Water-borne diseases on the rise

Sharon Kavhu Over 560 people in Zimbabwe died last year from water-borne diseases while 590 753 others contracted the diseases thereby raising fears that the statistics will escalate if authorities…

Uncertainty looms large over ZPC Kariba

Langton Nyakwenda Neither the scorching heat that usually sees temperatures peaking at 40 degrees Celsius in the resort town of Kariba nor the anxiety brought about by fears that the…

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Health delivery system requires redress

Enacy Mapakamwe The death of popular ZTV presenter Tendai Chitsinde during childbirth last week represents the epitome of a health delivery system gone awry; one that requires urgent redress. Chitsinde…

Of HIV and border towns

Edwin Mwase Living or passing through a border town can evoke different emotions in different people. To refugees fleeing war and anarchy, a border town can be a gateway to…

A plus for Zim’s health system

Harmony Agere “In the realm of using education as the ultimate tool for our socio-economic transformation, deliberations are at an advanced stage to start a College of Medicine at Midlands…

Battle against malaria continues

A mother frantically says her son’s name, again and again, in the half-empty acute-care room in a provincial hospital in western Kenya. Her young boy is unconscious with malaria and…

Harare Hospital runs out of admission space

Faith Mhandu and Sharon Kavhu Scores of seriously ill patients are being turned away from Harare Central Hospital as the referral health institution has reached its limit on admissions, raising…

NAC to start Aids spending assessment programme

Sharon Kavhu The National Aids Council (NAC) will this week embark on a National Aids Spending Assessment (Nasa) research programme.  The programme, set to be rolled out tomorrow, is aimed…

Govt, stakeholders raise breast cancer awareness

Sharon Kavhu Government, with the support of various stakeholders, has embarked on a massive programme aimed at increasing breast cancer awareness among both men and women amid revelations that this…

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