‘Protect informal workers with stronger safety laws’

Tendai Gukutikwa Health Reporter OCCUPATIONAL health specialists have sounded the alarm over unsafe working conditions in Zimbabwe’s fast-growing informal sector, warning that millions of workers remain exposed to serious hazards…

FLIMAS refurbishes city clinic

Tendai Gukutikwa Health Reporter FIDELITY Life Medical Aid Society (FLIMAS) last Friday officially handed over a refurbished City Clinic to Mutare City Council, in a milestone expected to boost healthcare…

Uganda closes border with DRC to contain Ebola outbreak

KAMPALA. – Uganda yesterday announced the immediate closure of its border with the neighbouring eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to prevent the possible spread of the Ebola virus disease,…

Zim steps up Ebola preparedness amid regional outbreak

Rumbidzayi Zinyuke-Senior Health Reporter ZIMBABWE has intensified its Ebola preparedness measures following the declaration of the current Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and its spread…

Malaria deaths rise in Mash Central outbreak

Fungai Lupande-Mashonaland Central Bureau MASHONALAND Central Province is battling one of its deadliest malaria outbreaks in recent years, with deaths rising despite a decline in overall infections. There are growing…

Zimbabwe urged to modernise workplace safety systems

Tendai Gukutikwa Health Reporter ZIMBABWE must urgently modernise its occupational safety and health (OSH) systems to address growing workplace hazards and protect workers in high-risk sectors, an occupational health expert…

Assembly maps strategies to safeguard health

GENEVA, – The six-day 79th World Health Assembly concluded on Saturday in Geneva, during which member states adopted multiple resolutions to advance multilateral cooperation in safeguarding human health. Held under…

Zim pushes for Pfizer deal to boost access to medicines and vaccines

Rumbidzayi Zinyuke in GENEVA, Switzerland ZIMBABWE is moving to operationalise its partnership with Pfizer under the Accord for a Healthier World programme, a development expected to improve access to essential…

Harare City Council employees encouraged to adopt healthy lifestyles

Diana Nherera-Herald Reporter ACTING City of Harare town clerk Advocate Warren Chiwawa said workplaces need to prioritise health and wellness issues to address daunting socio-economic and developmental challenges in communities,…

Furore over child pregnancies surge

Tendai Gukutikwa Health Reporter CALLS are mounting for the urgent expansion of sexual and reproductive health services targeting children aged 10 to 14, amid alarm over rising cases of teenage…

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