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MCAZ Director-General Richard Rukwata at a press briefing in Harare By George Swarei Harare, 17 June 2024 – The Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) announced today that it has attained Maturity Level 3 (ML 3) on the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Global Benchmarking Tool (GBT) for the regulation of medicines and vaccines. This achievement…
By Edward Makuzva ZiCHIRe (Zimbabwe Community Health Intervention Research) is leading a consortium of organizations to address multiple myeloma in Zimbabwe. The consortium includes ZiCHIRe, UZ Haematology Unit, Hospaz, Jointed Hands Welfare Organisation and the Cancer Association of Zimbabwe (CAZ). Multiple myeloma is a type of blood cancer that develops in the plasma cells in…
By George Swarei Harare, Zimbabwe – On World Environment Day, the Center for Natural Resource Governance (CNRG) sounded the alarm on Zimbabwe’s escalating environmental crisis, urging the government and extractive industries to take immediate action. Zimbabwe faces severe environmental challenges, including land degradation, deforestation, pollution, and resource depletion, largely driven by unsustainable mining practices and…
Mr Richard Rukwata Director General Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (file photo) By George Swarei The Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Republican Unitary Enterprise Center for Examinations and Tests in Health Service (RUE-CETH) Belarus, signaling a significant step towards enhancing regulatory standards…
Minister of Health and Child Care By Licious Mkuni The Ministry of Health and Child Care has deployed multi-disciplinary teams to Hurungwe District, Mashonaland West Province, to investigate the Measles and Mumps outbreak and carry out mandatory mass vaccination campaign to protect the children in the affected areas. It is suspected that Measles and Mumps…
By Julius Manganda In an effort to contain the cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe, the Centre for Disease Control in Africa (CDC), in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Child Care, conducted a two-day training program for Community Health Workers last week. The program aimed to equip community health workers with the necessary knowledge, skills,…
Medtech officials in Mbare at the fake Satiskin production site. By Reginald Tapfumaneyi Medtech, the company behind the popular bath foam Satiskin, is urging consumers to be cautious after uncovering a counterfeiting operation in Harare’s Mbare district. CEO Mr. Afzal Motiwala issued a stern warning, following a tip off that their premium product was being…
Dr Mombeshora administering the polio vaccine By Lisca Philo The Ministry of Health and Child Care, in partnership with UNICEF, the World Health Organization, and various stakeholders, has announced the commencement of an expansive nationwide polio vaccination campaign in Zimbabwe. This ambitious campaign is designed to eradicate polio by deploying the novel OPV2 vaccine, specifically…
Minister of Health and Child Care Dr Douglas Mombeshora By Lisca Philo and Licious Mkuni Zimbabwe has registered a sharp decline in new cholera cases over the past two weeks following a multisectoral approach that has seen a myriad of interventions to contain the disease by government and its partners. Minister of Health and Child…
By Lisca Philo In a show of continued cooperation and solidarity between Japan and Zimbabwe, the Government of Japan has announced a grant of USD 774,000 for the emerging cholera response in Manicaland province, Zimbabwe through United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Zimbabwe is battling a cholera outbreak that has hit the country and statistics since…