VCPH partners AU in training medical students

Tendai Gukutikwa Health Reporter THE Ministry of Health and Child Care has revealed that Victoria Chitepo Provincial Hospital (VCPH) is set to become a centre of excellence for training medical…

The silent threat of non-communicable diseases in Zimbabwe

Health Matters Dr Tendai Zuze FOR decades, Zimbabwe’s health conversations were dominated by infectious diseases such as HIV, tuberculosis and malaria. While these remain significant, a quieter, but equally deadly…

Bulawayo youth receive free family planning and health services

  Nomalisa Gumpo and Patience Ndlovu Young people in high-density suburbs in Bulawayo, on Thursday, received free family planning and sexual reproductive health (SRH) services aimed at encouraging early detection…

World Breastfeeding Week: Experts highlight benefits of breastfeeding

Amos Mpofu BULILIMA District Medical Officer, Dr Fortune Rubengo, has urged mothers to take exclusive breastfeeding seriously and to respect the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes, recognizing its…

The invisible burden of lupus reshaping lives

Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Health Buzz On some mornings, 29-year-old Rudo (not her real name) wakes up feeling as though her body has betrayed her. Her joints ache as if she has…

TV STAR VICKY TACKLES MENTAL HEALTH

Arron Nyamayaro TELEVISION star Vicky Mlilo-Maponga organised a workshop, dubbed “Another Chance,” at the weekend where she highlighted the importance of dealing with mental health challenges, especially in the education…

50 children benefit from free cleft lip, palate surgery

A team of medical experts has started screening children at Sally Mugabe Children’s Hospital in Harare for free cleft lip and palate surgery.

Humble beginnings of pharmaceutical giant Varichem

Michael Tome Business Reporter VARICHEM Pharmaceuticals’ formation and foundation in the early 1980s is a story of persistence, perseverance and determination. What started as a lunchtime conversation between workmates at…

Varichem Pharmaceuticals and cost-effective healthcare

Eddie Clinton Established in 1985 as a wholly Zimbabwean, privately owned company, Varichem Pharmaceuticals manufactures and markets a wide range of quality generic pharmaceuticals  and pharmaceutical-related products sold both locally…

NEW: Drug deliveries to public hospitals to be completed within 72 hours

THE distribution of drugs to public health facilities in emergencies by the National Pharmaceutical Company (NatPharm) will now be completed within 72 hours, while authorities are deploying digital technology to track and streamline deliveries.

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