Medical aid reforms open dialogue on strengthening healthcare access

Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Senior Health Reporter ONGOING reforms to Zimbabwe’s medical aid regulatory framework have opened space for engagement between the Government and industry players, as stakeholders weigh in on proposed…

India’s cheap weight‑loss drugs could reshape global obesity fight

India could soon get a lot thinner – at least in theory. Last week, the patent on semaglutide –  the molecule behind Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk’s blockbuster weight‑loss drugs Wegovy…

WHO renews call for ethical recruitment

Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Senior Health Reporter THE World Health Organisation has renewed calls for the implementation of a global code to guide the ethical recruitment of health workers, a move expected…

Ingutsheni Hospital fund-raising luncheon inclusive

Nyore Madzianike Senior Reporter THE upcoming fund – raising luncheon for Ingutsheni Central Hospital, scheduled for March 20 in Bulawayo, is open to all, with the business community and other…

Cholera under control in Manicaland: PMD

Tendai Gukutikwa Health Reporter MANICALAND Province has recorded a five-day Cholera case-free streak, Provincial Medical Director, Dr Munyaradzi Mukuzunga, has said. In an interview this afternoon, Dr Mukuzunga attributed the…

E‑Learning boosts midwifery skills nationwide: UNFPA

Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Senior Health Reporter ZIMBABWE is accelerating the rollout of e-learning across all its midwifery schools, a move expected to transform how nurse-midwives are trained while expanding access to…

Beauty at a cost: Unregulated beauty treatments spark health risks

Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Senior Health Reporter ZIMBABWE is facing a fast-growing trend of cosmetic and beauty enhancement services being offered outside regulated health facilities, raising concern among authorities over the safety…

Confronting the rising weight of obesity

Rumbidzayi Zinyuke-Health Buzz I remember when my twin daughters were born. One of them was slightly bigger and chubbier than the other. The difference was not alarming, the smaller twin…

Kaizen framework transforms Zimbabwe’s hospital services

Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Senior Health Reporter ZIMBABWE is seeing major improvements in hospital service delivery through the 5S-Kaizen-Total Quality Management (TQM) framework, a quality improvement system that streamlines workflows, boosts efficiency,…

Zimbabwe’s new weapon for pregnant and breastfeeding women in HIV prevention

Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Senior Health Reporter When Ms Nyasha Sayi from Epworth received the long-acting injectable HIV prevention drug Lenacapavir at its launch on February 19, it was more than just…

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