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Africa CDC Slams Mordena For Halting African Vaccine Plant

Michael Gwarisa

Africa CDC notes with disappointment that Moderna has put its plans to establish vaccine manufacturing in Kenya on hold. While we acknowledge that the need and demand for COVID-19 vaccines has indeed decreased significantly, both in Africa and globally, it is important that we reflect on the nuances of this. The Africa CDC recalls the

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Health Ministry moots new nurse training recruitment policy

Michael Gwarisa

By Kuda Pembere The new nursing training recruitment policy among other issues address the issue of recruitment modalities following the abandonment of e-recuitment, HealthTimes has learned. Zimbabwe abandoned the centralized online application system for nurses after the online approach had drawn harsh criticism from the public for preventing eligible local candidates from being hired by

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Grassroot Soccer Inc, Pamumvuri team up against adolescent mental health issues

Michael Gwarisa

By Kudakwashe Pembere Pamumvuri, a Zimbabwean private voluntary organization which focuses on mental health issues has been selected to implement a Grassroot Soccer Inc (GRS) initiative dubbed MindSkillz, which seeks to alleviate mental health challenges bedeviling adolescents in the country. The project will be piloted in Bulawayo and Harare metropolitan provinces targeting 3 750 adolescents.

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Cimas MEDLABS Retools laboratories To Enhance Results Turnaround Time

Michael Gwarisa

THE country’s top provider of diagnostic and medical laboratory services, Cimas MEDLABS has embarked on a project to renovate and re-equip its laboratories to ensure that tests are offered onsite in a bid to provide timely results across the country. Cimas MEDLABS is a designated Health Institution by the Medical Laboratory and Clinical Scientists Association

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Cimas MEDLABS Retools laboratories To Enhance Results Turnaround Time

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THE country’s top provider of diagnostic and medical laboratory services, Cimas MEDLABS has embarked on a project to renovate and re-equip its laboratories to ensure that tests are offered onsite in a bid to provide timely results across the country. Cimas MEDLABS is a designated Health Institution by the Medical Laboratory and Clinical Scientists Association of Zimbabwe that

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Amref Puts A Spotlight On Widening Climate Change Induced Health Inequalities in Africa

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“As dire as the situation is, financing for climate adaptation is only a drop in the ocean of what is needed. This scenario has been, and continues to be, the reason why Africa is one of the most vulnerable continents.” By Michael Gwarisa As the world commemorates World Health Day, governments around the world are seized

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