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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,…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned of a major worldwide dengue outbreak as a result of Global warming marked by higher average temperatures, precipitation and longer periods of drought. According to Dr Raman Velayudhan, WHO’s Head of the Global Programme on Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases, about half of the world’s population is at…
By Dickson Bandera The World Health Organization (WHO) has donated cholera kits and medical supplies to the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) in an effort to fight the cholera outbreak in the country. The supplies come at a time when the country is fighting a cholera outbreak that has seen a cumulative of 1285 cases…
By George Swarei The Secretary of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution for Harare Metropolitan Province, Tafadzwa Muguti has issued an alert on a surge in cholera cases within the Metropolis. In a statement Saturday, Muguti revealed that there were 288 suspected cholera cases and 84 culture confirmed cases in the province as of the…