Zambia launches malaria vaccine to protect over half a million children
Lusaka – The Government of the Republic of Zambia, through the Ministry of Health, today officially launched the malaria vaccine (R21/Matrix-M) as part of its Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI), marking a historic milestone in the country’s fight against malaria. Over 500 000 children aged 6‒8 months will be vaccinated in the months following the launch. Malaria remains one
Read MoreRenovated Mutawatawa Hospital To Boost Maternal Health Outcomes
By Michael Gwarisa In a significant step towards improving maternal and neonatal health in Uzumba Maramba Pfungwe (UMP), Mutawatawa District Hospital has completed extensive renovations of its theatre department and waiting mothers’ shelter, with financial support from the World Bank, Cordaid and the Government of Zimbabwe. The refurbished hospital now boasts a fully equipped and
Read MoreZim’s Health Promotion Officers to Develop Key Data Indicators for DHIS2 Integration
By Kuda Pembere in Kadoma Health promotion officers have welcomed an initiative to develop their own key data indicators for integration into Zimbabwe’s District Health Information System 2 (DHIS2), a move aimed at making their contributions more visible and measurable. The Health Promotion Unit (HPU) in the Ministry of Health and Child Care began developing
Read MoreMurehwa Hospital Installs Medical Oxygen Reticulation System
In a bid to improve timely access to medical oxygen for patients in need of critical care, Murehwa District Hospital has installed a piped Oxygen reticulation system in most of its wards at the facility. By Michael Gwarisa The installation replaces the old system of Oxygen Supply where they would procure Oxygen using Oxygen tanks,
Read MoreA Fruitful Marriage: Urban Voucher System Reduces Maternal Deaths in Harare’s Central Hospitals/Council Clinics
Like many women in high-density and peri-urban communities, Method Pagiwa (26), from Kuwadzana Phase in Harare, registered her pregnancy with the Antenatal Clinic at Rujeko Polyclinic in Dzivarasekwa, when she was seven months into her pregnancy. This, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO) standards is not recommended as they prescribe that women in developing
Read MoreWhen Communities Take Up Leading Role In Improving Maternal and Child Health
When the world locked down in 2020 at the back of a COVID-19 pandemic, all health services left for COVID-19-related interventions were heavily disrupted. Maternal and Child Health were among some of the most affected services as health facilities offering services continued to face significant challenges compromising the quality of care By Michael Gwarisa Even
Read MoreStunting, Wasting and Overweight drops in Zim
ZIMBABWE has been doing relatively well in improving the nutrition for children under five years over the past ten years as it reduced the stunting prevalence to 21.6 percent in 2022 from 31.1 percent in 2012, a joint United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF) and World Bank report shows. By Kuda Pembere For stunting Zimbabwe is
Read More
World Bank Hands Over Ambulances To Cyclone Idai Survivors
THE World Bank (WB) has handed over four fully-equipped ambulances to the Zimbabwe Association of Church Hospitals (ZACH) under the World Bank funded Zimbabwe Idai Recovery Project (ZIRP). By Michael Gwarisa ZIRP is a unique partnership between the World Bank and United Nations Agencies (UN) to address the early and medium-term resilient disaster recovery needs
Read More
OPINION: COVID-19 Home Remedies: Now You See Why We Should Preserve Biodiversity, Don’t You?
FOR more than 12 moths, the world has been at the mercy of the COVID-19 pandemic caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and to date, close to 100 million infections and 2.06 million deaths have been recorded globally. According to experts, the COVID-19 is the most significant public health problem since
Read More