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Gokwe Records New Human Anthrax Cases

Michael Gwarisa

By Michael Gwarisa The Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) has reported new anthrax cases in both Gokwe North and Gokwe South districts over the past two weeks, raising concern over possible animal-to-human transmission. According to the MoHCC Weekly Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Report for the week ending 26 October 2025, six new anthrax

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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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Health News WATER AND SANITATION

Cholera Spreads like Veld Fire in Zimbabwe’s Rural Communities

Michael Gwarisa

WHILE previous Cholera outbreaks in Zimbabwe were recorded in urban areas where there is poor water and sanitation services, the obtaining Cholera outbreak seem to be spreading fast in rural communities. By Michael Gwarisa Zimbabwe reported its first Cholera case in February this year in Chegutu before the outbreak spread to the country’s 10 provinces.

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Health News WATER AND SANITATION

Zimbabwe Government cracks head over untraceable Cholera origins

Michael Gwarisa

THE cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe has no epidemiological link to any country in the region or any place that has recorded cholera cases, meaning the local environment could be heavily contaminated and harbouring volumes of Cholera pathogens, a top health official has warned. By Michael Gwarisa This according to the Ministry of Health and Child

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