Cholera is back, a call for vigilance

Dr Tendai Zuze Health Matters JUST when many of us thought cholera was behind us, the disease has once again made an unwelcome return to Manicaland. Health authorities have reported…

Zim Intensifies HIV Prevention Drive as Lenacapavir Gains Momentum

Tendai Gukutikwa in Bulawayo ZIMBABWE is intensifying efforts to curb new HIV infections through a combination of prevention strategies, with the recently introduced long-acting injectable HIV prevention drug, Lenacapavir, emerging…

Drug abuse threatens Zim’s gains in HIV fight

Obey Musiwa-Herald Reporter Zimbabwe’s hard-earned progress in the fight against HIV is under increasing threat from rising drug and substance abuse, which health experts say is undermining public health gains,…

Early rehabilitation transforms lives of children with cerebral palsy

Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Senior Health Reporter When Ms Joice Chinofura finally held her newborn son in 2018 after 15 years of trying to conceive, she believed her long journey of heartbreak…

Media urged to report on HIV treatment fatigue

Tendai Gukutikwa Post Reporter JOURNALISTS have been urged to adopt a more compassionate and solutions-oriented approach when reporting on HIV treatment interruptions, with health experts warning against narratives that stigmatise…

Discrimination still a challenge to HIV

Robin Muchetu recently in Nkayi Stigma and discrimination have been identified as one sticking challenge that if left unattended may derail the continued success of HIV programming as pockets of…

Karanda hospital appeals for help

Mathew Masinge Karanda Hospital has appealed for support to expand its specialised healthcare services and community outreach programmes, which it has provided for decades. Speaking during a media tour of…

New HIV drug breaks male barrier

Tendai Gukutikwa Post Reporter ZIMBABWE’S newest HIV prevention tool, Lenacapavir, is drawing unprecedented interest from men, a development health officials say could significantly strengthen efforts to reduce new HIV infections.…

Media equipped on new HIV prevention drug

Robin Muchetu [email protected] HEALTH journalists from across Zimbabwe are from today (Tuesday)  undergoing a three-day intensive training programme aimed at strengthening reporting on HIV prevention, integrated healthcare and emerging biomedical…

Winter brings more than just the cold for millions

Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Health Buzz I remember when my daughter was still young. Every winter, she would wake up with puffy eyes, rubbing them constantly as though something had gotten into…

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