MCAZ flags Illegal Zoladex Injections Circulating in Zimbabwe
Kuda Pembere The Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) has issued an urgent public alert following the detection of unauthorised Goserelin Acetate (Zoladex) 10.8mg injections circulating on the local market through illegal supply channels. In a circular dated January 27, 2026, MCAZ Director General Richard Rukwata said the product was not formally imported into Zimbabwe
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No Weight Gain Worries for Zimbabwean Kids on Dolutegravir, Lancet Study Reports
Kuda Pembere Children and adolescents living with HIV in Zimbabwe who are being treated with dolutegravir are unlikely to experience excessive weight gain or unhealthy fat build-up, a major international study published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health. The findings come from the ODYSSEY trial, a large, long-term randomised study carried out in eight
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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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People Who Dye Hair in Unnatural Shades Show Higher Rates of Depression
Michael Gwarisa Though it has become a popular fashion statement, especially among modern women, performers, and artists, new research shows that dyeing hair in unnatural shades could be a silent cry for help and a sign of underlying mental health struggles. The full study Blue Hair and the Blues: Dying Your Hair Unnatural Colours is
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Ethiopia declares end of first-ever Marburg virus disease outbreak
Own Correspondent The Government of Ethiopia has officially declared the end of its first-ever outbreak of Marburg virus disease (MVD) following the completion of enhanced surveillance and the mandatory follow-up period, with no new confirmed cases reported for consecutive 42 days. The outbreak, first confirmed on 14 November 2025 in the South Ethiopia Region, was
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Heavy Rains Trigger Cholera Alert in Zimbabwe
Michael Gwarisa The Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) has issued a Cholera Public Health alert amid growing fears that heavy rains and flash flooding could trigger a new cholera wave. The worst cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe was recorded in 2008, followed by two more outbreaks in 2028 and the most recent one in
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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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Mpox No Longer a Public Health Emergency in Africa
Michael Gwarisa The Emergency Committee of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has advised that Mpox should no longer be classified as a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHEIC). The decision follows a sustained decline in cases, reduced mortality, improved testing capacity, and epidemiological trends increasingly consistent with endemic transmission
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You Could Get HIV from the Barber Shop, Study Finds
Michael Gwarisa A South African study has concluded that a person could be exposed to blood borne infections during a haircut or shave at a public barber shop, raising renewed concerns about hygiene standards in informal grooming spaces. The study, published in the South African Medical Journal, found that 42 percent of barber clippers were
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ECDC issues guidance on doxycycline for STI prevention
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has published public health considerations regarding the use of doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis, commonly known as doxy-PEP, for the prevention of bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The guidance provides public health considerations on the use of doxy-PEP amidst the ongoing rise in bacterial STIs across the European
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