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Door-to-Door Mobilisation Under SLL Brings Healthcare Closer to Children and Elderly in Gokwe

Michael Gwarisa

By Michael Gwarisa in Gokwe For years, healthcare in Gokwe North has been beyond the reach of many. The terrain is unforgiving, rocky, bumpy, and scorched by a relentless sun. Narrow footpaths snake through thorny bushes and jagged rocks, leading to scattered homesteads perched in places so remote you can’t help but wonder how anyone

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Skipping Breakfast Increases Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes In Adults- Study

Michael Gwarisa

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL studies have indicated that breakfast skipping is associated with risk of type 2 diabetes. According to a recent study, there was a greater risk of type 2 diabetes in adults who skipped breakfast as compared to those adhered to a consistent breakfast routine. The study looked at data on 96,175 people to see if

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Targeted TB Screening Effective For Vulnerable Communities

Michael Gwarisa

THE targeted screening for active Tuberculosis (TB) among high risk groups, being spearheaded by the Ministry of health and Child Care’s National TB Program in partnership with the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) bears fruits at community level. By Michael Gwarisa The National TB Program has partnered with The Union in

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Shot in the arm for Zimbabwe Diabetes Association

Michael Gwarisa

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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