World Diabetes Day: Nurses Critical In Screening And Management Of Diabetes
TODAY, Zimbabwe and the international community observes the World Diabetes Day to raise awareness around the chronic illness. To mark this important day, the Government of Zimbabwe, through the Ministry of Health and Child Care have provided a three-day screening campaign for Gweru residents, with the support from the Zimbabwe Diabetes Association and the World
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#CancerTalkWithMichelle: Cancer Awareness In The Times Of A COVID-19 Pandemic
THE world over, focus has shifted towards managing, treating and preventing COVID-19 infection. COVID-19 has literally overshadowed other ailments including Cancer, one of the leading causes of death in Zimbabwe which is currently killing more people than HIV, Tuberculosis (TB), Malaria and COVID-19 combined. By Michelle Madzudzo However, a dearth of data, shortage of testing
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Health Ministry Receives Essential NCDs Management Equipment From WHO
THE Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) has received a consignment of essential Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) medications and sundries from the World Health Organisation (WHO) in move set to intensify the fight against the increasing NCDs burden in the country. By Michael Gwarisa The donation of essential NCDs equipment also comes at a time
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CDC Intensifies Cervical Cancer Screening and Treatment In Zimbabwe
THE Center for Diseases Control (CDC) has scaled up Cervical Cancer and treatment in Zimbabwe in a bid to reduce the high mortality and morbidity associated with the disease in Zimbabwe. By Michael Gwarisa According to official statistics from the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC), Cervical Cancer kills not less than 2000 women
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Varume Vakurudzirwa Kuita Bonde Nekurasa Mbeu ka 21 Pamwedzi Kudzivirira Gomarara Reprostate
BAZI rinoona nezve utachiona hweGomarara mu Zimbabwe, Cancer Association of Zimbabwe (CAZ) rakurudzira vanhurume kuti vaite bonde chaizvo kana kurasa mbeu kanokwana iko makumi maviri neimwe (21) kuita kudzoivirara hutachiona kwegomarara re Prostate (Prostate Cancer). Na Michael Gwarisa Vachitaura ivo pamusangano wevatori venhau wakarongwa ne Bazi Re zvehutachiona hwe HIV Muzimbabwe re National Aids Council
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NCD Alliance Launches New Civil Society Solidarity Fund In Response To COVID19
TWENTY Civil Society Alliances from Africa, Asia, Europe, Eastern Mediterranean and Latin America will be awarded grants to accelerate the response to the coronavirus pandemic through the first Civil Society Solidarity Fund on Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) and COVID-19, which was announced today by the NCD Alliance during a high-level online event. HealthTimes Reporter Todd Harper,
Read MoreMinistry receives chemotherapy drugs
MINISTRY of Health and Child Care received a donation of 50 vials of Cisplatin chemotherapy drug from MaishaHealthFund and CassavaSmartech in partnership with Cancerserve Zimbabwe. The medicines were handed over at a ceremony held at the Ministry’s Head Office in Harare yesterday. Speaking at the ceremony on behalf of the Ministry, Acting Chief Director for
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Ministry of Health to resuscitate the National Cancer Strategy
THE Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) says it is working on the cancer registry has revived the cancer registry snce the country had been operating without one. HealthTimes Reporter Deputy Minister of Health and Child Care, Dr John Mangwiro called for the revival of that strategy and tasked the Acting Secretary for Health,
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Men Should Suck Women’s Breasts To Prevent Breast Cancer – Expert
A midwife, Madam Mary Azika, has encouraged men to frequently suck their wives’ breasts as a means to prevent breast cancer in women. SOURCE: THE HERALD NIGERIA The midwife in the Upper East Region stated that the advise as trivial as it may sounds seeing as men had often jested about it could help women
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Novartis NCDs Medication Zim Bound
ZIMBABWE in next two months will receive non-communicable diseases (NCDs) medication it purchased from Switzerland headquartered pharmaceutical manufacturing company Novartis. By Kudakwashe Pembere Briefing the press in a meeting graced by the Novartis team, Health and Child Care Minister Dr Obadiah Moyo said this development follows the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the
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