Columnist / Shamiso yikoniko
'Zimbabwe must not import listeriosis'
It is easy to accept that the people who have opened tuckshops all over Zimbabwe are simply enterprising individuals who want to fend for their families. But these outlets could be breeding ground for...Published: 11 Mar 2018 at 09:18hrs | 9 | by Shamiso Yikoniko
Mourning taken to shocking levels
EARLIER this year, proceedings at Glen View 1 shops came to a halt as friends of the late Lizzy paraded her coffin in the open. The procession saw mourners throwing "ballooned" condoms all over while ...Published: 10 Jun 2017 at 22:40hrs | | by Shamiso Yikoniko
Drama-filled send-offs. . as mourning is taken to shocking levels
EARLIER this year, proceedings at Glen View 1 shops came to a halt as friends of the late Lizzy paraded her coffin in the open. The procession saw mourners throwing "ballooned" condoms all over while ...Published: 04 Jun 2017 at 20:13hrs | | by Shamiso Yikoniko
Thank you Zimbabwe
My husband, Lawson Mabhena, and I are not heroes, our daughter is. She is a hero for many reasons. Glory be to God! On her first review out of hospital, the liver transplant surgeon Dr Subash Gupta sa...Published: 22 Jan 2017 at 12:06hrs | | by Shamiso Yikoniko
'Dr Parirenyatwa sleeping on duty'
Following the tiff between doctors and medical aid societies, the Zimbabwe Medical Association has laid the blame on Health and Child Care Minister, Dr David Parirenyatwa. Zima had threatened ...Published: 03 Jul 2016 at 16:02hrs | | by Shamiso Yikoniko
More women die in child birth
Resource constraints at some of Zimbabwe's referral hospitals are taking a toll, with 740 maternal deaths registered since 2015.Of these, 580 occurred last year and the remainder between Janua...Published: 08 May 2016 at 10:39hrs | | by Shamiso Yikoniko
From Siamese twins to one bundle of bliss
Zimbabwe celebrated a landmark surgical achievement in April 2014 when a team of health professionals led by Mr Bothwell Mbuvayesango successfully conducted an operation to separate Siamese twins Tapi...Published: 24 Apr 2016 at 16:53hrs | | by Shamiso Yikoniko
Vendors flood streets - again
A year after being allocated selling points, vendors are back on the pavements of Harare's central business district, raising questions about Town House's commitment to enforcing by-laws.In 20...Published: 17 Apr 2016 at 09:51hrs | | by Shamiso Yikoniko
GlaxoSmithKline ordered to immediately cease Zimbabwe operations
Britain has moved to cripple Zimbabwe's health sector following a directive to pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline to immediately cease local operations and supply of critical drugs, it has been alle...Published: 11 Oct 2015 at 17:17hrs | 2 | by Shamiso Yikoniko
Econet's Dial-A-Doc operating illegally
ECONET Wireless's Dial-A-Doc is operating illegally as it is not approved by the Medical and Dental Practitioners' Council of Zimbabwe (MDPCZ), an official has said.The MDPCZ and the Health Pr...Published: 08 Mar 2015 at 12:29hrs | | by Shamiso Yikoniko
Doctors have begun taking legal action against medical aid societies
Doctors have begun taking legal action against medical aid societies over US$14 million in outstanding consultation fees.Although court records were not immediately obtainable, it is understoo...Published: 11 Jan 2015 at 09:31hrs | | by Shamiso Yikoniko
Rare births, increase in babies born with split abdomen
The country's hospitals are experiencing bizarre cases of babies born with split abdomen, a rare condition known as gastroschisis.Gastroschisis is a birth defect of the abdominal (belly) w...Published: 28 Dec 2014 at 07:03hrs | | by Shamiso Yikoniko
Medical aid bosses 'earning $500 000 monthly'
Top executives at some medical aid societies are earning monthly salaries ranging between US$200 000 and US$500 000 despite declaring that their institutions are insolvent, a senior official has said....Published: 26 Oct 2014 at 07:30hrs | | by Shamiso Yikoniko
Doctors to turn away patients
Doctors will continue charging co-payments and turning away patients whose medical aid societies would have defied the new Government-approved tariffs, Zimbabwe Medical Association (Zima) secretary-ge...Published: 28 Sep 2014 at 12:52hrs | | by Shamiso Yikoniko
Govt to introduce HIV self-testing kits
Government will soon introduce HIV self-testing kits as a way to encourage people to know their HIV status, The Sunday Mail reported.The development follows revelations that of the 196 000 pe...Published: 07 Sep 2014 at 07:27hrs | | by Shamiso Yikoniko
Typhoid outbreak hits Harare
AT least nine people have succumbed to typhoid while over 300 cases were reported in a fresh outbreak of the disease in Harare, Mutare and Chegutu.The disease outbreak has been attributed to c...Published: 17 Aug 2014 at 15:24hrs | | by Shamiso Yikoniko
7 Zimbabwean students top Cambridge world rankings
Seven Zimbabwean students made history by scoring the highest marks in the world in the subjects they sat for in the November 2013 Ordinary Level examinations set and marked by Cambridge Universit...Published: 10 Aug 2014 at 20:24hrs | | by Shamiso Yikoniko
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