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Over 12,000 People with TB roaming freely in Zimbabwe

Michael Gwarisa

ABOUT 12,520 persons with Tuberculosis (TB) were not initiated on treatment in 2021 with indications that males constitute the biggest number of these missed cases. By Michael Gwarisa Males mainly artisanal miners and others who are informally employed have always been hard to reach according to the National TB program owing to the nature of their work, which takes them from one place to another and in most cases, they give false identity documents to avoid being tracked. The decline in the number of TB patients who were diagnosed and…

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Where Are The Mobile TB X-Ray Trucks?

Michael Gwarisa

THE Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC), has come under fire from Tuberculosis (TB) activists and advocates for delaying to release nine new mobile X-Ray vehicles that are meant for screening Tuberculosis (TB) in communities. By Michael Gwarisa According to initial plans, the nine trucks were supposed to be commissioned at an official ceremony on World TB Day on March 24, 2022 where the Vice President and Minister of Health, Dr Constantino Chiwenga was supposed to be the guest of honour. However, the event did not happen as planned…

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Zim Hosts One Impact Mobile App Familiarisation Meeting

Michael Gwarisa

VARIOUS stakeholders from the heath sector converged in Macheke, Mashonaland East to familiarise with the One-Health Mobile application, a tool which is set to become a key strategic response to combatting the challenges faced by Tuberculosis (TB) survivors and communities affected by TB as well as overcome bottlenecks in ending the TB epidemic. By Michael Gwarisa In an interview with HealthTimes on the side-lines of the One Impact Planning meeting in Macheke on Friday, 14 May 2022, Jointed Hands Welfare Organisation (JHWO) Executive Director, Dr Donald Tobaiwa said, “Today’s meeting…

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