Month: September 2024

Local telehealth service provider teams up with US based company

Kuda Pembere

By Kuda Pembere Zimsmart Villages, a telehealth service provider and an American based company, the Samp Group have signed a partnership dubbed The Samp Zimsmart Villages Initiative in a move that is set improve health service delivery via telehealth services in Zimbabwean. The partnership will see the establishment of 150 telehealth kiosks and 750 booths over the next two years. Samp Group is a multifaceted global organization renowned for the globalization of cricket. I really like this concept as it can also fit in with us because I am based…

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Tshiamiso Trust Seeks Zimbabwean Service Providers To Expand Silicosis and TB Compensation

Michael Gwarisa

By Staff Reporter The Tshiamiso Trust, established to provide compensation to former mineworkers suffering permanent lung impairment from silicosis or work-related TB, is seeking qualified service providers in Zimbabwe to assist claimants in the country. Following productive discussions with the Zimbabwean government, the Tshiamiso Trust is poised to begin processing compensation claims for ex-Wenela mineworkers. A memorandum of  nderstanding (MOU) has been extensively discussed, with a final draft currently under review and expected to be signed soon, paving the way for these claims to be processed. Tshiamiso Trust CEO, Dr…

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Family led MAUC: Fighting Malnutrition amid El-Nino drought

Caroline Chiimba

By Caroline Chiimba Placing mothers at the center of malnutrition screening strategies acknowledges that they are in the best position to detect the earliest signs of malnutrition in their children. Using a multifaceted approach to fighting malnutrition in vulnerable communities, the EU funded ‘Enhanced Resilience for Vulnerable Households in Zimbabwe’ (ERVHIZ) project trained more that eighteen thousand households to screen for malnutrition using MAUC tapes in Matebeleland’s six districts. Through the Care group model, Nutrition Action Zimbabwe in partnership with Ministry of Health under the ERVHIZ project distributed MAUC tapes…

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Silencing the Abused: Mbire Villagers Sweep Girls Sexual Abuse Cases Under the Rug

Michael Gwarisa

…16 Grade 7 Pupils from One School in Mbire Fail to sit For Exams after Falling Pregnant By Michael Gwarisa in Mbire It’s an early Friday morning, and villagers from communities surrounding Mushumbi Pools growth point in Mbire, troop to Mushumbi High School, where several partners are offering Gender Based Violence (GBV) services under a Mobile One Stop Centre setup. Over 100 women and girls arrived at the venue by 9:00 am. However, one can’t help but notice the visibly young children with babies strapped on their backs. At first…

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316 nurses graduate at Parirenyatwa Hospital

Kuda Pembere

By Kuda Pembere A total of 316 nurses trained at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals graduated on Friday as registered general nurses, midwives, paediatric, operating theatre, renal, ophthalmic as well as intensive and coronary care nurses. Health and Child Care Minister Douglas Mombeshora officiating the graduation ceremony commended Parirenyatwa Nursing School tutors for their dedication through churning out such a huge number of graduands. “Today we celebrate with the three hundred and sixteen(316) nurses that continue to raise the flag of the nation high graduating from different specialties. This is a…

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Mobile One-Stop Centre Eases Referral Pathway Hurdles for Mbire GBV Survivors

Michael Gwarisa

By Michael Gwarisa in Mbire At the height of COVID-19 in 2021, when she was only 17 and about to sit for her ordinary-level examinations, Tracy Mushonga (not her real name) from Nyakatsa B1 Village in Mbire, Mashonaland Central was impregnated. She dropped out of school and went to live with her husband. A few months into her marriage, Tracey realised all was not rosy as her husband would physically abuse her daily. Between the period 2020 and 2021 when the world was on lockdown due to COVID-19, Mashonaland Central…

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Curtain comes down on Kunda/Nqobi TB program

Kuda Pembere

By Kuda Pembere The Kunda/Nqobi TB (KNTB) program funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) comes to a close at a time beneficiaries are still drooling for more having screened over 1 million Zimbabweans since 2019. The USAID injected US$15 million for this project implemented by The Union Zimbabwe Trust (UZT) in partnership with Baines Occupational Health Services, Hospice and Palliative Care Association of Zimbabwe and Jointed Hands Welfare Organisation (JHWO). Addressing the close out ceremony in Harare, Health and Child Care Minister Dr Douglas Mombeshora in…

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One Impact Zim App Empowering Communities

Patricia Mashiri

By Patricia Mashiri The One Impact Zimbabwe mobile application that was introduced to help TB patients by providing more accurate information, monitoring and accountability has been commented for improving lives of the people. Through community led monitoring interventions,  TB patients have managed to receive quality care and support that is free from stigma and discrimination and able to provide feedback for quick solutions.   Speaking during a Media Cafe, Peter Dube, Jointed Hands Welfare Organisation Programs Manager said innovative ways are now needed in the journey of ending TB. One…

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IFC and OCP Group Launch Project to Address Water Shortage in Morocco and Food Insecurity in Africa

Michael Gwarisa

By Staff Reporter To increase the supply of sustainable water for fertilizer production, farmers and households in Morocco, IFC today announced a €100 million loan (about US$108 million) to OCP Group, the world leader in plant nutrition solutions and phosphate-based fertilizers. The loan will support the construction of a 219-kilometer water pipeline and pumping station to transport desalinated water from OCP Group’s existing and planned desalination plants in Jorf Lasfar on the Atlantic Ocean to the company’s production operations in Khouribga in central Morocco. Construction is already well-advanced and, when…

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My Age Hosts Open House Session Ahead Of International Safe Abortion Day

Healthtimes

By Health Reporter  My Age Zimbabwe and in collaboration with partners recently hosted an Open House as part of the International Safe Abortion Commemorations which brought together parliamentarians, stakeholders, young women, and girls, creating a platform for critical discussions on the milestones achieved and ongoing challenges regarding access to safe abortion services in Zimbabwe. The International Safe abortion Day( ISAD )is an annual day of action in support of the right to safe abortion. This significant event also marked the launch of “The Silent Treatment,” a theatrical performance that  illustrated…

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