Up to 70 percent of physician decisions regarding patient diagnosis and therapy are based on laboratory test results.
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By Staff Reporter
Nov. 25, 2024
Health and Child Care minister Douglas Mombeshora said this at a High Level National Health Financing Dialogue in Harare on Thursday.
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By Praise Nyamadzawo
Nov. 23, 2024
Health and Child Care deputy minister Sleiman Kwidini recently said the government was making efforts to contain cholera in Kariba, adding that it sent provincial
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By Vanessa Gonye
Nov. 19, 2024
Davis said the United States, through the President's Malaria Initiative, shared Sadc’s vision of a malaria-free region.
This strategic collaboration is set to elevate eye care services for various community members, including pensioners.
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By Staff Reporter
Oct. 25, 2024
Insurance expert Sly Mudekunye said income inequality stood as one of the most significant barriers to women’s insurance uptake.
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By Nhau Mangirazi
Oct. 3, 2024
The International Safe abortion Day is an annual day of action commemorated annually on September 28 in support of the right to safe abortion.
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By Richard Farekaye
Sep. 21, 2024
Zimbabwe has made progress in responding to the HIV pandemic over the years.
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By Moses Mugugunyeki
Sep. 21, 2024
Ruvimbo Motsi (23), an expecting mother, sat on the edge of a hospital bed after more than 15 hours in “labour”.
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By Problem Masau
Sep. 17, 2024
Elephantiasis is a parasitic disease that affects the lymph nodes and lymph vessels and is spread by infectious mosquitoes.
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By Nhau Mangirazi
Sep. 14, 2024
Kwidini made these remarks at the commissioning of the state-of-the-art National Pharmaceuticals (NatPharm) warehouse in Masvingo yesterday.
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By Moses Mugugunyeki
Sep. 6, 2024
Makochekanwa said medical services in Zimbabwe are extremely expensive compared to other countries.
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By Vanessa Gonye
Sep. 6, 2024
To date, 17 541 Mpox cases have been reported, with 2 822 having been confirmed, while 14 719 are suspected cases.
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By Nhau Mangirazi
Aug. 13, 2024
A highlight of the event was the peer review inspection conducted by USNRC experts alongside regulatory body inspectors and licensees from various radiotherapy centres.
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By Online Reporter
Aug. 9, 2024
CeSHHAR is situated behind a busy truck stop in the town, where hundreds of trucks pass through each day carrying goods to and from neighbouring countries.
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By Vanessa Gonye
Aug. 3, 2024
In a statement, Harare epidemiology and disease control officer Michael Vere said more than 70% of the cases were from high-density suburbs.
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By Vanessa Gonye
Jul. 2, 2024
Unlike many people living with HIV, Chinembiri, through the courses and support group experiences, managed to gather the courage to disclose her status.
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By Vanessa Gonye
Jun. 22, 2024
The e-learning platform for midwives is the first of its kind in Zimbabwe.
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By Vanessa Gonye
Jun. 21, 2024
He said people who used and injected drugs were at risk of being left out and marginalised.
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By Vanessa Gonye
Jun. 19, 2024
The medical facilities across the country were overwhelmed and failing to contain the influx of COVID-19 patients, relatives say.
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By Vanessa Gonye
Jun. 8, 2024
Apostolic sects have been known to shun clinics and hospitals due to religious beliefs.
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By Vanessa Gonye
Jun. 5, 2024
Speaking to NewsDay, Health ATM head of technology and innovation Nyasha Cecil Nyamupaguma said the intervention was a great tool for diagnostic care.
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By Vanessa Gonye
May. 28, 2024
Swedish ambassador to Zimbabwe Per Lingarde said midwives were unsung heroes.
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By Vanessa Gonye
May. 24, 2024
The ministry said it was undertaking several initiatives which included indoor residual spraying to prevent more deaths.
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By GRACIOUS DANIEL
May. 10, 2024
In its health and education situation report, Zimcodd said Zimbabwe’s healthcare system was plagued by inadequate finance, corruption, biased spending and lack of community involvement.
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By GRACIOUS DANIEL
Apr. 25, 2024
He called for the designing of tailored and targeted health programmes that address the economic, social, political and environmental injustice that impact people’s health and rights.
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By Vanessa Gonye
Apr. 25, 2024
The infection, whose scientific name is pertussis, is difficult to detect early and can be fatal, especially in children and babies.
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By Times Of India
Apr. 11, 2024
The World Health Organisation set a target of 60% coverage of childhood cancers by the year 2030 and Zimbabwe is still lagging at 20%.
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By Vanessa Gonye
Apr. 9, 2024
Chitungwiza was recording over 130 cases weekly cases as the disease wrecked havoc.
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By GRACIOUS DANIEL
Apr. 5, 2024
A number of officials interviewed by NewsDay yesterday said they contained the deadly diarrhoeal disease through strengthened surveillance systems
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By Vanessa Gonye
Apr. 2, 2024
The vaccination campaign is being conducted in close collaboration with the Primary and Secondary Education ministry with a target to vaccinate
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By Vanessa Gonye
Mar. 20, 2024
Chisero said mental health has a bearing on how the young react to HIV issues including treatment and general conduct.
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By Vanessa Gonye
Feb. 29, 2024
The report also warned that malnutrition remains a major public health concern in Zimbabwe, with a quarter of all children experiencing stunting due to inadequate dietary intake.
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By Problem Masau
Feb. 28, 2024
Buhera district in Manicaland province has been one of the cholera hotspots in the country since October last year.
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By Vanessa Gonye
Feb. 14, 2024
Mombeshora was responding to questions from legislators in Parliament who wanted to know what measures the government was taking to curb the spread of cholera.
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By Harriet Chikandiwa
Feb. 6, 2024
On Monday, government started a mass oral cholera vaccination exercise targeting 2,3 million people in the most affected districts.
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By Vanessa Gonye
Feb. 2, 2024
On Monday, Zimbabwe began distributing oral cholera vaccines, targeting 800 000 people.
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By GRACIOUS DANIEL
Jan. 31, 2024
“We are telling them that cholera is real, they should always use treated water and maintain hygiene,” she said.
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By Vanessa Gonye
Jan. 31, 2024
According to Zimbabwe’s National Health Strategy, 70 percent of the country’s population is at risk of contracting a NTD.
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By Kennedy Mubaiwa
Jan. 30, 2024
The campaign comes at a time when Zimbabwe is battling a cholera outbreak that has been in existence for close to a year.
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By Vanessa Gonye
Jan. 30, 2024
Among the reported cholera cases to date, 31% were under 15 years of age while 14 % were under five years of age.
Health
By Staff Reporter
Jan. 29, 2024
Communities such as Glenview, Budiriro, Highfield, Glen Norah and Hopley are among the city’s cholera hotspots where ZRCS is operating from.
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By Moses Mugugunyeki
Jan. 26, 2024
Awareness and screening levels of these priority cancersan are of paramount importance.
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By Michelle Madzudzo
Jan. 26, 2024
CHILDREN with visual impairment (VI) challenge the micro (family) and meso (school) systems in different ways.
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By Nicholas Aribhino
Jan. 26, 2024
“An additional US$13 million is being looked into so that the water woes can be eliminated,” he said.
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By Blessed Mhlanga
Jan. 25, 2024
The country should know that those who contribute to the growth of Zimbabwe deserve to be remembered. With unity, we will achieve more.
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By Dr Johannes Marisa
Jan. 25, 2024
The country’s health sector has endured years of underfunding and a debilitating brain drain amid a crippling shortage of basic medicines and drugs at public hospitals.
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By Vincent Mungofa
Jan. 24, 2024
ZIMBABWE and its neighbours are facing an overwhelming cholera outbreak amid a surge in COVID-19 cases since the onset of the rain season.
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By Vincent Mungofa
Jan. 23, 2024