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6 die of diarrhoea in Harare

The diarrhoea cases come after typhoid wreaked havoc in Harare, with 19 new suspected cases having been recorded early this week.SIX people died while over 6 000 diarrhoeal cases were recorded countrywide inside one week last month, with h…

Published: 04 Feb 2023 at 06:17hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Typhoid wreaking havoc in Harare

TYPHOID is wreaking havoc in the capital, Harare, with 19 new suspected cases having been recorded this week.This comes after 63 suspected cases were recently recorded in Glen Norah high-density suburb, while other cases were reported in G…

Published: 02 Feb 2023 at 08:25hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Typhoid outbreak hits Harare

Harare City has been hit by a typhoid outbreak with more than sixty confirmed cases.Harare City Health director, Dr Prosper Chonzi says the western suburbs of Budiriro, Glen View and Glen Norah have been hit by a typhoid outbreak with over…

Published: 19 Dec 2022 at 21:14hrs | 244 | by Staff Reporter

Victoria Falls girl (12) dies 'after typhoid jab'

A Grade Seven pupil (12) at Nyongolo Primary School outside Hwange died after her body started swelling and her family suspects she reacted to the new typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) she received recently.Ethel Tshuma from Village 8 in Lub…

Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 06:24hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo has highest typhoid cases in Zimbabwe

THE World Health Organisation (WHO) has named Bulawayo among one of the cities in Zimbabwe with the largest number of typhoid cases in the country.WHO representative Dr Maxwell Rupfutse said typhoid cases have been high mainly in Harare, B…

Published: 30 May 2021 at 08:38hrs | 5 | 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 resistance to first line typhoid treatment drugs…

Published: 26 May 2021 at 06:28hrs | 24 | by Staff reporter

Gweru in typhoid scare

A TYPHOID fever scare has rattled the densely-populated Mkoba suburb in Gweru, with 19 new suspected cases reported at health centres in the city, council has confirmed.Mkoba was hit by a typhoid outbreak last year, which killed 11 people …

Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 07:00hrs | 154 | by Staff reporter

Spare the Vendors, typhoid a ZANU-PF baby

In the face of alarming levels of unemployment (formal), hardworking and enterprising Zimbabweans have found relief in vending and other informal ways of trading as a way of survival. This has been a flourishing venture and it boggles the …

Published: 25 Jan 2017 at 21:29hrs | 1 | by Tererai Obey Sithole

Mugabe' typhoid legacy

The raging typhoid outbreak in some of Zimbabwe's cities and towns is yet another indication of the decay of the economy and infrastructure under President Robert Mugabe's watch since independence 36 years ago.As has become the tradition d…

Published: 22 Jan 2017 at 12:32hrs | 7 | by The Standard Editor

Civic society concerned over outbreak of typhoid

The Civil Society Health Emergency Response Coordinating Committee (CSHERCC) has expressed its deep concern at recent reports of an outbreak of typhoid in some parts of Harare and emerging trends showing the spread of the disease to other …

Published: 19 Jan 2017 at 04:03hrs | 8 | by Stephen Jakes

Typhoid outbreak spreads in Harare

The typhoid outbreak has spread to Budiriro and Glen View suburbs amid reports that the MDC-T led Harare City Council bungled on its 48-hour ultimatum of removing illegal food vendors from the streets. The ultimatum expired on Thursday. Tw…

Published: 14 Jan 2017 at 08:47hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Council, police plan raids on vendors

Thousands of food vendors in Harare are set to be raided by the city council following the expiry of a 48-hour ultimatum issued to unregulated traders on Tuesday.In a bid to contain the spread of waterborne diseases, such as typhoid, counc…

Published: 14 Jan 2017 at 04:06hrs | 269 | by Staff Reporter

Two minors drown while swimming in dam

Two minors aged 9 and 10 years drowned at Masasa dam in Mazowe West Mashonaland Central province on Friday the 21st of October.Mashonaland Central police confirmed the incident.It is alleged Shine Jezani (9) and his right hand man Brighton…

Published: 31 Oct 2016 at 15:08hrs | 662 | by Simbarashe Sithole

Persistent blockages and sewerage spills blamed for typhoid outbreak

Remarks by Dr Henry Madzorera, the Minister of Health and Child Welfare at a Press Confrence on the Typhoid Outbreak in the City of Harare.BackgroundTyphoid is systemic bacterial disease that is characterised by insidious onset of sustaine…

Published: 01 Feb 2012 at 11:18hrs | 2 | by Dr Henry Madzorera

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