Author: Retlaw Matatu Matorwa

Predictive Science: the frontier in healthcare

Retlaw Matatu Matorwa

By Retlaw Matatu Matorwa Cholera has been a major public health concern in Zimbabwe for decades. Despite various efforts to stem the tide of the disease, outbreaks continue to occur, posing a threat to people’s health and economic development. However, recent advancements in predictive science have begun to offer hope in the fight against diseases such as Cholera and Malaria to mention, but a few, demonstrating how new analytical techniques and methodologies can be utilized to prevent or reduce the spread of disease. Predictive science has the advantage of gathering…

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Rare Diseases – Facing Challenges with Limited Access to Medication

Retlaw Matatu Matorwa

By:Retlaw Matatu Matorwa Zimbabwe, like many Sub-Saharan African countries has been grappling with the challenge of rare diseases. Rare diseases are classified as any disease that affects fewer than 5 in 10,000 people. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there are over 7,000 rare diseases, and they are often chronic, progressive, and life-threatening. There are many challenges in diagnosing and managing rare diseases, with limited access to medication and lack of knowledge by medical professionals on how to manage them, being the main obstacles. Zimbabwe has a high burden…

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Balancing the scale: “Addressing health equity for marginalised communities in Zimbabwe”.

Retlaw Matatu Matorwa

By Retlaw Matatu Matorwa Health equity remains one of the most pressing challenges faced by marginalized communities in Zimbabwe. Improving health equity is not only a moral obligation but also a critical component of promoting social justice, fostering economic development, and creating a more equitable society. Marginalized communities in Zimbabwe are those who face systematic disadvantages, such as poverty, low education, rural residence, sex, and ethnicity. These communities experience higher rates of disease and mortality compared to the rest of the population, and they are more likely to experience barriers…

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