Day: May 26, 2024

Health Ministry allays COVID-19 fears.

Kuda Pembere

The Health and Child Care Ministry has allayed COVID-19 fears amidst the surge of flu-like infections across the country stating there are no new flu-like viruses. In a statement, the Health Ministry’s Permanent Secretary Dr Aspect Maunganidze stated that the flu-like infections are just the common cold. “The Ministry of Health and Child Care would want to reassure the public that the flu-like illnesses seen in the country are due to the common cold,” he said. Of the 3 634 suspected influenza cases reported recently, Mashonaland East and Mashonaland West…

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The Church’s Role In Addressing Mental Health Challenges Amongst Believers

Chaplain Simbarashe Chenjerai

By Chaplain Simbarashe Chenjerai The world is facing a plethora of challenges such wars, famines, unemployment, droughts, cyclones among other ills. This has resulted in a number of public health challenges including mental health related woes. Over the years, there has been an increase in the incidence of drug and substance abuse, depression, anxiety among other mental health challenges. It is against this background that this article seeks to explore the role of the Church in addressing the growing mental health scourge. Christians and believers are not immune to mental…

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