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Zimbabwe prepares for ward based mass drug administration for bilharzia, intestinal worms and lymphatic filariasis
BULAWAYO - To tackle the prevalent neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), Zimbabwe is gearing up for a nationwide mass drug administration (MDA) campaign set to commence this September. Spearheaded by th...Published: 15 Jul 2024 at 17:46hrs | 225 | by APO
Govt roles out mass immunization
Two ministries are today embarking on a week-long mass immunisation programme countrywide targeting elimination of bilharzia and intestine Worms.According to the national prevalence survey con...Published: 26 Oct 2015 at 07:50hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Bilharzia disease rampant in Zimbabwe
The Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC), says 57 out of the country's 63 districts are prone to the deadly bilharzia disease which, if untreated, could cause infertility and other health complic...Published: 25 Jan 2015 at 07:44hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
'Two children died of diarrhoea'
Two of the three children who died after taking medication under the on-going mass drug administration programme for bilharzia succumbed to diarrhoea, a preliminary investigation has revealed....Published: 14 Nov 2013 at 12:38hrs | 8 | by Staff Reporter
Parents withdraw children from school over bilharzia drug
HUNDREDS of pupils were on Tuesday withdrawn from various schools in Mutare by their parents and guardians following widespread panic over the Government-led mass drug administration for bilharzia and...Published: 07 Nov 2013 at 19:55hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Three children die after taking bilharzia medication
Three children aged between five and eight died after severely reacting to bilharzia and intestinal worms medication that is being administered to children under the mass drug administration campa...Published: 04 Nov 2013 at 17:04hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
BBC announces mass bilharzia immunisation in schools
THE BULAWAYO City Council has announced that it would hold mass bilharzia and intestinal worms immunisation in primary and secondary schools from tomorrow up to November 2.In a statement relea...Published: 27 Oct 2013 at 02:21hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
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
Mission: mass treatment of bilharzia in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe will embark on a mass treatment of bilharzia and intestinal worms, after recording a high rate of infections last year.The Head of Epidemiology and Disease Control in the Ministry of ...Published: 25 Feb 2011 at 11:54hrs | 4 | by Byo24NEWS
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