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MCAZ issues urgent warning
The Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) has sounded the alarm over the distribution of counterfeit Cloxacillin 250mg capsules, warning that the falsified antibiotics pose a significant thre...Published: 26 Jul 2025 at 11:23hrs | 230 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe conducts second joint external evaluation
Zimbabwe recently completed its second Joint External Evaluation (JEE), a critical assessment of the country's capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to public health threats under the International...Published: 11 Jul 2025 at 08:50hrs | 113 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe starts developing its 2.0 One Health Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) National Action Plan
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe - The Government of Zimbabwe has commenced updating its antimicrobial resistance (AMR) National Action Plan (NAP) 2023-2027, to replace the previous NAP (2017-2021) which had lapsed...Published: 30 May 2023 at 22:39hrs | 22 | by APO
Zimbabwe wary of drug resistant strains
ZIMBABWE doubled up effort to improve access to essential medicine and drug regulations as the United Nations warns of increasing numbers of people dying from drug resistant infections.The Uni...Published: 15 Apr 2022 at 08:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Govt typhoid vaccine rollout targets children
THE Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine (TCV) campaign rolled out on Monday by government will address the country's challenges in managing the waterborne disease, addressing its growing antimicrobial resistanc...Published: 26 May 2021 at 06:28hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe hit by drug resistance
ZIMBABWE is experiencing a high burden of drug resistance to common antibiotics, a situation which has made disease control difficult and too expensive for the poorly resourced country.Also kn...Published: 01 Sep 2020 at 14:23hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo turns to sewage effluent to solve water crisis
BULAWAYO city fathers have resolved to recycle industrial and domestic sewerage to augment water supplies as shortages of the precious liquid persist.The city's main supply dams have also been...Published: 07 Aug 2019 at 09:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
SADC takes bold move to fight AMR
SADC develops Strategy to fight AMR spread collectively Johannesburg - Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is a huge problem, posing serious threats to human...Published: 19 Jul 2018 at 10:10hrs | 1 | by FAO Zimbabwe
HIV, TB, STIs wreak havoc in SA
HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) have claimed too many South African lives.Today, defeating these diseases is a national priority, with the mission of the late...Published: 09 Mar 2018 at 06:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Smuggling, illegal sale of drugs on the increase
The Zimbabwe Republic Police and the Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) have noted with concern increasing cases of smuggling and illegal sell of antibiotics and other pharmaceutical drugs...Published: 10 Oct 2017 at 19:12hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
U.S. backs Zimbabwe progress towards TB infection control
A senior official from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a United States government health agency, has called for increased collaboration among private and public health organisati...Published: 15 Sep 2017 at 09:49hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe: Adopting a one health approach to fighting antimicrobial resistance
Harare - Antimicrobials, including antibiotics, antifungal, antimalarial and antiviral drugs, play a very critical role in combating infectious diseases in both human and veterinary medicine. Howe...Published: 30 Jun 2016 at 10:57hrs | 1 | by Sithembile Siziba
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