Men mental health: Why it matters

Dr Mazvita Machinga MEN today face mounting pressures, providing for families, meeting community expectations, navigating unemployment, and coping with silent emotional burdens. Yet many were raised to “be strong,” avoid…

NAC commended for improved governance

Tendai Gukutikwa Health Reporter HEALTH and Child Care Minister, Dr Douglas Mombeshora has applauded the National AIDS Council (NAC) Board for growing institutional discipline and improved governance. Speaking during a…

Treasury approves 14 000 new health jobs

Tendai Gukutikwa Health Reporter THE Government has unveiled a major recruitment drive to strengthen Zimbabwe’s health sector, following Treasury’s approval of 14 000 new health worker posts. Health and Child…

The hidden toll of stress and silent burnout among men

Dr Tendai Zuze Health Matters IN Mutare and across Zimbabwe, many men are quietly fighting battles that no one sees. They wake up early, work hard to provide, shoulder endless…

Women warned against contraceptives abuse

Tendai Gukutikwa Health Reporter WOMEN have been warned against the dangerous practice of self-prescribing and abusing contraceptives, with health experts saying the misuse of family planning methods can cause serious…

NEW: Zimbabwe targets Chinese partnerships in health sector upgrade

Kuda Bwititi in CHINA ZIMBABWE intends to tap into China’s multi-billion-dollar medical equipment industry to plug gaps that currently exist in the health sector, Midlands Minister of State for Provincial…

Hundreds march in Zimpapers Cancer Power Walk

Tendai Gukutikwa Health Reporter ZIMPAPERS board member, Dr Alexander Rusero, has stressed the importance of sustaining cancer awareness campaigns, and urged communities across the country to prioritise regular screening for…

Multitudes benefit from free cancer screenings in Mutare CBD

Tendai Gukutikwa Health Reporter PINKTOBER ended with colour, unity, and purpose last Friday in Mutare, as hundreds of residents flocked to the Central Business District to receive free health services…

Remembering men’s health awareness month: Prostate cancer

Dr Tendai Zuze Health Matters NOVEMBER is Men’s Health Month, a time to remind ourselves that men’s health matters. Too often, men neglect their own well-being, brushing off warning signs…

‘Drug crisis knows no class’

Sadia Khan Correspondent THE name previously holding extreme negative connotations has now become a ‘casual term’ for the cocktail of drugs available to lessen its severity in Zimbabwe. It is…

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