage of modern contractive methods, the country still lags regarding expanding domestic financing towards Family Planning services. This was said by the United Nations Population Fund ( UNFPA  ) programme specialist, Dr Edwin Mpeta during UNFPA International Conference on Population and Development Media Briefing in Harare.    “Commodity security is under threat as it is largely donor funded but also the Government has invested US$3 million in 2022 and 2023 ,we require about US$7 million worth of contraceptives and…

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In a historic move, Nigeria has become the first country in the world to roll out a new vaccine (called Men5CV) recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), which protects people against five strains of the meningococcus bacteria. The vaccine and emergency vaccination activities are funded by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, which funds the global meningitis vaccine stockpile, and supports lower-income countries with routine vaccination against meningitis.   Nigeria is one of the 26 meningitis hyper-endemic countries of Africa, situated in the area known as the African Meningitis Belt. Last year,…

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