Health

9 years ago | August 16, 2015

Conjugal visits: A far-fetched idea?

The rise of HIV prevalence in prisons has led to calls for the introduction of prison conjugal visits and the open ...

9 years ago | August 9, 2015

Fines for home births

Shamiso Yikoniko in Sasame, Gokwe TRADITIONAL leaders in Sasame, Gokwe are fining women who give birth at home in an ...

9 years ago | August 2, 2015

Zim lacks equipment to test for GMOs

Most Zimbabweans could be unknowingly consuming genetically modified food as the country does not have effective ...

HEALTH: Of students living with HIV

Jephiter Tsamwi “I am a student at Hillside Teachers College and was initiated for ART in Mberengwa. When I wanted to ...

9 years ago | July 26, 2015

Fibroids, cysts: Women’s nightmare

It is rare for women to discuss their reproductive systems.

Demystifying Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is a rare condition that weakens body muscles and eventually causes permanent ...

9 years ago | July 19, 2015

New vaccine on the cards

Shamiso Yikoniko – Health Reporter Children between nine months and 14-years-old will be immunised against rubella ...

Zimbabwe nurses for South Sudan

Shamiso Yikoniko – Health Reporter Zimbabwe could soon dispatch a contingent of qualified nurses to South Sudan to ...

9 years ago | July 12, 2015

A new pill on the market

Marvelon is a monophasic pill and each of the 21 tablets has the same dose of hormones in it. These are synthetic ...

The reality of male circumcision

Male circumcision is not “a gate pass” to promiscuity because it only reduces the chances of HIV transmission from a ...

Health Ministry to respond to Mudede

Parliament has summoned the Health and Child Care Ministry to explain complications associated with certain female ...

9 years ago | July 5, 2015

Waterborne diseases decline

Shamiso Yikoniko At least 300 people countrywide have succumbed to waterborne diseases since January, a decline of ...

When oral birth control is woman’s worst nightmare

Big, fat stomachs, mood swings, low sex drive, memory loss, depressions, vaginal dryness and suicidal thoughts are some ...

The silent cry of married women

Condom use is not only a rarely used method but also one that is abandoned within the first few months of marriage by ...