WHO Declares Hantavirus Outbreak Over After Final Contact Tests Negative
By Michael Gwarisa WHO has officially declared the recent hantavirus outbreak over after the last person known to have been exposed to the virus completed quarantine and tested negative. Announcing the development, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the final identified contact linked to the outbreak had safely completed the required monitoring period.
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WHO Donates US$350,000 Cervical Cancer, Cholera Equipment to Zimbabwe
By Kuda Pembere Zimbabwe has received cervical cancer diagnostic equipment and cholera treatment tents worth approximately US$350,000 from the World Health Organization (WHO), a major boost to the country’s efforts to strengthen cancer care and emergency disease response. The cervical cancer equipment was secured under the Women Integrated Cancer Services (WICS) Project and will be
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Zimbabwe Study Finds Older People Living with HIV Face Hidden Bone Loss, Women at Greatest Risk
By Michael Gwarisa A groundbreaking Zimbabwean study has revealed that older people living with HIV have significantly poorer bone health than their HIV-negative peers, with women facing an even greater risk of developing osteoporosis and suffering debilitating fractures as they age. Published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, the study found that HIV
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Amnesty International, Doctors for Human Rights Call for Urgent Protection of Migrants in South Africa as Violence Escalates
By Michael Gwarisa The Southern African Doctors for Human Rights (SADHR) and Amnesty International have called for urgent protection of migrants, refugees and foreign nationals in South Africa amid escalating violence, discrimination and human rights violations. The organisations expressed deep concern over reports of attacks, intimidation, forced internal displacement and growing hostility targeting foreign nationals,
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South African Parliament clears Tobacco Bill for next stage but MPs demand major overhaul on cigarette and vaping rules
By Staff Reporter After years of delays, debate and thousands of public submissions, the Portfolio Committee on Health on Wednesday voted in favour of the desirability of the Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill. However, several MPs made it clear their support is dependent on significant amendments, particularly around differentiating between combustible cigarettes
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A Landmine Took Her Leg. Years Later, Another Accident Nearly Took Her Life
By Kudakwashe Pembere in Mash Central The explosion came without warning. One moment, Regina (not her real name) was helping her aunt carry a log of firewood in Rushinga. The next, she was lying on the ground in agony, her lower leg blown off by a landmine hidden beneath the soil. Sixteen years later, the
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African Leaders Pledge US$910 Million to Contain Ebola as Africa CDC Warns Time Is Running Out
By Michael Gwarisa African leaders, donors and international partners have pledged US$910 million towards containing the growing Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda, with health officials warning that delays in releasing funds could sharply escalate both infections and costs. The commitments were announced following a High-Level Emergency Meeting convened
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South Korea Donates US$170,000 Rehabilitation Equipment to Transform Care for Zimbabwean Children with Cerebral Palsy
By Kuda Pembere Zimbabwe has received specialised children’s rehabilitation equipment worth more than US$170,000 from the Government of South Korea, a development expected to improve treatment and rehabilitation services for children living with cerebral palsy across the country. The equipment was handed over at Sally Mugabe Central Hospital through the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA)
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Inside Khami Prison: The Inmate Called “The Headmaster” Transforming Education Behind Bars
By Kuda Pembere As he walks into the classroom, the room falls silent. A silence that settles whenever a figure of authority steps into the space. Rows of inmates sit shoulder to shoulder, carefully writing letters and numbers into neatly covered exercise books. The room is bright, orderly and filled with focus. One young inmate
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Gweru Community Rallies Around Families of Seven Learners Lost in Senga Tragedy
By Staff Reporter The streets of Senga and Matongo in Gweru are usually filled with the high-pitched laughter of children making their way home from school. But this week, a heavy silence has replaced the usual afternoon chatter. Last Wednesday, that routine walk home turned into tragedy when a commuter omnibus caught fire, claiming the
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