Category: Health News

ZAOGA’s Pastor Gandawa Speaks On Four Decades Journey With Infertility

Ntokozo Gudu

The general assumption is that men and women of the cloth are immune to certain life’s challenges and upheavals. Well, that is not the case. No one is immune to problems, especially health problems  such as infertility. Infertility is not a respecter of men and can affect anyone at any given time regardless of one’s social status, race, culture or creed. By Nthokozo Gudu Since the biblical old testament days, women  with infertility or those who failed to bear children were stigmatized against and labelled barren and society looked down…

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Zimbabwe Won’t Meet 2030 ENAP Target Of Reducing Stillbirths To Below 12 Per 1000-Report

Michael Gwarisa

Zimbabwe is among the Seven countries in the SADC region that might fail to meet the Every New-born Action Plan Targets (ENAP) target of reducing the prevalence of stillbirths to less than 12 per 1,000 births. By Michael Gwarisa According to a Report of the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, titled A Neglected Tragedy The Global Burden of Stillbirth, about half of all stillbirths occur in six countries namely India, Pakistan, Ethiopia, Nigeria, China, Pakistan, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and with current trends, more than…

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Leprosy Resurgence in Zimbabwe…Government calls for more funding to control biblical disease

Michael Gwarisa

The Ministry of Health’s National Tuberculosis (TB) and Leprosy Control Unit has appealed for more financial resources to capacitate healthcare workers and health systems to detect and prevent the spread of Leprosy across the country. By Michael Gwarisa The re-emergence of Leprosy in Zimbabwe was first made aware to the media and other attendees of the 13th ECHO Session virtual meeting in 2022, where it was revealed that only 12 cases had been reported in Matabeleland North from 2016 to 2021. Responding to a community member in Mutare during the…

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Zimbabwe to roll-out fourth round Polio Vaccination

Michael Gwarisa

The Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) and its partners will be rolling out the fourth round of Polio Vaccination from 10 to 13 October 2023 across the country’s 10 provinces. By Staff Reporter The move follows the discovery of Cases of Poliomyelitis disease that were detected among children in countries neighboring Zimbabwe in 2022. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), children under 5 years of age in Zimbabwe remain at high risk of getting this disease. According to the Ministry of Health E Programme on Immunisation (EPI),…

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ICASA Preparations In Final Lap

Michael Gwarisa

Stakeholders to the International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA), gathered in Harare, Zimbabwe for the last planning meeting, also dubbed the Marathon meeting to discuss and plan around the state of preparedness ahead of the conference to be held in Harare. By Michael Gwarisa The ICASA conference will be held from December 4 to 9, 2023, at the Rainbow Towers Hotel and is set to attract not less than 8,000 delegates from across the continent and beyond. Speaking during the meeting’s official ceremony, Minister of Health and…

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New Health Minister Hits the Ground Running, Promises To Prioritize Healthcare Skills Retention

Michael Gwarisa

Newly appointed Health and Childcare Minister, Dr Douglas Mombeshora has commenced consultations with stakeholders in the healthcare sector to get their feedback and expectations with the aim of reviving the country’s health sector. By Michael Gwarisa Top on his priority list is the revival of the country’s healthcare sector through retaining skilled health personnel as well as improving the living and working conditions for workers. In an interview with HealthTimes on the side-lines of the ICASA Marathon Meeting in Harare, Dr. Mombeshora said while the issue of skills flight is…

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Stop TB Partnership Zimbabwe Concludes Regional stakeholders Consultation meetings on UNHLM 2023

Michael Gwarisa

The Stop TB Partnership in Zimbabwe has just concluded a series of regional consultative meetings on the UNHLM 2023, in a bit to enhance the participation of communities and to sensitize, engage, and consult stakeholders in preparation for the UNHLM on TB to be held from September20 to  22, 2023. By Michael Gwarisa A total of three regional meetings were held in Harare (covering Harare Metropolitan, Mashonaland East, Mashonaland West, and Mashonaland Central Provinces), Bulawayo (covering Bulawayo Metropolitan, Masvingo, Matebeleland North, Matebeleland South, and Midlands Provinces) and Mutare (covering Manicaland…

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#BREAKING: Dr Mombeshora Appointed New Minister Of Health and Child Care

Michael Gwarisa

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed prominent urologogist, Dr Douglas Mombeshora as the Health and Child Minister. During the GNU period, Mombeshora was the Deputy Minister of Health and Child Welfare. Following the collapse of the GNU, Dr Mombeshora was elected as Member of Parliament for Mhangura and appointed Minister of Lands and Rural Settlement in September 2013 by former President, Robert Mugabe. …More Details To Follow  

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UPDATED: Chitungwiza Central Hospital boss dies

Kuda Pembere

Chitungwiza Central Hospital Chief Medical Officer Dr Michael Chiwanga has died. By Kuda Pembere He assumed the position of substantive chief medical officer in September last year after being in the acting capacity of that role since 2021. The Hospital’s public relations officer Audrey Tasaranarwo confirmed the death but said causes of death are not yet known.

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MCAZ in Global Benchmarking Tool Maturity Level 3 Upbeat Mode

Kuda Pembere

With the Vice President and Health and Child Care Minister Dr Constantine Chiwenga exhorting the Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) to attain the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Benchmarking Tool (GBT) Maturity Level 3 by year end, the authority says it is well on course as they are now waiting for reassessment. By Kuda Pembere Speaking at the MCAZ Annual General Meeting in Harare on Friday, VP Chiwenga said this GBT is important as it guides regulatory programs of various medical products such as medicines, vaccines, blood products, and…

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