Zimbabwe ‘s High Road Carnage Worrisome
Zimbabwe has some of the most dangerous roads in the world and the number of road accidents continues to increase, putting the successful attainment of sustainable development goals by 2030 at risk. By Staff Reporter Annual road traffic collision related fatalities are projected to increase significantly if urgent action is not taken by all stakeholders
Read MoreZim HPV vaccination coverage drops: UNICEF
Zimbabwe shed 24 percent of its Human Papillomavirus (HPV) coverage which was 91 percent in 2019 to 67 percent in 2021. By Kudakwashe Pembere The drop was attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic which disrupted immunization campaigns not only in Zimbabwe but the rest of the world. In Zimbabwe, around 4 million women aged 15 years
Read MoreObesity time bomb for Zim Children
PUBLIC Health experts have warned of an imminent obesity epidemic in Zimbabwean children, owing to multiple changes in the environment that promote high-calorie, poor quality dietary intake and minimal physical activity. By Michael Gwarisa While obesity was singled out as the biggest pending crises, the experts also warned of a rise in other Non-Communicable Diseases
Read MoreZimbabwe Hosts Workshop on Integrating Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) and Mental Health Components in HIV Programming for Global Fund
Harare, Zimbabwe – Representatives from Ghana, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe, whose funding request proposals are due for submission to the Global Fund, are meeting in Harare, Zimbabwe from 19-21 April 2023. The meeting gives these high impact countries a chance to integrate Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) and Mental Health components in their proposals. The workshop
Read MoreZim Global Fund Indaba Spotlights Triple Threat Of HIV,TB and NCDs
ZIMBABWE is currently meeting other African countries in Harare for the Global Fund Regional workshop to support countries with integrating NCDs and mental health into their funding request proposals to the Global Fund. By Michael Gwarisa The three day meeting is being attended by delegates from Ministries of Health from the African region, partners, and
Read MoreZim’s Traffic Accidents Related Deaths Decline
The number of deaths due to road traffic accidents declined by 4.5 percent from 553 in 3rd quarter 2022 to 528 in the 4th quarter despite a 4.3 percent increase in the total number of road traffic accidents from 13,246 accidents reported in 3rd quarter 2022 to 13,815 during 4th quarter 2022. By Staff Reporter
Read MoreZim recording 8000 new cancer cases every year
AROUND 8,500 new cancer cases are being diagnosed in Zimbabwe annually, amidst indications that more cancer patients could be dying due to lack diagnosis and treatment at the back of ridiculous treatment linked catastrophic costs. By Michael Gwarisa Data from a 2018 Zimbabwe Cancer Registry Report shows that the total number of new cancer cases
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Former Health Minister Dr Moyo to grace international Nephrology conference
FORMER Health and Child Care Minister Dr Obadiah Moyo will be a guest speaker at an International Conference on Nephrology in October this year. By Kudakwashe Pembere Dr Moyo a revered expert in nephrology, a subspecialty of internal medicine that focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the kidney, had his research singled
Read MoreZim launches UNICEF-Eli-Lilly initiative to fight pediatric and adolescent NCDs
THE United Nation’s Children Fund (UNICEF) -Eli Lilly initiative to assist the Zimbabwean government through the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) in the fight against Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in children was launched on Thursday at Sally Mugabe Central Hospital. By Kudakwashe Pembere Funded by UNICEF to the tune of US$2.5 million, this four-year
Read MoreKidzCan Zimbabwe Joins St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Global Alliance
IN a move that is set to open international networking and support, educational opportunities and the inspiration of a globally shared mission –finding cures and saving children, everywhere, KidzCan Zimbabwe has join the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Global Alliance. By Staff Reporter Making the announcement, Daniel Mckenzie KidzCan Zimbabwe Executive Director said the recent
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