Health

9 years ago | April 5, 2015

Drug shortages hit hospitals

MAJOR referral, district and provincial hospitals countrywide are operating without essential drugs, putting lives of ...

9 years ago | March 29, 2015

Zim moves to tackle cholera

Children play on the dumpsite in the Budiriro suburb of Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, scrambling through the garbage and ...

9 years ago | March 22, 2015

MedTours Africa launches medical tourism

Shamiso Yikoniko Business Reporter Medical tourism company MedTours Africa last week officially rolled out its products ...

New set of Sustainable Development Goals

Debra Matabvu “What do you think is going to happen when you set a random number as a target? Well, of course, you are ...

9 years ago | March 15, 2015

HEALTH: Nemamwa men show the way

Since the introduction of the Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) programme in Zimbabwe in the late ...

9 years ago | March 8, 2015

‘Econet Dial-A-Doc is illegal’

Shamiso Yikoniko – Health Reporter ECONET Wireless’s Dial-A-Doc is operating illegally as it is not approved by ...

9 years ago | March 1, 2015

HIV self-testing kits get green light

Shamiso Yikoniko – Health Reporter Government will soon start distributing HIV self-testing kits after most ...

9 years ago | February 15, 2015

Ebola funds vanish in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone failed to fully account for nearly a third of the US$20 million earmarked for fighting Ebola during six ...

9 years ago | January 11, 2015

Doctors drag medical aid bosses to court

Doctors have begun taking legal action against medical aid societies over US$14 million in outstanding consultation fees.

9 years ago | January 4, 2015

Water-borne diseases increase

Health Reporter Cases of diarrhoeal diseases have been on the increase in the past few months with latest statistics ...

Exclusive breastfeeding remains low

Exclusive breastfeeding remains a challenge in Zimbabwe and has contributed to child malnourishment, stunted growth and ...

9 years ago | December 21, 2014

Striking midwives resume duties

Shamiso Yikoniko – Health Reporter Midwives at Harare Central Hospital, who had embarked on an industrial action ...

Third MZAFF cancer patient dies

THREE cancer patients adopted by Musha Mukadzi Zimbabwe Armed Forces Foundation (MZAFF) have died since the closure of ...

Dealing with the dreaded ‘c’ word

Dr Tsitsi Dlamini No diagnosis strikes fear into the hearts of patients more than a cancer: it’s a word we all fear, and ...

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