Anger over US ‘lopsided’ health deals intensifies

ADDIS ABABA. — There is growing anger over a series of bilateral health agreements being negotiated between the United States and African countries. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and…

Manicaland on high alert as cholera cases loom

Tendai Gukutikwa Health Reporter MANICALAND Province has been placed on high alert after two confirmed cholera cases were recorded, prompting health authorities to intensify surveillance and urge residents to strictly…

Couple’s second stunning multiple birth

Tendai Gukutikwa Post Reporter A RUKWEZA couple is facing financial strain after welcoming triplets, their second set of multiples in 12 years, bringing their total number of children to six.…

Stakeholders meet to fix medical advertising laws

Catherine Murombedzi The Ministry of Health and Child Care met with medical sector stakeholders in Harare this week to fix the laws on medical advertising. The current rules come from…

3 hospitals, 9 clinics for Makoni

Lovemore Kadzura Post Reporter GOVERNMENT has unveiled plans to construct three new hospitals and nine clinics in Makoni District, a move set to revolutionise healthcare access for rural communities. The…

All about wounds that do not heal

Dr Tendai Zuze Health Matters MOST small cuts and wounds heal within one to two weeks. The pain reduces, the swelling settles, and new skin forms. But sometimes a wound…

Mobile clinic boosts health delivery in Mashonaland Central

Fungai Lupande-Mashonaland Central Bureau The Second Republic has stepped up efforts to strengthen health service delivery in Mashonaland Central Province with the handover of a fully equipped mobile clinic, a…

Norton family seeks US$34 000 for son’s kidney transplant

Takunda Gambiza-Herald Reporter A Norton family is appealing for urgent financial assistance of about US$34 000 to enable 21-year-old Tadiwanashe Mugeyi, who is battling stage five kidney failure, to get…

Govt, Pfizer sign landmark health equity Accord

Trust Freddy Herald Correspondent GOVERNMENT has formally signed onto the Pfizer Accord for a Healthier World, a high-level agreement designed to provide the nation with equitable access to patented medicines…

Southern Africa urged to strengthen health security amid rising outbreaks

Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Senior Health Reporter Southern African countries have been urged to deliberately build, strengthen and collectively safeguard their own health security systems in the face of rising outbreaks, climate‑related…

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