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BREAKING: Dr Portia Manangazira in court over 'criminal abuse of office'
The Director of Epidemiology and Disease Control (EDC), Dr Portia Manangazira, has appeared in court answering to charges of alleged criminal abuse of office.More to follow......Published: 22 Feb 2021 at 11:02hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabweans welcome free Covid-19 Vaccines
Zimbabweans have welcomed the news that Covid-19 vaccines that Government is procuring with the assistance of international partners and friendly nations would be distributed to citizens for free....Published: 09 Feb 2021 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe private hospitals not reporting Covid-19 stats
SOME private and public hospitals in the country have been accused of not providing the Government with Covid-19 statistics, a move that the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on health described as sc...Published: 31 Jan 2021 at 06:54hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Congregants defy lockdown
Community education on Covid-19 is of paramount importance in order to curb this surge. We are moving around educating such church members about the importance of handwashing, social distancing, maski...Published: 30 Jan 2021 at 05:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt raps anti-vaccine church leaders
Government has rapped some church and community leaders trying to stop their followers from accepting Covid-19 vaccines and said only professional health personnel should comment on the jab. M...Published: 25 Jan 2021 at 06:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
A Christmas covered in tears
WHILE most Zimbabweans celebrated the birth of Jesus Christ on Christmas Day, going through the annual festive rituals, Mitchell Hunzvi (30) was reflecting and reminiscing over what has been a dreadfu...Published: 27 Dec 2020 at 07:00hrs | 3 | by Emmanuel Kafe and Harmony Agere
Zimbabweans sleeping in food and petrol queues
Zimbabweans are sleeping in petrol queues and spending hours lining up for basic food, as the country suffers its worst economic crisis in a decade.Nearly a year after the downfall of dictator...Published: 28 Oct 2018 at 08:51hrs | 23 | by abc.net.au/
Zimbabwe cholera death toll rises to 16
THE death toll from the cholera outbreak in Harare has risen to 16 amid reports that the disease has spread to the Midlands province while about 13 people have died due to typhoid which was reported i...Published: 11 Sep 2018 at 07:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
No handshakes at funerals as cholera spreads in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe has put screening mechanisms in place at the country's borders with Zambia‚ Mozambique‚ Botswana and South Africa in an attempt to contain a cholera outbreak.Health and Child Care...Published: 02 Feb 2018 at 16:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Killer flu breaks out!
MEDICAL doctors yesterday warned that a flu bug, which may cause complications if not treated early, has hit the country.They said the bug has malaria-like symptoms and severely weakens its vi...Published: 11 Aug 2017 at 06:38hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe records 50% increase in HIV tests
Zimbabwe has recorded a 50 percent increase in HIV testing for both men and women attributed to the successful roll-out of the Prevention of Mother To Child Transmission (PMTCT) programme accordi...Published: 01 Jun 2016 at 20:09hrs | | by Staf Reporter
One child dies after immunisation
A BOY, 3, from Jotsholo in Matabeleland North died following a suspected allergic reaction to the measles and rubella vaccines and a Vitamin A supplementation dose administered on him on Wednesday. Bo...Published: 03 Oct 2015 at 09:36hrs | | by Whinsley Masara and Auxilia Katongomara
Econet launches Dial-a Doctor service
Econet Wireless, through its Eco Health arm, today launched the Dial-a-Doctor service meant to bridge the gap in access to medical services in Zimbabwe.The service enables subscribers to talk...Published: 11 Feb 2015 at 17:49hrs | | by Rumbidzayi Zinyuke
Zimbos should stop going to TB Joshua to avoid Ebola
Zimbabweans should stop going to see Nigerian prophets as they risk contracting the deadly Ebola virus in that country, the health minister Dr David Parirenyatwa said today....Published: 21 Aug 2014 at 22:31hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe sets up Ebola monitoring at borders
Government has started setting up health ports to strictly monitor visitors coming in via air or land routes and quarantine them if necessary in a bid to curb a possible Ebola outbreak in the country....Published: 21 Aug 2014 at 07:01hrs | 3 | by Patrick Chitumba and Sukulwenkosi Dube
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
Energy Mutodi duped senior govt official
A senior Government official who lost US$2 655 in a housing scam has accused businessman and musician Energy Mutodi of jeopardising her chances of owning a house in Harare.Director for Epidemi...Published: 29 Jul 2014 at 02:31hrs | | by Court Reporter
Contaminated tap water kills 328 in Zimbabwe
A total of 328 Zimbabweans across the country have died from common diarrhoea since the beginning of the year in cases linked to the consumption of contaminated tap water.Most of the deceased ...Published: 19 May 2014 at 15:37hrs | | by Sharon Kavhu
Baby born with multiple body parts
It sounds like a story from a fiction book, one where extraordinary human beings of different shapes and sizes fit perfectly into an author's script. To the ordinary population of Mhondoro, a ...Published: 20 Jan 2014 at 08:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
26 people die from diarrhoea in one week
Twenty-six people died of diarrhoeal diseases countrywide in one week alone during the festive season, a weekly disease surveillance report has revealed. According to the report, 16 died of co...Published: 12 Jan 2014 at 21:51hrs | 9 | by Staff Reporter
Three people die from diarrhoea
THREE people have died of diarrhoeal diseases in the past week while nearly 10 000 others were treated and discharged of the same as challenges in provision of adequate and sa...Published: 20 Sep 2013 at 19:51hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Govt adoptes new cervical cancer vaccine (HPV)
THE Government has adopted a new cervical cancer vaccine called the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) that is expected to reduce the number of women who succumb to the disease.The Ministry of Healt...Published: 22 Apr 2013 at 06:00hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Government blames councils for Cholera outbreak
Reports of two confirmed cases of cholera in the country have prompted calls for local authorities to improve water and sanitation as water borne diseases continue to put a strain on the public health...Published: 31 Mar 2013 at 18:50hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Second cholera case reported in Chiredzi
Another case of cholera has been reported in Chiredzi, bringing the number of cases confirmed this month alone to two.The development has also raised fears of a potential outbreak of the epide...Published: 21 Mar 2013 at 23:09hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe: new cholera threat
One of the four suspected cases of cholera reported in Beitbridge has proved positive after laboratory tests, raising fears of another cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe.Health and Child Welfare Mi...Published: 12 Mar 2013 at 15:16hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Snake bite cases on the rise
THE Ministry of Health and Child Welfare yesterday warned that cases of snakebites could shoot up in coming weeks amid reports of acute shortage antivenom.In an interview on Monday, Head of E...Published: 30 Jan 2013 at 05:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Diarrhoea kills 11 countrywide
ELEVEN people from different parts of the country succumbed to diarrhoea in the first week of this month. This comes when most local authorities are struggling to provide uninterrupted water s...Published: 29 Jan 2013 at 04:44hrs | | by Health Reporter
Ministry of Health issues a bilharzia alert
THE Ministry of Health and Child Welfare is on alert for bilharzia ahead of the onset of the rainy season. Bilharzia is a human disease caused by parasitic worms called schistosomes and is one of the...Published: 01 Nov 2012 at 05:29hrs | 1 | by Health reporter
Diarrhoea outbreak forces Girls school to close
ST DOMINICS Chishawasha Girls High School has been closed after a diarrhoea outbreak affected over half of the pupils.When The Herald visited the school yesterday, parents were collecting thei...Published: 28 Sep 2012 at 04:40hrs | | by Health Reporter
25 new typhoid cases and 1 death reported
Twenty-five new cases of typhoid and a single death have been recorded in the past week.This is according to a weekly report compiled by the Ministry of Health and Child Welfare.The r...Published: 28 Aug 2012 at 06:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
H3N2 flu claims two
The Ministry of Health and Child Welfare says the H3N2 or seasonal flu, has claimed two lives to date in an outbreak that has affected over 200 000 people.An increase in seasonal influenza cas...Published: 26 Aug 2012 at 09:47hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Flue bug hits Bulawayo, two people die
TWO people have died in Bulawayo after reportedly showing symptoms of a deadly influenza bug that has gripped the city and other parts of the country, the Chronicle reported....Published: 31 Jul 2012 at 04:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Immunisation programme a success
The government has achieved the target of vaccinating 95 percent of children countrywide to protect them against measles and polio, Zimbabwe's New Ziana news agency quoted an official as saying on Mon...Published: 17 Jul 2012 at 05:54hrs | | by New Ziana
Ministry of Health receives drugs for the treatment of bilharzia
THE Ministry of Health and Child Welfare has received drugs from the World Health Organisation (WHO) for the treatment of bilharzia, following increased cases of the disease and intestinal worms in th...Published: 14 Jul 2012 at 05:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
2012 National Measles and Polio Immunisation a success
The Ministry of Health and Child Welfare says the national immunisation days have been a success with Manicaland province which is usually characterised by very low turnout showing signs of improvemen...Published: 23 Jun 2012 at 05:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt declares Chiredzi cholera outbreak national priority
Government has declared the cholera outbreak reported in Chiredzi a national priority, amid fears of a repeat of the 2008 epidemic which killed over 4 000 people ountrywide, an official has said...Published: 04 Jun 2012 at 05:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cholera case confirmed in Marange
The Ministry of Health and Child Welfare says the cholera outbreak remains localised in Chiredzi though a single case has been reported in Masarakufa village in Marange.The Ministry, which is...Published: 02 Jun 2012 at 06:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cholera scar hits Chiredzi
Panic has gripped Chiredzi amid reports that eight people have tested positive of the deadly cholera virus while 15 are believed to have contracted it in the past four weeks. Director of Epid...Published: 30 May 2012 at 08:09hrs | | by Mafu Sithabile
Govt introduces two new vaccines for children aged five
THE Ministry of Health and Child Welfare has introduced two new vaccines for children aged five years and under to reduce child mortality due to pneumonia and diarrhoea.In an interview last we...Published: 28 May 2012 at 08:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt to introduce two new vaccines
Government is set to introduce two new vaccines which prevent pneumonia and meningitis this June, a move expected to change the immunisation schedule from six weeks going onwards.The introduct...Published: 12 Apr 2012 at 21:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Typhoid outbreak spreads nationwide
The typhoid outbreak has spread to other centres with more cases reported in two provinces. Government has indicated that it does not have adequate resources to deal with the outbreak.Typhoid ...Published: 28 Feb 2012 at 20:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zim women contract HIV after drug trial
About 127 Zimbabwean women may have contracted HIV during human trials for a drug experts thought could help reduce infection.The women, who are said to have been previously HIV negative, too...Published: 13 Nov 2011 at 06:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to review public health laws
The Zimbabwe government has started revising the Public Health Act to align it with modern trends, an official has revealed.The legislation, which was enacted in 1924, has been sharply critic...Published: 31 Jul 2011 at 15:44hrs | | by .
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