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Mpilo Hospital faces surge in child deaths
Child mortality statistics at Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo increased between January and March before decreasing in April this year, despite reassurances from the Ministry of Health and Child Ca...Published: 17 Jul 2024 at 06:57hrs | 388 | by Staff reporter
WANTED: Police seek to arrest Portia Tsivai Tapi for raping 16year old boy
A 39 year-old Harare woman is allegedly on the run after 'raping' a teenage boy and infecting him with a sexually transmitted disease. The woman, Portia Tsivai Tapi (39), was employed as a maid in Rus...Published: 31 May 2024 at 13:09hrs | 6 | by George Tshuma
Gonorrhoea and syphilis sex infections reach record levels in England
England is seeing record high levels of gonorrhoea and syphilis sexually transmitted infections, following a dip during Covid years, new figures reveal.People are being urged to practise safe ...Published: 08 Jun 2023 at 09:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Hospital workers nabbed for supplying stolen Covid Test Kits
Two Bindura hospital employees were on Wednesday nabbed by officials from the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) for allegedly supplying &nb...Published: 10 Jun 2022 at 22:53hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole/Desmond Nleya
'Gukurahundi is not a Matebeleland issue'
Gukurahundi genocide is a national crisis that needs a national outlook and solution, the former speaker of Parliament, Lovemore Moyo has said, noting that even if the Zanu-PF government were to remov...Published: 31 May 2022 at 12:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt reaches out to HIV positive children
Government is reaching out to children living with HIV to take advantage of the available treatment as part of accelerated efforts to achieve an HIV free generation, Vice President and Minister of Hea...Published: 24 Feb 2022 at 05:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Justice minister challenged to relook into laws regarding wrongful arrest and detention to compensate victims
PAN AFRICANIST and International Coalition Against Coronavirus forAfrican Development (ICAC-AD) South Africa chapter first Vice President Chanda Chose has...Published: 08 Aug 2021 at 08:21hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Woman found in possession of ‘stolen' syphilis test kits and drugs
A 21-year-old woman was found with suspected stolen medical drugs and medical equipment that includes syphilis test kits and syringes following a tip off from members of the public.The woman, ...Published: 26 Jul 2021 at 17:58hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Mother to child HIV transmission worrisome, says Dr Chiwenga
CHILDREN between the ages of zero and 14 constitute 84 295 out of the 1 356 000 people living with HIV, with more than 90% of them infected through mother to child transmission.In a speech rea...Published: 18 Dec 2020 at 06:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Robert Mugabe: A leader loved and hated in equal measure by Zimbabweans
Longtime Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe has died. He was 95.Loved and hated in almost equal measure by Zimbabweans, the former teacher was best known for leading Zimbabwe to independence, ...Published: 06 Sep 2019 at 08:38hrs | | by Compiled by Alet Janse van Rensburg
Caretaker rapes, infects pupils
A CARETAKER at a school in Kezi, Matabeleland South has been jailed 30 years for raping two siblings aged 10 and 12 years and infecting one with syphilis.Sikhangele Sibanda (30) who works at D...Published: 03 Mar 2019 at 01:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Prophet Magaya is now an HIV/Aids Scientist
According to Prophet Magaya, the HIV/Aids cure is now found as well as the cure for cancer related diseases. I am neither writing this piece to disprove the claim of prophet Magaya nor approving it. I...Published: 29 Oct 2018 at 14:43hrs | | by Don Chigumba
Zimbabwe government intensifies fight against Aids
THE Health and Child Care ministry has launched an 18-member validation committee to oversee the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis, as Zimbabwe gears up to become the fir...Published: 23 Jun 2018 at 07:15hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
Vuzu parties. . . reloaded
BULAWAYO was a hive of activity in April. While people thronged different venues the Vuzu parties slowly crept back.At least three parties of such nature were held at Windermere Hotel, situate...Published: 04 May 2018 at 07:07hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Free blood for all on the cards
GOVERNMENT is working on modalities to provide free blood in public hospitals as efforts to improve access to quality health gain pace.Health and Child Care Secretary Major-General (Retired) D...Published: 29 Apr 2018 at 09:05hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Auxillia Mnangagwa urged to lead in cancer fight
LEGISLATORS yesterday implored First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa to take the lead in the fight against cancer to ensure affordable treatment.The issue was raised in a motion moved in the National ...Published: 06 Dec 2017 at 05:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt subsidises blood prices
A pint of blood in Zimbabwe will from this week go down to at least US$80 following introduction of a State subsidy to cushion patients.The price applies to both public and private hospitals w...Published: 29 Oct 2017 at 07:18hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe's corridors of sexual horror
ZIMBABWE'S highways have become a magnet of sexual exploitation of young girls dropping out of school due to abject poverty, which calls for urgent action to protect thousands of teenage girls fro...Published: 16 Mar 2017 at 10:16hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa toasts 'enemy' US
Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa has hailed the relationship between Zimbabwe and the United States in the fight against HIV and Aids despite their political differences. He said the US gover...Published: 02 Dec 2016 at 05:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Provide condoms in hotels'
Zimbabwe Tourism Authority chief executive Karikoga Kaseke has appealed to hotels and lodges to prioritise placing condoms in rooms for the convenience of their patrons.He said the ravagin...Published: 10 Oct 2016 at 12:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
HIV door-to-door survey surpasses target
About 30 000 people were interviewed during the Zimbabwe Population-based HIV Impact Assessment (Zimphia), popularly referred to as door-to-door HIV testing. The survey's initial target was 24 400 peo...Published: 20 Aug 2016 at 09:34hrs | | by Paidamoyo Chipunza
Zimbabwe launches door-to-door HIV testing programme
Door to door HIV testing being conducted under a programme known as Zimbabwe Population Based HIV Impact Assessment (ZIMPHIA) has been launched in Harare.The ZIMPHIA survey targets 15 000 ...Published: 22 Jun 2016 at 22:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Only one specialist pathologist in Zimbabwe - Dr Mataruse
An MP, Doctor Peter Mataruse (MDC-T) has told parliament that Zimbabwe has only one specialist pathologist who can not cover the whole country according to demand of the profession...Published: 10 Jun 2016 at 07:23hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Cuba eradicates mother to child HIV transmission
At the recent ICASA ceremony in Zimbabwe, it was refreshing to note that The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that Cuba has become the first non-western country in the world to stamp out tran...Published: 08 Dec 2015 at 14:05hrs | | by Suitable Kajau
Youths urged to 'Condomise'
GOVERNMENT, in conjunction with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), yesterday urged young people to seek early treatment for Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and to use condoms.S...Published: 03 Dec 2015 at 10:20hrs | | by Lisa Shirichena
Random door to door HIV testing starts
RANDOM door to door HIV and Aids testing started in Binga yesterday as part of the Zimbabwe Population Based HIV Impact Assessment (ZIMPHIA) targeting 15,000 households countrywide.The survey,...Published: 27 Oct 2015 at 05:35hrs | | by Whinsley Masara
Zimbabwe's door to door HIV testing begins next week
THE door to door national HIV and Aids survey will start next week, the director of the Aids and TB Unit in the Ministry of Health and Child Care, Dr Owen Mugurungi said yesterday. He said the $3 mill...Published: 06 Oct 2015 at 06:31hrs | | by Whinsley Masara
STI detecting condoms
Three schoolboys behind a colour-changing, STI-detecting condom say they've been contacted by a contraceptive company about their idea.Daanyaal Ali, Chirag Shah, both 14, and Muaz Nawaz, 13, w...Published: 25 Jun 2015 at 10:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Empower the girl first before she gets married Pt 2
Taken from eBook "Sweetmother"I changed to another dress and it was a sign that we had to prepare to leave for Dombwe where my new husband lived....Published: 08 Jun 2015 at 13:06hrs | 3 | by Nomazulu Thata
'Syphilis-infected bed hopper' bashes gossiper
A BULAWAYO woman hit her cousin with a brick on the forehead accusing her of spreading rumours that she is a syphilis-infected bed hopper.Kudzai Gondo, 34, pleaded guilty to the assault when s...Published: 25 Apr 2015 at 09:55hrs | | by Emily Mbewe
Wife caught red-handed in matrimonial bed
IN an act of unbridled betrayal - a married woman was caught peddling the forbidden fruit to a man in her matrimonial home in a steamy morning sexual session that forced her to miss a visit to hospit...Published: 07 Mar 2015 at 19:51hrs | | by Samuel Kadungure
Flea market underwear causes infections
While business is bustling deep in the heart of Harare's central business centre as upmarket stores sell top side lingerie, the majority of shoppers flock to various second-hand markets to buy their v...Published: 20 Jul 2014 at 14:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF minister flees angry villagers
Masvingo Provincial Affairs minister Kudakwashe Bhasikiti and several senior government officials on Monday made a hasty retreat from Chingwizi holding camp in Mwenezi as angry Tokwe-Mukosi flood ...Published: 16 Jul 2014 at 07:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Let's assist flood victims at Chingwizi Camp
It's now four months since the Tokwe-Mukorsi flood victims were forced to leave their homes due to heavy floods which left the Tokwe Murkosi dam wall damaged. In as much as the Governm...Published: 27 Jun 2014 at 11:37hrs | 2 | by Peacemaker Zano
16 signs you might be HIV+
Fever One of the first signs of ARS can be a mild fever, up to about 102 degrees F.The fever, if it occurs at all, is often accompanied by other...Published: 04 Oct 2013 at 05:05hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Over 10,000 hit by sexually transmitted infections
Over 10 000 people in Masvingo province have contracted sexually transmitted infections within three months from April to June this year.The high incidence of STIs comes in the wake of fears ...Published: 02 Oct 2013 at 05:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Deadly Sexually transmitted diseases hit Zimbabwe
Masvingo Province has been hit by deadly drug resistant Sexually Transmitted Disease (STDs) suspected to be finding their way into the country from South Africa and 3,837 such cases have since been ...Published: 26 Sep 2013 at 06:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
STIs more prevalent in women - Report
Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) are more prevalent in women because the structure of their reproductive organs puts them at a higher risk than their male counterparts, a report by the National A...Published: 23 Jun 2013 at 05:33hrs | | by Staff Reporter
The day Charamba fell pregnant
Putting your ideas in the public domain always has its pains. You are called names, given jabbing identities, misread...you name it. And you have to bear it all, meekly as behoves a humble columnist. ...Published: 27 Feb 2013 at 04:27hrs | 2 | by Nathaniel Manheru The Other Side
STIs on the rise in Zimbabwe, Masvingo topping the list
Zimbabwe has recorded a sharp increase in the incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) with Masvingo topping the list of the country's 10 provinces.The National Aids Council (Nac) 2...Published: 21 Apr 2012 at 23:32hrs | | by Staff reports
Hookers turn water drains, car parks, roadsides into love nests
HARARE - 30 kilometers from the red lights districts of the Central Business District of Harare lay a sprawling commercial haven for sex workers. Bhobho Farm is an informal settlement w...Published: 09 Apr 2012 at 11:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
National Blood Services Zimbabwe (NBSZ) selling blood below cost
THE National Blood Services Zimbabwe (NBSZ) is selling donated blood at well below the cost of testing, processing and storing each unit and has to rely on grants and aid schemes. NBSZ public affairs ...Published: 09 Apr 2012 at 04:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Where are the women's groups?
The deafening silence from women's rights groups and their equally culpable HIV/Aids rights groups over the philandering case of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai leaves one wondering whether their phi...Published: 05 Dec 2011 at 12:30hrs | | by Tendai Moyo
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