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- Dr Nonhlanhla Zwangobani Appointed New ZACH Executive Director
- PEPFAR, Global Fund Expand Lenacapavir Access to Reach 3 Million in HIV Prevention Push
‘January disease’ vaccine revives Goromonzi cattle farmers’ hopes
By Kuda Pembere recently in Goromonzi IT is 11 pm in the scotching sun as cattle jump into Mwanza Diptank in Mwanza Village,Goromonzi district, their usual place for dipping to fight against tickbone disease. Diptanks also known as plunge dips also provide the most effective and efficient method for controlling ticks in animals against ticks, flies,
Read MorePrimary school pupils in Murehwa join AMR fight
By Kuda Pembere recently in Murehwa Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is a discipline which many are still trying to understand. It is an area of study that takes several years of study to understand and master. AMR is when antimicrobials cease working in an organism due to overuse or misuse. But this knowledge, is nothing compared
Read MoreCPHIA 2023 Spotlights Need For Africa’s Collaboration in the Midst of Climate Change Linked Healthcare Challenges
By Michael Gwarisa in Lusaka, Zambia The third edition of the annual International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA2023, has kicked off in Lusaka, Zambia, amidst growing calls for African nations to combine efforts to address emerging health threats linked to Climate Change. The conference is running from November 27 to December 1, 2023
Read MoreVet Department takes locally made cattle disease vaccination campaign to Mash East
By Kuda Pembere in Goromonzi The Veterinary Services Department under the Ministry of Agriculture have taken the Bolvac vaccine innoculation blitz to Goromonzi, a district in Mashonaland East to protect cattle from theileriosis better known as January Disease. Bolvac is a locally made vaccine using a Goromonzi strain to fortify bovine immunity against this tick
Read MoreZim revises One Health AMR Action Plan
By Kuda Pembere Zimbabwe has completed its revised edition of the Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) One Health Action Plan, the Health and Child Care Minister Dr Douglas Mombeshora said. With assistance from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO), the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC),
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Zimbabwe Introduces AMR Module In Nursing School
By Michael Gwarisa In a bid to capacitate healthcare workers to better deal with the rising scourge of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC), has introduced an AMR module in nursing schools. This was revealed by Dr Rudo Chikodzore, the the Director of Epidemiology and Diseases Control in the Ministry
Read MoreMinistry of Health Reads Riot Act To Pharmacies Dispensing Antibiotics Without Prescriptions
To curb to the proliferation of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) related infections, the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) has warned pharmacies to stop the selling or dispensing antibiotics to patients without prescriptions. By Michael Gwarisa This follows scientific data which affirms that Antibiotic dispensing without prescriptions is a major determinant of the emergence of
Read MoreMCAZ procures state of the art microbial identification system
THE Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) has added to its laboratory equipment, a microbial identification system which will help the Authority in identifying bacteria and fungi. By Kuda Pembere The Authority in a statement said they acquired the state-of-the-art Vitek 2 XL Microbial Identification System. “We have acquired a state-of-the-art microbial identification system, the
Read MoreZimbabwe Deploys Brand New Cutting Age Tech To Enhance AMR Diagnostic Tests
Over reliance on antibiotics has also led to the growing silent pandemic of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) over the years. AMR happens when bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites evolve and stop responding to antimicrobials over time. By Dr Tapfumaneyi Mashe The Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Escherichia coli (ESBL Ec) Tricycle study’s preliminary findings indicated that multidrug-resistant bacteria
Read MoreFAO,WHO and Zim Gvt Capacitate Poultry Farmers In Managing AMR
Mr Tonderai Bungu (46) a Rusenverde villager within Odzi District has been in the broiler farming business for five years. However, lack of information around poultry farming and management had been hampering progress in his poultry venture. By Kudakwashe Pembere For years, he had been using unorthodox means of medicating and treating his birds, a
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