Long-acting HIV prevention injection available this month

Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Senior Health Reporter Zimbabwe will this month begin the phased rollout of Lenacapavir, a long-acting prevention injection that protects HIV-negative people from contracting the virus, starting in 12…

40 years not out . . . How Kangausaru took HIV out of the shadows

Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Senior Health Reporter When Donnance Kangausaru (60) looks back on nearly four decades of living with HIV, he does not see a life defined by illness. Instead, he…

Rusape General Hospital gest first ever dietician

Josephine Nyamwanza Correspondent RUSAPE General Hospital has appointed a dietician for the first time in history, a major milestone aimed at improving patient nutrition management and overall healthcare outcomes. The…

Unexplained weight loss, when should you worry?

Dr Tendai Zuze Health Matters A LOT of times, losing weight is a good thing. However, for older adults, losing weight without trying is often a danger sign. In Zimbabwe,…

Festive holiday baby count hits 60

Tendai Gukutikwa Health Reporter VICTORIA Chitepo Provincial Hospital recorded another batch of 30 deliveries during the second and last part of the festive season, bringing the total number of babies…

CBD drowns in loud music as health risks mount

Tendai Gukutikwa Health Reporter PROLONGED exposure to loud music and public address systems poses serious health risks, health experts have warned, amid a growing trend by shop owners placing radios…

Devolution funds drive rural healthcare revolution countrywide

Zimpapers Writers Devolution funds are redefining the country’s health delivery landscape, with new clinics rising across districts as the Second Republic accelerates its inclusive development philosophy of leaving no one…

32 000 jobs for nurses, doctors

Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Senior Health Reporter GOVERNMENT has launched a major push to stabilise the public health system, recruiting more than 5 000 health workers last year and setting out plans…

New year, new hope, as Angel of Hope welcomes fifth intake

Blessings Chidakwa Senior Reporter TEARS, hope and quiet determination filled the air at the Angel of Hope Drug Rehabilitation Centre in Mbare, as families flocked to enroll their loved ones…

31 babies born during Christmas week

Tendai Gukutikwa Health Reporter VICTORIA Chitepo Provincial Hospital recorded 30 deliveries between December 21 and 27 – which spans the Christmas holiday week – hospital authorities have confirmed. The hospital’s…

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