Day: September 30, 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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