Zimbabwe to introduce new ARV therapy for pregnant mothers

Zimbabwe will introduce Option B plus of administering antiretroviral (ARV) drugs to pregnant HIV-positive women early next year, if all goes according to plan, an official has said.This appr...Read more

Zimbabwe to introduce new ARV therapy for pregnant mothers

2013 May 19 | 1950 Views
Zimbabwe will introduce Option B plus of administering antiretroviral (ARV) drugs to pregnant HIV-positive women early next year, if all goes according to plan, an official has said.This appr...

by Staff reporter

80% of women in Zimbabwe suffer from vaginal thrush

2013 May 12 | 3152 Views
Over 80 percent of women in Zimbabwe have suffered from vaginal thrush, a condition which can be attributed to a number of factors, among them the persistent use of tampons, antibiotics and detergents...

by Sharon Kavhu

New machines for cancer treatment at Zimbabwe's major hospitals

2013 May 10 | 1890 Views
he government says it is installing new cancer treatment machines in some of the country's major hospitals to address the challenges faced by the increasing number of cancer patients.The setti...

by Staff reporter

Massive Cancer breakthrough at the University of the Free State

2013 May 06 | 2766 Views
Researchers at the University of the Free State have made a huge discovery that can affect the way we treat diseases in humans.These researchers from the Departments of Microbial Biochemical a...

by Staff Reporter

Female condoms gaining popularity

2013 May 05 | 2531 Views
The Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council (ZNFPC) has said the distribution of female condoms rose sharply following the launch of a home meeting concept.A recent survey by ZNFPC revealed ...

by Own correspondent

Zimbabwe courts Indian drug firms

2013 May 05 | 1656 Views
Zimbabwe wants Indian firms supplying it generic medicines to produce the drugs locally so that its pharmaceutical sector could grow, the country's helath minister, Henry Madzorera, has said."...

by Staff reporter

HIV+ adult patients given children's medication

2013 April 29 | 2566 Views
THE shortage of cotrimoxazole at the country's public hospitals has forced some health, centres in Gwanda District to issue children's drugs to the HIV positive adults.Some health centres in G...

by Staff Reporter

Harare grapples with typhoid

2013 April 22 | 2099 Views
Zimbabwe is fretting over the resurgence of typhoid, cholera and other diarrhoeal diseases, five years after a similar outbreak killed over 4 000 people.At least four people have died in the f...

by Staff reporter

Free maternity regime begins in Zimbabwe

2013 April 22 | 2043 Views
Rural and district hospitals are now getting an allocation from the Health Transition Fund (HTF) to cover maternity costs as government steps up efforts to scrap maternity user fees.Last year,...

by Health reporter

Govt adoptes new cervical cancer vaccine (HPV)

2013 April 22 | 1747 Views
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...

by Staff Reporter

Harare is Zimbabwe's HIV/Aids capital, says NAC

2013 April 17 | 3373 Views
Harare has the highest population of people living with HIV, a top National Aids Council (Nac) official has said.Amon Mpofu, Nac monitoring and evaluation director said the organisation realis...

by Staff reporter

Hospital detains patients over hospital bills

2013 April 17 | 1658 Views
MASVINGO General Hospital is allegedly detaining patients who fail to settle their hospital bills in a bid to force them to pay.Scores of patients admitted to the referral hospital have suffer...

by Masvingo Correspondent

Government considers tobacco advertising ban

2013 April 15 | 2130 Views
The future of tobacco advertising hangs in the balance as government considers a ban.Health and Child Welfare minister Henry Madzorera said tobacco consumption should be aggressively suppresse...

by Staff reporter

Hospital staff accused of negligence

2013 April 15 | 2905 Views
GWANDA Town residents are not happy with the treatment they receive when visiting Gwanda Provincial Hospital after working hours, accusing the staff of negligence.Some of the concerned residen...

by Health reporter

2 800 women die during pregnancy yearly

2013 April 14 | 2274 Views
ABOUT 1 300 to 2 800 women and girls die from pregnancy-related problems and 26 000 to 84 000 women and girls are disabled by pregnancy and childbirth complications yearly, findings by Zimbabwe Women ...

by Staff reporter

Hospital battles to recover $100m from patients, engages debt collectors

2013 April 13 | 2189 Views
HARARE Central Hospital is battling to recover $10 million owed by patients who received treatment from the health facility on credit and has since engaged debt collectors to recover their dues....

by Staff reporter

Government to recruit 2 000 nurses

2013 April 13 | 2115 Views
UNEMPLOYED trained nurses should register for deployment at the nursing schools they trained following the unfreezing of over 2 000 posts for registered general nurses, the Government has said....

by Health Reporter

Hospital staffer in court for preparing fake medical exams reports

2013 April 10 | 3059 Views
A Ministry of Health and Child Welfare worker stationed at Mpilo Central Hospital's sterilising department in Bulawayo has been arrested for allegedly preparing fake medical examination reports and f...

by Court Reporter

Mpilo Hospital receives paediatric and maternity equipment worth $45 000

2013 April 10 | 1849 Views
MPILO Central Hospital in Bulawayo yesterday received state-of-the-art paediatric and maternity equipment worth more than $45 000 from ZimHealth Europe, a development that will boost service delivery ...

by Staff reporter

ARV national drug stocks improve

2013 April 08 | 1540 Views
Government has reverted to giving people on antiretroviral drugs three months' supplies following improvement in the national drug stocks, a senior health official has said.Previously, people ...

by Health Reporter

Four new rare bird flu cases reported in China

2013 April 02 | 1683 Views
Beijing - China reported Tuesday that four more people in one province were seriously sickened by a bird flu virus new to humans while cities along the eastern seaboard stepped up public health measu...

by Staff Reporter

Rabies kills 2 in Manicaland

2013 April 01 | 2199 Views
Two people have died from suspected rabies while 400 others were bitten by dogs in one week alone throughout the country.The vaccination status of the majority of the offending dogs was not kn...

by Staff Reporter

Government blames councils for Cholera outbreak

2013 March 31 | 1727 Views
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...

by Staff Reporter

Zimbabwe commended on HIV/AIDS effort

2013 March 31 | 2188 Views
The UNAIDS Country Director, Ms Tatiana Shomilina has commended government for its comprehensive commitment to halt and reverse the HIV pandemic as well as mitigating its impact.During the 65t...

by Staff Reporter

Matobo traditional healer says he can cure HIV/AIDS

2013 March 31 | 4776 Views
Tens of people have set camps at a homestead in Silozwi Village in Matobo District, Matabeleland South, after rumours filtered through that a youthful traditional healer had 'cured' three bed-ridden p...

by Staff Reporter

Human placenta found in ice cream tub

2013 March 31 | 2711 Views
An ice cream tub containing a substance believed to be human placenta has been found by a dog walker, police say.The tub was found on a footpath near Tooting Bec Athletics Track, south London,...

by Staff Reporter

Aspirin once a month could reduce cancer risk: Study

2013 March 30 | 2070 Views
Popping an aspirin just once a month could cut people's chances of developing cancer by almost a quarter, new research suggests.According to scientists at Queen's University in Belfast, a week...

by Staff reporter

NBSZ urges people to donate blood this Easter

2013 March 29 | 1936 Views
The National Blood Services Zimbabwe (NBSZ) has urged people to donate blood this Easter holiday to avoid losing lives due to lack of post-accident assistance.This is despite the fact that NBS...

by Staff Reporter

Zim records decline in tuberculosis (TB) cases

2013 March 25 | 2331 Views
CASES of tuberculosis (TB) infections have declined significantly in the past three years owing to improved government interventions, a cabinet minister said last week.Report by Tatenda Ch...

by Staff Reporter

Hospital patients abandoned my families up to 3 decades

2013 March 25 | 3078 Views
BULAWAYO's Ingutsheni Central Hospital is overwhelmed with patients that have long been discharged after treatment as their relatives do not want to collect them.Hospital authorities on Friday...

by Staff Reporter

WMA launches new tuberculosis course application

2013 March 22 | 1644 Views
The World Medical Association announced today the creation of a new application for tablet computers that will allow physicians to access a training course on the treatment of multidrug-resistant tube...

by Mathews Estell

Second cholera case reported in Chiredzi

2013 March 22 | 2073 Views
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...

by Staff Reporter

Zimbabwe eliminates hospital fees for rural elderly, children

2013 March 20 | 2343 Views
Zimbabwe has an adequate pool of resources to allow elimination of user fees for pregnant women, children under five and those over 65 in rural clinics, a government minister has said.Henry M...

by Staff reporter

Men's Clinic Zimbabwe gains popularity

2013 March 17 | 3735 Views
The establishment of the Men's Clinic Zimbabwe, a clinic that specialises in men's sexual health problems, has, to a greater extent, helped in the demystification of issues to do with men's sexual hea...

by Tendai Chara

'More men die of HIV than women'

2013 March 13 | 3561 Views
MORE men die of HIV compared to women although more women are infected by the disease, a senior official has said.Speaking to journalists at a media briefing held in Harare recently, monitori...

by Health Reporter

Zimbabwe: new cholera threat

2013 March 12 | 3223 Views
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...

by Staff Reporter

'Beware of cheap beauty products'

2013 March 09 | 2803 Views
The Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe has shown great concern over the continued use of dangerous cosmetics like skin lighteners and imported female beauty products that were banned under Zimbab...

by Staff reporter

Saruwaka sources over US$700 000 for upgrading Bonda Mission hospital

2013 March 06 | 2438 Views
Trevor Saruwaka, the MP for Mutasa Central sourced over US$700 000 for the upgrading Bonda Mission hospital and equipping it with new machinery.The hospital run by the Anglican Church is a ref...

by Ndou Paul

Zimbabwean man undergoes a 15 hour surgery in US

2013 March 05 | 3271 Views
SAN DIEGO - A man from Zimbabwe is recovering from the first of three life-changing surgeries at Sharp Hospital in Linda Vista, United States.The hospital said Saturday's 15- hour surgery to r...

by Staff reporter

HIV infected baby cured

2013 March 04 | 4702 Views
Washington - A baby born with the virus that causes Aids appears to have been cured, scientists announced on Sunday, describing the case of a child from Mississippi who's now 2 and has been off medica...

by Sapa

Government scraps healthcare fees for rural women

2013 March 02 | 1737 Views
The government has stepped up its bid to lower the country's maternal mortality by scrapping fees for expectant and new mothers in rural clinics.From today March the 1st, women with children u...

by Staff reporter

Harare prostitutes force circumcised men to pay $30 extra for sex

2013 March 02 | 8833 Views
UNAIDS and the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommended circumcision as an important new element of HIV Prevention.As such, local health authorities have since embarked on a massive campai...

by Staff reporter

Free medical care for under 5, over 65, pregnant women

2013 February 28 | 3459 Views
PREGNANT women, children under five years and those above 65 years of age will, from today, receive free medical care at all rural health centres countrywide after Government scrapped user fees....

by Staff Reporter

New drug proven to combat flu pandemic

2013 February 22 | 2764 Views
A new drug has been proven to be effective in preventing the spread of different strains of influenza in laboratory models - including resistant strains of the virus, Australian top science instit...

by Staff Reporter

Specialist treatment in India

2013 February 21 | 3508 Views
Zimbabwean's have been going to South Africa for specialist medical treatment that is not available here for many years, and over the years treatment in South Africa has become expensive, notwithstand...

by Isaack Mhlanga

Zimbabwe faces ARV shortage, has only 2 months supply left

2013 February 21 | 2648 Views
THE Ministry of Health and Child Welfare has revealed that it only has two months' supply of anti-retroviral drugs left countrywide and is appealing to the Global Fund for assistance to avert a possib...

by Health reporter

Generic Viagra to hit shelves soon

2013 February 20 | 2994 Views
A CHEAPER, generic version of Viagra will hit the shelves in May. The erectile dysfunction drug called Dynafil will only be available with a doctor's prescription at 30% less than the original drug, ...

by Lindile Sifile I Sowetan

Zimbabwe to recruit 1 000 nurses

2013 February 20 | 2719 Views
Treasury has lifted a freeze on 1 000 posts in the Ministry of Health and Child Welfare with effect from next month.This would see the recruitment of nurses to ease the workload in Zimbabwe's ...

by Staff reporter

Mpilo,UBH in a deplorable state

2013 February 13 | 2702 Views
BULAWAYO’S main referral hospitals, Mpilo Central and the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH), are in a deplorable state that requires urgent intervention from the Government and development partners....

by Staff Reporter

Mpilo engages debt collectors

2013 February 12 | 1726 Views
ONE of the country's major referral hospitals, Mpilo Central Hospital is seeking the services of debt collectors in a bid to recover money from defaulters running into millions of United States dollar...

by Staff reporter

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