- River Valley Group Pledges Support for Health Facilities and Vulnerable Communities in Midlands
- EU Pledges US$750 Million to Fight HIV, TB and Malaria, Boosts AMR Response
- Imperial College London Brings AI for Healthcare Training to Zimbabwe
- Maternal anaemia fuels intergenerational malnutrition in Zimbabwe
- Urban Malaria Threat Looms as Invasive Mosquito Nears Southern Africa
Media, a critical partner in ending TB
A THIRD of tuberculosis (TB) infections in Southern Africa are linked to mining activities and recent studies estimate that 3 to 7 percent of miners are becoming ill with TB each year (TIMS Epidemiological Study,2012). Health Times Reporter in Johannesburg, South Africa To address these challenges, media practitioners from 12 SADC member countries converged yesterday,
Read MoreZim on cholera high alert: Health Ministry
With some Zimbabweans dreading a rebound of a cholera epidemic, a senior Ministry of Health and Child Care official has allayed the fears saying there are no cases in the country yet noting they are on high alert. By Kudakwashe Pembere The country was hit twice by the epidemic which was reported first in Glen
Read MoreZimbabwe needs to find sustainable solutions to its perennial health crisis
During the course of the past two weeks, social media has been awash with videos of the Member of the Executive Committee (MEC) of Health for the Limpopo Province of South Africa directly humiliating Zimbabwean patients who had sought elective surgical treatment in her province. By Dr Grant Murewanhema There have been mixed reactions from
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South Africa outlaws outdoor wearing of masks
SOUTH Africa President, Cyril Ramaphosa has made significant changes to his country’s COVID-19 regulations, undoing the outdoor wearing of masks. By Staff Reporter President Cyril Ramaphosa announced these changes on Tuesday in a televised statement on progress in national efforts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. As before, it is mandatory to wear a cloth mask
Read MoreMerck Foundation Trains 100 African Cardiovascular Experts
Merck Foundation, a philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany in partnership with African First Ladies, Ministries of Health, Medical Societies, and Academia celebrated the World Heart Day by providing one-year Post-Graduate Diploma and two-year Master degree in Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine to 100 doctors from 25 countries in Africa and Asia. By Patricia Mashiri The initiative
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#COVID-19: South Africa Revises Lockdwon Down To Level 3
SOUTH Africa President, Cyril Ramaposa has revised the national lockdown to Level three after wide consultations with various stakeholders. By Michael Gwarisa Addressing the nation, President Ramaposa said the lockdown has been effective. While the nation-wide lockdown has been effective, it cannot be sustained indefinitely. We introduced the five-level COVID-19 alert system to manage the
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#JUSTIN: South Africa Records Tow First Covid-19 Deaths
SOUTH Africa has recorded two mortalities who succumbed to the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) making it the second Southern African country after Zimbabwe. By Kuda Pembere South Africa’s Health Minister Dr Zwelini Mkhize this morning announced that one died at a Private Institution with the other at a Public Health facility. “This morning, we wake South
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South Africa Coronavirus Cases Shoot Through The Roof
SOUTH Africa could be battling to contain the spread of Coronavirus (Covid-19), amidst indications that the number of confirmed cases in the neighbouring country has risen to 116.  By Michael Gwarisa Even though South Africa recorded Coronavirus later than Egypt, Algeria and other African countries, the sporadic rise in the Covid-19 cases in the Southern
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#BREAKING: South Africa Records First Coronavirus Case
THE South Africa health ministry has announced its first positive Coronavirus case. In a statement, the country’s Ministry of Health spokesperson, Popo Maja, said the case was detected by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) of a 38old male patient who had travelled to Italy with his wife. The patient consulted a private General
Read MoreSA Students Demand Condoms In Schools
LEARNERS in most South African schools have rapped government for delaying the implementation of guidelines on the National Policy on HIV, STI and TB (2017) which they say is limiting their access to HIV testing, Condoms, and other essential sexual and reproductive health (SRHR) services. HealthTimes NewsRoom The international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders
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