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Belgian minister tweets EU's Covid vaccine price list to anger of manufacturers
A Belgian minister has blown the lid off a sensitive and commercial secret – the price that the EU has agreed to pay for the leading Covid vaccines....Published: 17 Jan 2021 at 20:05hrs | 1649 | by Staff reporter
Govt explains low Covid-19 recovery rate
THE surge in new Covid-19 cases has put pressure on resources, resulting in delays in contact tracing and recording of newly recovered cases, leading ...Published: 17 Jan 2021 at 08:12hrs | 541 | by Staff Reporter
'Zimbabwe does not hold China responsible for Covid-19'
ZIMBABWE does not hold China responsible for the emergence and spread of Covid-19 and the two countries continue to enjoy excellent relations, Governm...Published: 17 Jan 2021 at 08:10hrs | 436 | by Staff Reporter
Fake Covid-19 certificates scam exposed
SOME members of staff at a private laboratory, Klosad Clinical Diagnostics Lab, in Harare's Avondale suburb, are issuing out certificates with fake ne...Published: 17 Jan 2021 at 07:57hrs | 623 | by Staff Reporter
Covid-19 statistics: Zimbabwe's reality check
Zimbabwe stares the painful reality of increasing death statistics and rising figures of covid-19 positive cases as negative attitude becomes the sing...Published: 11 Jan 2021 at 16:54hrs | 1838 | by Staff Reporter
'Entire Zimbabwe declared COVID-19 hotspot'
Health and Child Care Deputy Minister Dr John Mangwiro, has declared the entire Zimbabwe a coronavirus hotspot.He says infection rates are ris...Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 18:48hrs | 2766 | by Staff Reporter
PPE boost for Mpilo, Tsholotsho hospitals
MPILO Central Hospital and Tsholotsho District Hospital received a consignment of personal protective equipment (PPE) from the Zimbabwe Red Cross Soci...Published: 20 Dec 2020 at 23:43hrs | 275 | by Staff Reporter
Higherlife Foundation hands over maternal health medical equipment
Harare, Zimbabwe. December 10, 2020 - Through a generous investment from ELMA Philanthropies, Higherlife Foundation yesterday (Dec 10) commenced the h...Published: 10 Dec 2020 at 15:54hrs | 208 | by Agencies
114 new Covid-19 cases recorded
COVID-19 cases continue to spike, with 114 new cases recorded yesterday, taking the number of active cases to 1 295.All the 114 cases are loca...Published: 03 Dec 2020 at 13:50hrs | 1935 | by Staff Reporter
Matabeleland South in need of health care facilities
ABOUT 25 percent of people in Matabeleland South are still forced to walk more than 10km to the nearest health care facility.The World Health ...Published: 21 Nov 2020 at 09:18hrs | 470 | by Staff Reporter
Prices for medical drugs to come down
There are plans to cut down the involvement of middlemen in the procurement of medical drugs, so as to make the prices affordable, Health and Child Ca...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 16:49hrs | 2357 | by Staff Reporter
Coronavirus - Zimbabwe: COVID-19 Update (2 November 2020)
Zimbabwe had 8 389 confirmed cases, including 7 939 recoveries and 245 deaths....Published: 03 Nov 2020 at 15:27hrs | 1579 | by Victor Bhoroma
Mpilo Hospital faces acute shortage of dialysis kits
MPILO Central Hospital in Bulawayo is reportedly facing an acute shortage of dialysis kits, resulting in long queues at its renalunit.Hosp...Published: 21 Oct 2020 at 07:44hrs | 350 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe to strengthen mental health services
YESTERDAY, Zimbabwe joined the rest of the world in commemorating the Mental Health Day, with experts calling for increased funding towards mental hea...Published: 11 Oct 2020 at 08:21hrs | 187 | by Staffg Reporter
Medical aid companies ripping policyholders off
MEDICAL aid companies are in the eye of a storm as policyholders are accusing them of ripping them off through drastic increases in contributions, mos...Published: 11 Oct 2020 at 08:00hrs | 537 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe govt urged to adopt traditional medicine to fight Covid-19
The International Coalition Against Coronavirus (ICAC) third Vice President in Africa Max Mkandla ...Published: 04 Oct 2020 at 16:48hrs | 719 | by Stephen Jakes
Covid-19: Handshakes, hugs banned as schools reopen
PUBLIC schools reopened yesterday for the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) examination classes with both staff and students adhering to t...Published: 29 Sep 2020 at 05:50hrs | 929 | by Staff Reporter
ZimThrive donates to Parirenyatwa hospital to help fight Covid-19 in Zimbabwe
ZimThrive, in collaboration with Covid-19 Zimbabwe, has donated $5900 USD to Parirenyatwa hospital to support the welfare of frontline health workers....Published: 15 Sep 2020 at 07:21hrs | 317 | by ZimThrive
COVID-19 vaccine by November
South Africa's Minister of Health, Dr. Zweli Mkhize, has hinted that a COVID-19 vaccine could be available for the whole world by as soon as November....Published: 07 Sep 2020 at 15:49hrs | 2068 | by Daniel Itai
Communities plunged into vulnerability
The prevailing harsh economic conditions coupled with the devastating impacts of climate change have plunged communities into the doldrums of vulnerab...Published: 19 Aug 2020 at 07:46hrs | 313 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe govt to recruit more nurses
THE Government has given the greenlight for the recruitment of more nurses to complement the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic as the ongoing job ac...Published: 02 Aug 2020 at 07:42hrs | 550 | by Staff Reporter
Govt makes it mandatory to test all corpses for Covid-19, virus kills 14 people in one week
AT least 14 people have died from Covid-19 on admission to health institutions across the country in the last six days with the Government making it m...Published: 02 Aug 2020 at 07:28hrs | 765 | by Staff Reporter
Hospitals should not demand Covid-19 certificate before admitting patients
Hospitals should neither turn away patients nor demand a Covid-19 certificate before admitting patients, particularly in emergency cases, the Governme...Published: 02 Aug 2020 at 07:04hrs | 741 | by Staff Reporter
'We slept on duty- Cimas' as 22 workers test positive for Covid-19
The rise of Covid-19 infections cutting across from mainly returnees from South Africa and Botswana is now an elephant in the house as many locals are...Published: 19 Jul 2020 at 07:27hrs | 1780 | by Naume Muza
COVID-19: Africa Medical Supplies Platform experiences surge in use of by AU member states
- Supply chain platform secures lifesaving COVID-19 treatment for 1million Africans - Expands to inc...Published: 19 Jul 2020 at 07:08hrs | 204 | by Agencies
Matabeleland South Covid-19 situation worrying
The Covid-19 situation in Insiza district is fast developing into a crisis as the number of cases soars....Published: 13 Jul 2020 at 07:49hrs | 1089 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe must be vigilant on dealing with Covid --19: WILD
Women's Institute for Leadership Development - WILD, Zimbabwe has urged Zimbabwe to be now vigilant in dealing with the Covid 19 as the disease is esc...Published: 10 Jul 2020 at 11:18hrs | 1192 | by Stephen Jakes
Covid-19: 18 UBH health workers test positive
EIGHTEEN health personnel working in the same ward at the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) have tested positive for Covid-19 after allegedly attending ...Published: 09 Jul 2020 at 06:31hrs | 1934 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe records 73 new Covid-19 positive cases in one day
ZIMBABWE needs to strengthen and refocus on the measures the country adopted at the beginning of the Covid-19 lockdown in March if it is to avert a lo...Published: 05 Jul 2020 at 07:27hrs | 2269 | by Staff Reporter
Govt ropes in volunteer nurse as strike rage
The Zimbabwean Government that is under pressure to pacify striking nurses and doctors countrywide has launched a Volunteer Nurse program.Acco...Published: 22 Jun 2020 at 08:15hrs | 1489 | by Naume Muza
27 more test positive for COVID-19
THE Ministry of Health and Child Care says Zimbabwe has recorded 27 new positive COVID-19 Cases all returnees from South Africa and are all isolated....Published: 09 Jun 2020 at 18:15hrs | 4533 | by Staff Reporter
Cimas announces cover for COVID-19 positive members
Cimas Medical Aid Society has announced that it will provide any of its members who test positive for COVID-19 with medical aid cover for subsequent t...Published: 22 May 2020 at 11:45hrs | 703 | by Agencies
Ekusileni Hospital not yet a Covid-19 isolation facility
This Constitution leader Abigail Mupambi has said the Ekusileni Medical Centre has not yet been elevated to be the Covid 19 isolation centre.T...Published: 10 May 2020 at 10:21hrs | 867 | by Stephen Jakes
Coronavirus could be sexually transmitted
(CNN) The new coronavirus can persist in men's semen even after they have begun to recover, a finding that raises the possibility the virus could be s...Published: 08 May 2020 at 21:24hrs | 4366 | by CNN
Facebook bans David Icke's page ove 5G - Coronavirus conspiracy theory
Social media giant Facebook has deleted the page of conspiracy theorist David Icke after being accused of promoting conspiracy theories related to the...Published: 01 May 2020 at 15:23hrs | 1336 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Call for completion of Bindura Covid-19 centre
MINISTER of state and provincial affairs for Mashonaland Central province Monica Mavhunga has called for a speed completion of Covid-19 isolation cent...Published: 30 Apr 2020 at 11:51hrs | 335 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwe misses 40 000 Covid-19 testing target
Zimbabwe will fail to meet its ambitious target of collecting 40 000 samples for Covid-19 testing because of the delayed of personal protective equipm...Published: 28 Apr 2020 at 18:07hrs | 803 | by Moyo Roy
AHFoZ donates PPE to Health Ministry in fight against COVID 19
The Association of Healthcare Funders of Zimbabwe (AHFoZ) today (Thursday) handed over to the Ministry of Health and Childcare more than $1,6 million ...Published: 23 Apr 2020 at 14:25hrs | 280 | by Agencies
Thorngrove still needs more PPEs
Former Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation presenter Ezra 'Tshisa' Sibanda has said despite the Thorngrove Isolation Hospital having started to admit it...Published: 22 Apr 2020 at 09:19hrs | 808 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe excluded from IMF debt relief, NO it cleared its debts in 2019
The International Monetary Fund has approved immediate debt service relief for 19 African countries, excluding Zimbabwe, for an initial period of...Published: 14 Apr 2020 at 12:54hrs | 3461 | by Staff reporter
King Mswati's health has not contracted Covid-19
The government of Eswatini, the southern African country formerly known as Swaziland, had denied media reports that its leader King Mswati III has con...Published: 14 Apr 2020 at 12:52hrs | 1757 | by Staff reporter
COVID-19 virus is actively shed in the stools of infected patients?
In the wake of the present the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a much-needed increase in awareness among the general public of the importance of han...Published: 14 Apr 2020 at 12:17hrs | 1852 | by Staff reporter
'COVID-19 a weapon against humanity'
Mthwakazi Libertation Front spokesperson Chrispen Nyoni has said Covid 19 is a weapon against humanity."As more information on this deadlier {...Published: 07 Apr 2020 at 08:42hrs | 536 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe's corona testing kits defective
IN A stunning development, it has emerged that some of the coronavirus testing kits that have been donated or brought into the country are defective....Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 18:35hrs | 2807 | by Staff reporter
As COVID-19 stalks the continent, Masiyiwa donates 45 Ventilator ICU sets to Zimbabwe
Businessman and philanthropist Strive Masiyiwa has donated 45 Ventilator Intensive Care Unit (ICU) suites to Zimbabwe in the wake of the coronavirus o...Published: 04 Apr 2020 at 21:35hrs | 3415 | by Agencies
Nyaradzo Group sets pace in fight against Covid-19
INTEGRATED financial services concern, Nyaradzo Group, has established two clinics in Harare and Ruwa where their staff are undergoing screening and t...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 10:05hrs | 586 | by Agencies
Cimas takes measures to protect staff, members from Covid-19
Cimas Medical Aid Society has taken drastic measures to safeguard its staff from possible Covid-19 infection and has issued guidelines to its members ...Published: 27 Mar 2020 at 10:01hrs | 702 | by Agencies
Breaking: Zimbabwe has recorded the first positive test for Covid-19
Health Minister Obadiah Moyo told State broadcaster ZBC that the case was recorded in Victoria Fall...Published: 20 Mar 2020 at 19:09hrs | 4604 | by Moyo Roy
Govt casual approach to coronavirus worrying - SWITA
The Streetwise Informal Traders Association (SWITA) director Percy Mcijo has expressed worries over the casual approach taken by the government on the...Published: 17 Mar 2020 at 09:15hrs | 846 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe govt injects more cash to fight coronavirus
TREASURY has a $3,2 billion kitty to fund social protection programmes for vulnerable members of society and also bankroll contingency measures agains...Published: 15 Mar 2020 at 08:45hrs | 805 | by Stephen Jakes
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