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Jury finds 34-year-old Zimbabwe mother died by medical misadventure at Ireland hospital
A woman who had just given birth at University Hospital Kerry (UHK) died by medical misadventure and her death was probably preventable, an inquest has found.34-year-old Tatenda Faith Mukwata ...Published: 30 Sep 2023 at 10:39hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Traditional healers lure women with promises of easy births
TWO daughters. Long, painful labours. Several miscarriages.For Soko, a hairdresser in her late 30s, the quest for a son and a safe, easy birth led her to seek professional help - from a herbal...Published: 25 Jan 2022 at 05:45hrs | 14 | by Vimbai Chinembiri
4 specialist hospitals boost
GOVERNMENT is in the process of establishing specialist medical schools at four State universities, with the National University of Science and Technology (Nust) already recruiting critical staff to t...Published: 08 Oct 2021 at 06:26hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Auxillia calls for end to infertility stigmatisation
FIRST Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa has called for a culture shift to curb stigma around infertility, which affects women more than their male counterparts.Speaking during the first annual summit wi...Published: 30 Jul 2021 at 07:43hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo vaccinates 400 frontliners
OVER 400 frontline workers have taken the Covid-19 vaccine in Bulawayo within two days of the rolling out of the programme in the city. Bulawayo has four teams vaccinating frontline workers wh...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 05:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
378 Zimbabwean women die during child birth
A TOTAL of 378 women died while giving birth in Zimbabwe since January this year which translates to a maternal mortality ratio (MMR) of about 127 per 100 000 births. Of these women, 66 died at home w...Published: 12 Dec 2020 at 06:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Galen House Medical Centre founder dies
PROMINENT medical practitioner and former Bulawayo City Council councillor, Dr Garry Ferguson, who founded Galen House and Medical Centre in the city, has died. He was 89. Dr Ferguson ...Published: 22 May 2019 at 00:22hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Hospital fees skyrocket
ZIMBABWE has been plunged into yet another health crisis as hospital fees have sharply risen, well beyond the affordability of most citizens, with most private health institutions now demanding paymen...Published: 08 Feb 2019 at 08:49hrs | 110 | by Staff reporter
Medical practitioners propose steep US$ charges
Zimbabweans should brace for new tariffs from the medical practitioners after a leaked document showed proposed charges pegged in United States dollars.The document, which was widely circulate...Published: 31 Jan 2019 at 10:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Hermaphrodite kid's op procedures start
TESTS in preparation for operation(s) for a 10- year-old from Tsholotsho who has both female and male sexual organs have kicked off. Well-wishers donated towards an initial $2 500 quote for an operati...Published: 05 Oct 2018 at 06:38hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo's first test tube baby is born
THE Bulawayo Assisted Reproductive Technology (BART) centre delivered its first baby last week after introducing the In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) programme in December last year.The IVF clinic...Published: 14 Aug 2017 at 06:57hrs | 29 | by Staff reporter
Fertility clinic opens in Bulawayo
AN in vitro fertilisation (IVF) clinic has been opened in Bulawayo, the second such health facility in the country to offer services to couples faced with infertility.IVF is the fertilisat...Published: 10 Jan 2017 at 05:53hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Chat with Sis Noe: Worried, my sex drive is over the top!
Hi Sis NoeI JUST found out I am two months pregnant. I want to know whether it is ok to run while I am pregnant. — Worried.ReplyYes, you can run but not too much. In fact, you sh...Published: 17 Apr 2016 at 10:06hrs | | by Sis Noe
Zimbabwean family cries foul over SA post-mortem
THE family of Zimbabwean gynaecologist Dr Tham Matinde, who was found dead at his Cape Town home in South Africa, in July last year, has expressed concern over the slow pace of police investigations i...Published: 14 Mar 2016 at 05:42hrs | 1 | by Sifelani Tsiko
Prominent Bulawayo gynaecologist dies
A PROMINENT Bulawayo gynaecologist Mr Solomon Patricio Balus, died while he was in a banking hall on Thursday morning. The Sudanese doctor was 60. He was the head of the gynaecology and obstetrics dep...Published: 27 Dec 2015 at 10:06hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Heavily pregnant Sandy delays flight for an hour
Scores of Air Zimbabwe passengers yesterday morning endured a delay of more than one hour after airline officials refused to let a heavily pregnant Sandra Ndebele board a flight from Harare to Bulaway...Published: 23 Nov 2015 at 05:17hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
My husband has lost his sex drive
Hi Sis NoeMY husband is a respected politician but behind closed doors he is a monster. He beats me up. He comes home drunk all the time. - Help.ReplyThis mental and physical abuse has...Published: 10 May 2015 at 10:10hrs | | by Stanford Chiwanga
70 Zim doctors face negligence charges
Seventy doctors at various health centres countrywide allegedly displayed negligence and incompetence, which, in some instances, led to patients suffering life-threatening complications.One do...Published: 05 Oct 2014 at 08:46hrs | 2 | by Itai Mazire
'Rogue' gynaecologist films patients
BALTIMORE - A "rogue" gynaecologist's secret use of tiny cameras to record hundreds of videos and photographs of his patients' sex organs has led to a $190-million settlement with 8 000 women and girl...Published: 25 Jul 2014 at 10:14hrs | | by Sapa-AP
Should v*rgins use tampons?
High pitched voices from a quarrel could be heard from as far as 100 metres from the hair salon as mothers argued over the use of tampons by teenage girls.The bone of contention between the t...Published: 29 Jun 2014 at 16:01hrs | 1 | by Ndakaziva Majaka
Backstreet abortions on the rise fivefold in Zimbabwe
A recent study shows that between 60,000 and 80,000 unsafe abortions are performed in Zimbabwe every year. The number of young women seeking post-abortion care in government and private hospitals is ...Published: 21 Jun 2014 at 10:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Doctor sued over patient's death
"I WILL not rest until justice is done." This was a Nyanga villager, Mr James Makunura's bold statement following the death of his wife and mother of his only daughter as a result of Dr Miriam Kanyen...Published: 14 Feb 2014 at 06:58hrs | 25 | by Cletus Mushanawani
HIV positive church girl awarded custody of baby
A ZAOGA church member who concealed her HIV status in order to marry has been awarded custody of her three-month-old baby whom she was forced to give up three days after birth.The woman had ...Published: 05 Sep 2013 at 07:22hrs | | by Court Reporter
Pregnant woman dies after a botched op
A MUTARE family is at a loss of words after two major medical operations inside 24 hours conducted by a local gynaecologist on a pregnant woman ended tragically.Roselyn Mutenda died at a priva...Published: 10 May 2013 at 13:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Hospital offers free cancer checks
UNITED Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) has included the testing of cancer as part of their health programme, which has been operating annually under the Ministry of Health and Child Welfare.The healt...Published: 26 Jan 2012 at 06:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gynaecologist faces charges for taking secret photos
At least 700 women in German have agreed to press charges against a gynaecologist who is suspected of secretly taking thousands of pictures of patients during check-ups in his practice....Published: 24 Nov 2011 at 11:37hrs | | by Matthews Estell
Garden boy posing as gynae 'examines' women
A gardener has been charged with rape after he apparently pretended to be a gynaecologist and "examined" two heavily-pregnant women.The 30-year-old man from Jagersfontein went to the Diamant H...Published: 29 Sep 2011 at 09:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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