The power of peer support for adolescents living with HIV
Wendy Nyakurerwa-Matinde AS a young girl, Netsai (not her real name) faced rejection from her mother, who dumped her at the age of 18 months at her paternal grandmother’s house.…
Drug rehab centre brings hope
IN the heart of Mashonaland West’s gold belt, where artisanal mining drives much of the local economy, a new battle is being fought – not underground, but above it.
Medical dangers of extreme cold this winter
Dr Tendai Zuze Health Matters AS temperatures continue to drop across Zimbabwe, the risks associated with prolonged exposure to cold weather become more pronounced. Extreme cold is more…
Red Cross roll out £1,3m climate resilience project
Luthando Mapepa Correspondent THE Zimbabwe Red Cross Society has launched a new regional initiative — the Southern Africa Compounded Crisis Project — aimed at building climate-smart resilience in drought-prone…
Community psychology practices: Catalyst for recovery of patients
Annie Faith Majoni SUBSTANCE-INDUCED psychosis is a mental health condition where substance use causes a person to lose touch with reality, leading to hallucinations, delusions and disorganised behaviours. Tinotenda…
Let’s end stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV: Dr Mombeshora
THE media has been challenged to be sensitive when reporting on HIV issues as inaccurate reporting can lead to stigma and discrimination towards people living with the virus.
AN APPLE A DAY CAN KEEP THE DOCTOR AWAY
LONDON. — We’re told an apple a day keeps the doctor away, but does this humble fruit really have an outsized positive effect on our health? The world loves apples.…
Shot in the arm for health sector: Hospitals get medical equipment
Farirai Machivenyika-Senior Reporter GOVERNMENT has distributed anaesthetic and digital X-ray machines to 25 rural district hospitals countrywide as part of efforts to improve service delivery at health institutions in outlying…
Zim launches national surveillance guidelines
Rumbidzayi Zinyuke-Senior Health Reporter ZIMBABWE has launched the National Event-Based Surveillance (EBS) guidelines, an initiative designed to enhance the country’s ability to quickly detect, prevent and respond to disease outbreaks…











