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Period poverty exposes vulnerable girls to HIV
A top government health official has warned that continued lack of access to menstrual hygiene products for women and girls poses serious health and socio-economic consequences, including exposure to ...Published: 30 May 2025 at 08:55hrs | 78 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi demands restoration of Mpilo radiotherapy machines
Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo is in urgent need of close to R1 million to purchase a new Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) system that will ensure continuous radiation sessions for cancer patients...Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 12:54hrs | 93 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt bemoans rising cancer cases
The Zimbabwean government has raised concerns over the increasing burden of cancer in the country, with both new cases and deaths rising sharply. While experts have suggested a possible link between t...Published: 01 Apr 2025 at 08:44hrs | 218 | by Staff reporter
Viral video not 'Bombshell' Geza
Former Zanla guerrillas have dismissed claims that a widely circulated old grainy video features war veterans' leader Blessed Runesu Geza, who has been making headlines for his bold calls demanding Pr...Published: 16 Feb 2025 at 16:10hrs | 2551 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's New Start Centre suspends ART, PrEP refills
The Population Solutions for Health (PSH) New Start Centre in Harare's Central Business District (CBD) has temporarily suspended its services for patients on Antiretroviral Treatment (ART) and those s...Published: 07 Feb 2025 at 06:44hrs | 1243 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe fears US withdrawal from WHO will hit HIV/AIDS programmes
Zimbabwe's finance minister expressed concern on Wednesday that a US withdrawal from the World Health Organization will lead to aid cuts to countries such as his that are most affected by HIV/AIDS....Published: 24 Jan 2025 at 07:25hrs | 110 | by Staff reporter
If ZANU-PF regime cracked down on gold smugglers as they do small businesses, Zimbabwe would prosper
This morning, while in town, I had a fascinating encounter with a lady entrepreneur who owns a small clothing business. After recognizing me as the author of articles she regularly reads, she ...Published: 09 Jan 2025 at 08:33hrs | 479 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe ruling elite should declare their sources of wealth
To say I was shocked would be an understatement when I came across a report detailing the extraordinary wealth of Zimbabwe's ruling elite. The report claimed that President Emmerson Mnangagwa ...Published: 24 Dec 2024 at 12:53hrs | 800 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabweans will always suffer as long as we rely on politicians for change
Over the past two and a half decades, the country has faced unprecedented economic challenges, from record-breaking hyperinflation and extreme poverty to massive deindustrialization and soaring unempl...Published: 19 Dec 2024 at 12:41hrs | 222 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Is Auxillia Mnangagwa's 'philanthropic work' confirmation of her husband's abysmal failures to govern Zimbabwe?
Two days ago, Zimbabwe's First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa graduated with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Tourism and Hospitality Management from the Midlands State University (MSU).This ac...Published: 23 Nov 2024 at 12:54hrs | 146 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe needs 64,000 nurses to fill skills gap
Zimbabwe is facing a severe shortage of healthcare workers, with a deficit of 64,000 professionals, according to Health and Child Care Minister, Dr. Douglas Mombeshora. The minister revealed this alar...Published: 20 Nov 2024 at 06:56hrs | 214 | by Staff reporter
Cancer a leading death cause in Zimbabwe
This year, Cimas Health Group dedicated its annual marathon events to raising awareness about men's health, with a particular focus on prostate cancer, one of Zimbabwe's leading causes of death among ...Published: 19 Nov 2024 at 13:50hrs | 361 | by Staff reporter
Cancer leading cause of death in Zimbabwe
Cervical and prostate cancers remain the leading causes of death among cancer patients in Zimbabwe, according to the delayed 2019 report from the Zimbabwe National Cancer Registry (ZNCR). The report h...Published: 15 Oct 2024 at 08:24hrs | 176 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo diarrhoea cases surge 700%
The City of Bulawayo has experienced a concerning spike in diarrhoea cases, with approximately 555 reported as of August 2024. This marks a staggering 693% increase from the 370 cases recorded in July...Published: 11 Oct 2024 at 17:58hrs | 331 | by Staff reporter
Mpilo Hospital’s lab gains international certification
The United States has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening Zimbabwe’s healthcare system, with an annual investment exceeding US$200 million aimed at improving health outcomes across the countr...Published: 18 Sep 2024 at 19:35hrs | 347 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo is not an HIV city
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has refuted claims circulating in the media and on social platforms that 90% of women aged 16 to 50 years tested for HIV in June 2024 were found positive. The reports f...Published: 16 Aug 2024 at 08:17hrs | 343 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo refutes 90% HIV positivity report
THE Bulawayo City Council has refuted media reports claiming that 90 percent of women aged between 16 and 50 that tested for HIV in Bulawayo in June came out positive and that there is a 71.7 percent ...Published: 15 Aug 2024 at 12:49hrs | 478 | by Staff reporter
Khupe reveals new cancer fight
Former Deputy Prime Minister, Thokozani Khupe has implored parliament to exercise its influence on government to channel more resources towards cancer treatment and awareness programmes as she went de...Published: 20 Jul 2024 at 14:43hrs | 930 | by Staff reporter
War veterans benefit from free medical outreach
In a move to enhance the health of veterans of the liberation struggle, the Government, in collaboration with the Premier Service Medical Aid Society (PSMAS), has initiated a national medical outreach...Published: 11 Jul 2024 at 07:20hrs | 4 | by Staff reportyer
Mpilo cancer, kidney patients stranded
Cancer and kidney patients in the Matabeleland region are facing dire circumstances due to malfunctioning critical treatment machines at Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo, as revealed by an investiga...Published: 13 Jun 2024 at 06:59hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
'Influx of herbalists hindering cancer treatment'
Nothando Mutizira, head of oncology at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals, has raised concerns about the increasing reliance on herbalists, which she believes is hindering successful cancer treatment out...Published: 19 May 2024 at 10:24hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Free medical outreach in Matebeleland South
HUNDREDS of people in several villages in Matebeleland South benefitted from free medical outreach programmes being conducted in the province as part of the implementation of the Government's Health R...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 05:05hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Belarus strongman dispatches 'smallhouse' to Mnangagwa's wife
PROFESSOR Irina Abelskaya, the Belarusian envoy recently dispatched to Harare to deliver a donation to First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa, is a mistress of the Eastern European country's leader Alexander L...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 06:21hrs | 694 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's wife conferred an Honourary Doctor of Laws, capped by hubby
President Mnangagwa, who is Chancellor of State universities, has today capped his wife Auxilia Mnangagwa who was on Friday conferred an Honourary Doctor of Laws (Honoris Causa) by the University of Z...Published: 08 Sep 2023 at 17:45hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
The untold anguish Mnangagwa has caused Zimbabweans!
I have seen my fair share of adults being driven to tears due to the unbearable suffering brought upon them by the Zimbabwe government.I would rather quickly forget some of these incidents, on...Published: 16 Jul 2023 at 08:59hrs | 15 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mpilo hospital needs US$80 000 to repair radio therapy machines
ABOUT US$80 000 is needed to repair radio therapy machines at Mpilo Central Hospital at a time when Government is the process of coming up with measures which will solve the problem of non-functional ...Published: 23 May 2023 at 06:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Stroke victims suffering in silence'
STROKE survivors are calling on government to recognise the condition as life-threatening so that necessary interventions are put in place.A stroke is a medical condition when blood supply to ...Published: 06 May 2023 at 06:31hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Massive expansion for Mater Dei
THE Catholic Church-run Mater Dei Hospital in Bulawayo has embarked on a massive expansion drive that will transform the institution from an old elitist hospital into a walk-in primary healthcare cent...Published: 04 May 2022 at 06:59hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Pregnant girls troop back to school
SEVERAL teenage girls in Ntabazinduna who had dropped out of school after falling pregnant during the Covid-19 pandemic when schools were closed for the better part of last year have returned to schoo...Published: 03 Apr 2022 at 08:23hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean woman dies in Oman
A human trafficking victim Margret Kachasu died on Wednesday in Muscat, Oman after succumbing to cervical cancer.She was 40.The Zimbabwe Trafficking in Persons Advocacy (ZTIPA) chairpe...Published: 02 Apr 2022 at 07:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe records 3 000 cancer cases annually
CERVICAL cancer has become a major health concern among Zimbabwean women where an average of 3 000 cases are recorded each year, health experts have observed.Cervical cancer constitutes about ...Published: 31 Mar 2022 at 08:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe teen pregnancy rate rises
ZIMBABWE'S teenage pregnancy rate has risen by two percent to 24 percent, with the majority being schoolgirls that are forced to drop out of school.The worrying trend has also led to debate ov...Published: 23 Nov 2021 at 05:56hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Rapist gets Grade 6 pupil pregnant
POLICE in Bulawayo are investigating a case of a Grade Six pupil who was impregnated after she was allegedly raped by a stranger at the family house in Mzilikazi suburb.The matter came to ligh...Published: 12 Nov 2021 at 05:34hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Mobile clinics for Bulawayo residents
BULAWAYO residents who do not have a clinic nearby are set to benefit from a fully equipped mobile clinic donated by the Aids Healthcare Foundation (AHF) to provide health services. The mobile...Published: 29 Oct 2021 at 08:28hrs | 23 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa's wife gets UK invite
A United Kingdom-based organisation - NCD Global Alliance which fights non-communicable diseases (NCDs) has written to the First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa inviting her to join their organisation as an N...Published: 29 Sep 2021 at 06:41hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa accords wife national honour
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has awarded his wife, First Lady Auxillia a gold medal for her "outstanding performance in her philanthropic activities among 99 other outstanding institutions, civilians ...Published: 07 Aug 2021 at 07:14hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga says no to contraceptives for girls
Girls under the age of 16 cannot be given contraceptives as they cannot legally consent to sexual activity, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga told that National Assembly last week. Speaking ...Published: 05 Jul 2021 at 07:03hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
63 pregnant school girls drop out in Bulawayo
IN a trend that has exposed the continued exploitation of the girl child in both rural and urban communities, 63 girls in Bulawayo dropped out of school after being impregnated, while about 40 pupils ...Published: 13 Jun 2021 at 19:58hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mpilo cancer machines break down - and nearest engineers in South Africa
Radiation therapy machines have broken down at Bulawayo's Mpilo Central Hospital, imperilling the lives of over 100 cancer patients on a waiting list for treatment.Mpilo is one of only two med...Published: 26 May 2021 at 10:00hrs | | 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 | 14 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Red Cross Society commemorates International Nurses Day
The Zimbabwe Red Cross Society, ZRCS, will be joining the rest of the world in commemorating International Nurses Day as we celebrate our dedicated nurses and other health care workers on the frontlin...Published: 12 May 2021 at 06:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa commends his wife
President Mnangagwa has hailed the philanthropic work by First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa through her Angel of Hope Foundation. The President said this during yesterday's 41st Independence Day ce...Published: 19 Apr 2021 at 06:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe government urged to avail cancer budget
Health experts have urged Government to avail a cancer prevention and treatment budget to lessen the burden on cancer patients as treatment is beyond the reach of many. Veteran oncologist Anna...Published: 15 Apr 2021 at 06:58hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Mpilo stops radiation therapy for cancer patients
Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo - one of only two medical facilities in the country that treat cancer patients - is turning away patients in need of life-saving radiation therapy because it has no ...Published: 06 Apr 2021 at 15:45hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's herbalists, doctors unite thwarting non-communicable diseases
HARARE - With government's research confirming that 80 percent of Zimbabweans consult herbalists prior to visiting hospitals, the country's Ministry of Health has shifted to partnering traditional hea...Published: 14 Feb 2021 at 16:56hrs | 1 | by Ropafadzo Mapimhidze
Let's not ignore other killer diseases, says Chiwenga
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga yesterday said the country should not neglect other killer diseases while concentrating on the COVID-19 pandemic. Chiwenga, who is Health minister, said thi...Published: 05 Feb 2021 at 06:40hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Mandatory cancer screening planned
It will be mandatory for Zimbabweans in certain age groups to be screened for cancers as a prevention and control strategy for the world's second leading cause of deaths under plans now being consider...Published: 05 Feb 2021 at 06:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga reinforces 'no-consent, no-Covid-vaccination' policy
VICE President and Health Minister Constantino Chiwenga has reiterated government's position no Covid-19 vaccination shall be imposed on any citizen unwilling to be part of the world inoculation proce...Published: 05 Feb 2021 at 06:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Govt supports pregnant pupils
GOVERNMENT is facilitating that pupils who fell pregnant during the lockdown period be allowed to attend lessons in their clothes while child support committees have been established to mentally equip...Published: 02 Oct 2020 at 07:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
US supports Zimbabwe despite diplomatic row
Despite fresh diplomatic clashes between the United States and Zimbabwe, the global giant has committed to support HIV programmes for women girls and vulnerable children in the Southern Africa country...Published: 27 Aug 2019 at 18:08hrs | 9 | by Staff Reporter
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