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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Cyclone Idai Survivors Contract Parasitic Diseases
[dropcap]CYCLONE[/dropcap] Idai survivors have contracted parasitic diseases, raising fears of gut and gastrointestinal infections in affected areas. By Kudakwashe Pembere This was revealed by Health and Child Care Minister Dr Obadiah Moyo on Monday at an International Red Cross Community donation at National Pharmaceutical Company (NatPharm) offices. “And I have already got some information from
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E8 Countries Get US$12 million Global Fund Anti-Malaria Grant
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]HE Global Fund To Fight Aids TB and Malaria has given Elimination 8 (E8) countries a second grant of US$12 million to support their efforts towards eliminating malaria. By Kudakwashe Pembere Recognising that the progress or failure of one country’s efforts to eliminate malaria is connected to the success of other countries in the region,
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MCAZ Warns Against Consuming Zambian Energy Drink With Viagra Effects
THE Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) has warned Zimbabweans to stop consuming an energy drink-cum-aphrodisiac finding its way into the country from Zambia. By Kudakwashe Pembere MCAZ said the energy drink named Natural Power SX High Energy Drink was found having an active pharmaceutical content with fatal impacts experienced by those who overdose viagra.
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