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Mental Health Month: How stress hurts the body
Mental Health Month: How stress hurts the body

Dr Tendai Zuze Health Matters MAY is Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to remind ourselves that health is, not just about the body, but also the mind. In our…

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Health experts tackle hantavirus fears linked to rodent infestations
Health experts tackle hantavirus fears linked to rodent infestations

Concerns about hantavirus, a rodent-borne disease, have brought the persistent problem of rat and mice infestations in densely populated South African areas like Alexandra township into sharp focus during a…

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Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa School of Nursing upgrade hits final stretch ahead of official opening
Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa School of Nursing upgrade hits final stretch ahead of official opening

Walter Nyamukondiwa-Mashonaland West Bureau Chief WORK on the upgrading of the Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa School of Nursing in Kadoma is progressing well, with workmen putting final touches to expanded facilities…

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Presidential ambulance scheme boosts emergency response at St Peter’s Hospital
Presidential ambulance scheme boosts emergency response at St Peter’s Hospital

Rumbidzayi Zinyuke in CHIPINGE INTERVENTIONS implemented by the Government are transforming healthcare delivery at St Peter’s Hospital in Chipinge, where the recent allocation of two ambulances under the Presidential Emergency…

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Early action cuts cholera cases in Rushinga by more than half
Early action cuts cholera cases in Rushinga by more than half

Theseus Mauruki Shambare Herald Correspondent A PRE-EMPTIVE emergency health intervention has more than halved cholera cases in Rushinga District, marking a significant breakthrough in Zimbabwe’s shift towards anticipatory disease control…

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Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food programme saves thousands of children from malnutrition
Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food programme saves thousands of children from malnutrition

Ivan Zhakata Herald Correspondent Thousands of children suffering from severe acute malnutrition have been successfully treated under Zimbabwe’s Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) programme, with the Government and partners now pushing…

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Zimbabwe ready to rollout new health strategy
Zimbabwe ready to rollout new health strategy

Tendai Gukutikwa Health Reporter THE Ministry of Health and Child Care is ready to move from planning to action in transforming its health sector, the Permanent Secretary in the ministry,…

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‘Reproductive health not just a women’s issue’
‘Reproductive health not just a women’s issue’

Tendai Gukutikwa Health Reporter MEN and boys must actively participate in sexual and reproductive health and family planning conversations to help curb unintended pregnancies, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and other…

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Condom use key in HIV, STIs fight
Condom use key in HIV, STIs fight

Tendai Gukutikwa Health Reporter YOUNG people in Manicaland have been strongly encouraged to make condom use a consistent habit, as it remains a frontline defence against sexually transmitted infections (STIs),…

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Hepatitis A to E: Know the risks, save lives
Hepatitis A to E: Know the risks, save lives

Dr Tendai Zuze Health Matters MAY is Hepatitis Awareness Month, a good time to talk about a condition that affects thousands of people in Zimbabwe, but is often silent until…

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