Table Tennis Programme Boosts Confidence Among Adolescent Girls
By Kuda Pembere Young adolescent girls have hailed the ‘My Gender, My Strength’ programme held in Harare over the weekend, saying it boosted their confidence not only in playing table tennis but also in leadership skills. The programme, which trained girls and boys from schools in Harare and Mutare, started last Friday and
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US set to quit World Health Organization
LONDON, Jan 22 (Reuters) – The U.S. is due to officially exit the World Health Organization on Thursday, in the face of warnings it will hit both U.S. health and global health and also in violation of a U.S. law that requires Washington to pay the U.N. health agency $260 million in fees that it
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First Sugar Tax–Funded Cancer Machines on Their Way to Zimbabwe
Kuda Pembere The first consignment of cancer treatment machines procured using funds raised through the Sugar Tax is currently in Durban and en route to Zimbabwe, with authorities expecting the equipment to arrive in the country within the first quarter of the year. The machines were acquired using part of the over-US$60 million raised from
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Major Milestone for Parirenyatwa as Mbuya Nehanda Maternity, Adlam House Enter Final Stages
Kuda Pembere Renovations at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals are progressing steadily, with the Mbuya Nehanda Maternity Hospital now about 70 percent complete, while Adlam House, which accommodates nursing students, is more than 90 percent finished. The Parirenyatwa modernisation programme is expected to serve as a blueprint for other public health institutions and forms part of
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AFDIS Improves Sally Mugabe Hospital Infrastructure with US$20,000 Ward B8 Upgrade
Kuda Pembere African Distillers Limited (AFDIS) on Friday donated blankets, curtains, curtain rails, buckets, and a water tank to Sally Mugabe Central Hospital’s B8 Ward, a male ward which the company adopted for maintenance and refurbishment in 2019. The donation, valued at US$20,000, also included essential electrical and plumbing works. Speaking to HealthTimes after the
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UK Immigration Changes Could Leave Zimbabwean Care Workers Waiting Much Longer for Permanent Residency
By Kudakwashe Pembere Recent UK Home Office data shows that over 21,000 Zimbabweans have been granted Health and Care Worker visas to work in Britain. However, proposed changes to the UK’s immigration rules have drawn strong criticism from opposition MPs and migrant support groups. The changes would increase the time needed to qualify for Indefinite
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When Religion Rules the Womb: Zimbabwe’s Fight Over Abortion Rights
By Kuda Pembere The High Court last month delivered a landmark judgment declaring parts of Zimbabwe’s abortion law unconstitutional. The court ruled that provisions of the Termination of Pregnancy Act violate several fundamental rights, particularly those of women with mental illness and victims of sexual abuse within mental health institutions. Justice Sylvia Chirawu-Mugomba found that
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AFDIS refurbishes Harare Hospital B8 Male ward
By Kudakwashe Pembere African Distillers (AFDIS) has pledged to support a Harare Central Hospital male ward or the next five years, doing refurbishments and other donations. Officiating the handover of the refurbished B8 male medical ward at Harare Central Hospital on Friday lauded the company for the donation. He also said government appreciates the contributions
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Parents Urged To Present Childhood Cancers Early
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]ARENTS are presenting their children late for diagnosis of Retinoblastoma (cancer of the eye) and Wilms Tumor (cancer of the kidney) resulting in increased child mortality in the country, medical experts have said. By Kudakwashe Pembere These are the leading causes of cancer deaths among children aged three years and below in Zimbabwe. Retinablastoma is
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Mthuli Ncube Meets Global Fund Team Over 2% Tax…Gvt Agrees To Resolve Anomaly
TREASURY is willing to address the 2 percent Intermediated Money Transfer Tax burden on recipients of the Global Fund money. By Kudakwashe Pembere This follows complaints by recipients implementing health programs funded by the Global Fund, that Finance Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube’s 2 percent tax is wading into forbidden territory. The Global Fund team had
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