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Acting Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet, Dr Willard Manungo By Dickson Bandera President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed seven commissioners to the Health Service Commission (HSC) in terms of the Health Service Amendment Act of 2022. The mandate of the HSC, which is replacing the Health Services Board, is to administer the conditions of…
By Julius Manganda In a bid to interject the upsurge in cholera cases and improve the general hygiene and health in the city of Harare, government has launched “Operation Chenesa Harare (Clean Harare) which runs from the 5th to the 12th of January 2024. Government said residents of Harare have endured uncollected garbage, illegal dump…
By Dickson Bandera As Zimbabwe battle drug and substance abuse among the youth, the Islamic community has partnered government to fight the scourge by capacitating the youth with knowledge on the dangers of drug and substance abuse. Recently, the AN-NISSAH Women’s Association in Zimbabwe held a one week workshop in Epworth, Harare for young girls…
Ambassador Berna Kasnakli Versteden (centre) flanked by President Emmerson Mnangagwa(right) and Minister of Foreign Affairs Hon Fredrick Shava (left) at Zimbabwe State House when she presented her credentials to the president in January 2022- pic/The Herald By Dickson Bandera The Republic of Turkiye stands with Zimbabwe on its mission to combat Gender Based Violence (GBV),…
President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his two Vice presidents together with Mozambique President Nyusi during the official Opening ceremony. By Dickson Bandera HARARE- The International Conference for AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Africa (ICASA) 2023 kicked off yesterday at the Harare International Conference Centre in the capital with thousands of delegates from across the globe…
By Godwin Makoho Zimbabwe has scaled up the fight against Theileriosis disease, better known as the January disease, following the surge in the production of Bolvac vaccine by experts in the Zimbabwe Department of Veterinary Services (DVS). In the last two years, Zimbabwe has escalated work on the Bolvac vaccine production with an aim to…
Commissioner Chido Mpemba By Reginald Tapfumaneyi World Health Organization (WHO) has virtually launched its Commission on Social Connection which will have its Secretariat housed at the UN headquarters in Switzerland. The Commission aims to see Social Connection recognised and resourced as a global public health priority. WHO Director General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyusus, appointed the…
Professor Godfrey Ignatius Muguti By Dickson Bandera Zimbabwe is well acclaimed for producing global experts due to its world class education system as well as the resilient nature of her citizens. In the medical field, Zimbabwe has over the years produced high calibre professionals who have not only shaped the country’s health landscape but made…
Dr Oyewale By Dickson Bandera UNICEF representative to Zimbabwe Dr Oyewale has reaffirmed the international body’s commitment to ending preventable deaths in Zimbabwe through maternal and new born health interventions. While infant mortality in Zimbabwe has been reduced from 1068 per 100 000 births in 2002 to 362 in 2022, statistics still indicate that the…
Award Winners pose for a photo after the Awards Ceremony By Dickson Bandera Fifteen medical practitioners were honoured Saturday night for their exceptional contribution to the Zimbabwe health sector at a colorful awards ceremony held at a local hotel in Harare. The Awards recognized excellence in various categories namely teaching, research, clinical care, medical innovations,…