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Private hospitals demand up to US$700 fees
SOME PRIVATE health institutions are demanding as much as US$700 deposit and up to US$250 per night for patients admitted, making falling ill an econo...Published: 23 Jun 2019 at 17:44hrs | 1471 | by Staff Reporter
'Cancer man' unfazed by Magaya-hospital furore
Forty-three-year-old Peter Manganda is not concerned much about the current furore over circumstances surrounding his cure from a 5,3 kilogramme debil...Published: 23 Jun 2019 at 11:20hrs | 4444 | by Staff Reporter
2nd Annual Albinism Health Fair
Global Aid Missions Zimbabwe, a non-governmental organization that supports people with Albinism will be hosting its 2nd Annual Albinism Health Fair o...Published: 14 Jun 2019 at 09:30hrs | 271 | by GAM
AHFoZ calls for stakeholder meeting over healthcare costs
The Association of Healthcare Funders of Zimbabwe (AHFoZ) notes with concern that most service providers and health institutions have introduced or co...Published: 30 Apr 2019 at 09:36hrs | 730 | by Agencies
Cancer treatment at Mpilo, Parirenyatwa hospitals compromised
Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals has stopped offering radiotherapy services after all its three cancer treatment machines broke down while unconfirmed ...Published: 29 Apr 2019 at 18:56hrs | 1303 | by Staff Reporter
Over 270k people receive cholera vaccine in Cyclone Idai ravaged districts
More than 270 000 people in Cyclone Idai ravaged districts of Chimanimani and Chipinge have so far been vaccinated against cholera under a government ...Published: 20 Apr 2019 at 18:01hrs | 523 | by Staff Reporter
15 reasons the nursing shortage won't last past 2040
With World Health Organization (WHO) reports indicating that roughly one third of the nursing workforce will be retiring in the next 10-15 years, it's...Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 10:39hrs | 3190 | by Staff Writer
First ever albinism free clinic in Harare, Zimbabwe
Global Aid Missions, a non-governmental organization that supports people with Albinism, has opened the first ever albinism free clinic in Harare, Zim...Published: 26 Feb 2019 at 19:37hrs | 733 | by Angecies
Chiwenga happy with supply of medicines across Zimbabwe
Government has started receiving medicines and medical sundries from suppliers and is distributing them across the country. They comprise medicines fo...Published: 28 Dec 2018 at 09:53hrs | 1201 | by Staff Reporter
Senior doctors join striking juniors
HARARE - In the latest standoff between the government and striking junior doctors, senior medical personnel have now joined the industrial action by ...Published: 27 Dec 2018 at 20:05hrs | 6251 | by Staff Re
More boys born on Christmas Day
At least 72 babies were born on Christmas Day in four of country's major hospitals. Chitungwiza and Mpilo central hospitals recorded the highest...Published: 27 Dec 2018 at 08:44hrs | 1277 | by Staff Reporter
Government intensifies cervical cancer fight
Government has engaged several health partners in the provision of cervical cancer screening to women in rural areas as efforts intensify to detect an...Published: 02 Dec 2018 at 07:30hrs | 250 | by Staff Reporter
Mliswa pleased with Health Minister's visit to Norton
Norton legislator Temba Mliswa has hailed Minister of Health and Child care Obadiah Moyo for visiting the constituency to assess the area as the...Published: 15 Oct 2018 at 07:14hrs | 663 | by Stephen Jakes
Cholera Suspect Tests Negative
The suspected cholera case that was reported in Kadoma last week has tested negative,a reliable source has revealed.Social media in Kadoma wen...Published: 15 Oct 2018 at 07:10hrs | 351 | by Stephen Jakes
Suspected cholera cases drop from 10 000 to 24
SUSPECTED cholera cases have dropped from 10 000 to 24, while Government is making frantic efforts to ensure the water-borne disease is totally eradic...Published: 06 Oct 2018 at 08:29hrs | 298 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe to vaccinate 1.4 million people against cholera in Harare
HARARE - The Government of Zimbabwe with the support of the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners is launching today an oral cholera vaccinatio...Published: 03 Oct 2018 at 15:03hrs | 558 | by APO
Dr. Edward Picardi on How Medical Specialists Benefit by Volunteering their Services to Impoverished Communities
Being a medical volunteer in a foreign country can be challenging and unnerving. The doctors are often required to go to some of the most remote areas...Published: 29 Sep 2018 at 15:46hrs | 971 | by Agencies
Mpilo fails to cope, maternity patients sleep on the floor
MPILO Central Hospital in Bulawayo is failing to cope with the high number of maternity patients resulting in some of the expecting and new mothers sl...Published: 29 Sep 2018 at 12:32hrs | 784 | by Staff Reporter
First Mutual reviews health contributions by 5%
First Mutual Health sector has reviewed health contributions by 5% with effect from October 1.The company advised its various clients of the d...Published: 28 Sep 2018 at 07:36hrs | 995 | by Stephen Jakes
'Mpilo, Ingutsheni relegate nurses training to Zanu-PF'
Zapu spokesperson Iphithule Thembani Maphosa has accused Mpilo Central Hospital and Ingutsheni Hospital of allegedly relegating the recruitment of nur...Published: 27 Sep 2018 at 07:44hrs | 2999 | by Stephen Jakes
NMB joins fight against cholera
NMB Bank on Sunday handed over 3 000 buckets, 3 000 units of Water Guard and 120 000 litres of water to the District Health Office in Glen View to hel...Published: 25 Sep 2018 at 09:27hrs | 586 | by Agencies
11 cancer symptoms you should not ignore
Nobody likes the "C" word. Cancer is the scariest disease out there but if you catch it early, you have a big chance of survival.Obviously, so...Published: 25 Sep 2018 at 07:19hrs | 4534 | by Health Reporter
MDC-T Khupe bemoans cholera outbreak
The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) led by Thokozani Khupe hsa lamented the outbreak of Cholera especially in Harare urging the stakeholders an...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 09:03hrs | 1611 | by Stephen Jakes
Govt rolls out Cholera vaccines
In the coming weeks, Government will begin administering cholera vaccines in selected suburbs in order to contain the current outbreak that has claime...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 07:39hrs | 548 | by Staff Reporter
How to stop spread of cholera
The best way to stop the spread of cholera is to stop the transmission routes.Hand washing with soap, ash or chlorine solution: Ha...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 07:25hrs | 692 | by Unicef
Harare suburbs rocked by 'double punch' of cholera and typhoid
HARARE - More than 1,000 Red Cross volunteers are fanning out through the suburbs of Zimbabwe’s capital in a bid to contain a deadly cholera outbrea...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 09:51hrs | 1691 | by APO/IFRC
WATCH: Health Minister Dr Moyo speaks on Cholera outbreak in Harare
Health and Child Care Minister Dr Obadiah Moyo speaks on Cholera outbreak in Harare....Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 07:26hrs | 634 | by Staff Reporter
Bulawayo on high cholera alert
BULAWAYO City Council is on high cholera alert following the declaration of a cholera outbreak in Harare on Thursday. BCC senior public relati...Published: 08 Sep 2018 at 08:00hrs | 331 | by Staff Reporter
Over 130 000 HIV patients resist drugs
OVER 130 000 people living with HIV and Aids in Zimbabwe have become resistant to currently available anti-retroviral drugs.Medical experts sa...Published: 26 Aug 2018 at 07:53hrs | 2943 | by Staff Reporter
TB outbreak at Ingutsheni
A tuberculosis (TB) outbreak has reportedly hit Bulawayo's Ingutsheni Psychiatric Hospital, with patients and members of staff being screened and quar...Published: 25 Aug 2018 at 07:36hrs | 981 | by Staff Reporter
HIV vaccine test trial on cards for Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWE has been listed along with other sub-Saharan countries for a test trial on an HIV vaccine which would help end the disease.Being unde...Published: 25 Jul 2018 at 07:36hrs | 990 | by Staff reporter
Ekusileni investors tip Zimbabwe for glory
INDIAN investors who are set to reopen Ekusileni Medical Centre in Bulawayo yesterday said the new dispensation is on course to taking the country to ...Published: 17 Jul 2018 at 10:17hrs | 1364 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe mulls medicinal cannabis pilot programme
Government is planning to carry out a medicinal cannabis pilot programme following the legalisation for the production of the plant in April this year...Published: 15 Jul 2018 at 12:06hrs | 1277 | by Staff Reporter
Calls to decriminalise drug abuse
Zimbabwe has held a belated International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking commemorations amid calls for a paradigm shift to consider dr...Published: 07 Jul 2018 at 16:11hrs | 256 | by Staff Reporter
Kana Mission Hospital builds $70 000 mortuary
KANA Mission Hospital has constructed a $70 000 mortuary to serve the Gokwe South, Nkayi community and other parts of Matabeleland North province....Published: 07 Jul 2018 at 08:43hrs | 232 | by Staff Reporter
Global Aids Missions to provide free health services for people with albinism, special conditions
In a move that is set to benefit hundreds of people living with albinism, special conditions and disabilities in the country, a local non-governmental...Published: 29 Jun 2018 at 10:13hrs | 402 | by Nicole Hondo
Ekusileni Medical Centre to open before year end
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has made a spirited commitment to open Ekusileni Medical Centre in Bulawayo before year end saying he is going to make sure nothin...Published: 24 Jun 2018 at 11:06hrs | 1277 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe government intensifies fight against Aids
THE Health and Child Care ministry has launched an 18-member validation committee to oversee the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV an...Published: 23 Jun 2018 at 07:15hrs | 663 | by Staff Reporter
Matobo Action Team visits Umzingwane Clinic Project
The construction of Shale clinic in Umzingwane Ward 8 is an advocacy initiative that was adopted by Habakkuk Trust in the year 2013 after the communit...Published: 20 Jun 2018 at 12:05hrs | 244 | by Stephen Jakes
Zanu PF candidate brings free doctors into his constituency
In a bid to hook more voters, the successful Zanu PF candidate for Chikomba West who is also the president of the International Diabetes Federation fo...Published: 07 Jun 2018 at 11:42hrs | 2162 | by A Mhlongo
First Mutual Health offers cervical cancer screening
A total of 163 women were screened. Of these, 152 had negative results, 8 (4.9%) had positive results and were referred to the Cancer Association for ...Published: 06 Jun 2018 at 10:54hrs | 490 | by Stephen Jakes
Siblings fight rare skin disease
A Binga family is struggling to come to terms with the mysterious skin disease that has affected two siblings and is in dire need of assistance from w...Published: 29 May 2018 at 21:32hrs | 1830 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe rolls on HPV vaccination for girls
The Ministry of Health and Child Care has announced dates for human papillomavirus vaccination for girls aged between 10 and 14.The mass vacci...Published: 10 May 2018 at 10:54hrs | 767 | by Byo24News Reporter
Zanu PF manifesto to be launched on Friday
ZANU PF is set to launch its 2018 harmonised election manifesto this Friday.The launch follows heavily followed primary elections, which have ...Published: 02 May 2018 at 16:38hrs | 1032 | by Byo24News Reporter
400 000 undergo cervical cancer screening
United Nations Population Fund has screened more than 400 000 women since it embarked on the National Cervical Screening Programme, UN senior staffer ...Published: 02 May 2018 at 16:37hrs | 454 | by Byo24News Reporter
Mixed reactions over cannabis legalisation
HARARE - Zimbabweans have expressed mixed feelings over government's move to legalise the production of cannabis (mbanje).Last Friday, governm...Published: 30 Apr 2018 at 14:22hrs | 3007 | by Staff Reporter
Free blood for all on the cards
GOVERNMENT is working on modalities to provide free blood in public hospitals as efforts to improve access to quality health gain pace.Health ...Published: 29 Apr 2018 at 09:05hrs | 323 | by Staff Reporter
Sacked Zimbabwe nurses get public support
Hundreds of people have come out to support Zimbabwe's sacked nurses who have been holding a public clinic to demonstrate their lack of resources. ...Published: 21 Apr 2018 at 06:56hrs | 3420 | by Staff Reporter
Dismissing nurses for demanding their right is retrogressive - former MDC-T MP
Former MDC-T legislator Settlement Chikwinya has described the dismissal of nurses for demanding their dues as retrogressive and unsustainable move....Published: 18 Apr 2018 at 09:37hrs | 986 | by Stephen Jakes
Nurses strike a big blow to Zimbabwe
The industrial action by nurses is a big blow to Zimbabwe especially under the so called new Dispensation and above all Independence holiday.So ma...Published: 17 Apr 2018 at 17:59hrs | 2932 | by Simbarashe Sithole
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