Shot in the arm for Zimbabwe Diabetes Association
By Kudakwashe Pembere A Swiss based pharmaceutical company Novartis has handed over the Zimbabwe Diabetes Association five laptops to assist in the research which will assist the nation in enhancing the condition’s management. This comes as a boost to people living with diabetes in the country as it will keep them on the loop of
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Rural Districts lagging Behind In Quality Health Provision
By Kudakwashe Pembere The district risk profiles launched on Tuesday in Harare have revealed that there is a huge gap in the provision of quality health in most rural areas in Zimbabwe. Speaking in an interview, Food and Nutrition Council head of programmes Blessing Butaumocho said the nation does not have the required health institutions
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Zuma/Magufuli Petitioned Over Human Rights Abuse
The Southern Africa Human Rights Defenders Network (SAHRDN) today petitioned the Tanzanian government and Southern African Development Community (SADC) over the persecution of human rights defenders (HRDs) by State actors, which impede the legitimate work of human rights defenders. SAHRDN, a coalition of Southern African HRDs organisations delivered the petitions to the Embassy of Tanzania
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Sanitary Pads Prices Increase
SOURCE: The DailyNews The Price of Sanitary wear has shot through the roof despite the fact that importers of raw materials used to manufacture them are not paying any duty at the ports of entry. Beginning this year, government scrapped duty on sanitary wear raw materials to make the products affordable following a strong push
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Oral Sex With 5 or More Partners Could Up Your Risk of HPV
While oral sex has many, many upsides, it’s actually one of the most common ways human papillomavirus (HPV) is spread. HPV is a sexually transmitted infection that can increase your chance of throat cancer, depending on which strain you contract. Now, further research shows that the risk of HPV is higher in men who regularly
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The Power Of Women Support Groups in Scaling Up Nutrition
By Michael Gwarisa recently in Shamva ZIMBABWE witnessed a surge in child malnutrition cases in the years 2015/16 owing to the Elnino induced drought which left millions of Zimbabweans from most parts of the country in need of food aid. According to information gathered by Save the Children Zimbabwe a Non- Governmental Organisation which deals
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Parliament To Boycott 2018 Budget Unless It Meets Abuja Target
By Kudakwashe Pembere The Parliamentary Portfolio committee on Health says it will not entertain a flimsy allocation of funds to the health sector in the forthcoming 2018 budget presentation unless the 15% Abuja target is met. This was said by Matabeleland North senator Sibusisiwe Budha-Masara at the Pre-budget review workshop organized by the Community Working
Read MoreAdequate ARVs available, says Govt
Joyce Mukucha Herald Reporter ZIMBABWE has enough anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs to cover a 12-month period, Government has said. In a statement, the Ministry of Health and Child Care said drug shortages that had plagued areas such as Manicaland were as a result of “delayed shipments”. Patients, Government said, continue to receive free ARVs at their designated health
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Legislative Agenda Ignores Public Health Bill
By Michael Gwarisa PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe on Tuesday, September 12, opened the Fifth Session of Parliament amidst pomp and jubilation coupled by military drills and numerous displays. Some of the main the themes of the Presidentila address included alignment of laws with the Constitution. He implored Parliamentarians to place emphasis on passing Bills to align
Read MoreEconomic crisis worsens HIV pandemic
STAFF WRITER ZIMBABWE’S deepening economic crisis is severely affecting the government’s ability to fund public health delivery and restricting poor people’s access to health care, economists, government officials and health experts agree. The southern African country’s economy had shown signs of modest improvement under the government of national unity (GNU) between 2009 and 2013, when
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