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Why the world needs to take action to reverse the rise in TB deaths
By Prof Guy Marks (President and Interim Executive Director, The Union) According to their 2022 Global TB report, the World Health Organization estimates that 10.6 million people tested positive for tuberculosis (TB) in 2021. This is a 4.5% rise from 2020 and 1.6 million people have died as a result of it. There has been…
AU ropes PAP into Nigeria Pre-election Assessment and Special Political Mission
The African Union (AU) has resolved to harness the Pan-African African Parliament (PAP)’s unique value proposition as a representation of the African citizens, in its bid to consolidate democratic gains for peace and stability in Africa. H.E Hon. Chief Fortune Charumbira, President of Africa’s premier parliamentary forum was solicited by the Department of Political Affairs,…
Whole Grain Impact on Global Food Security
By David Kamau and Peiman Milani The world is facing a global food crisis like none other, with food prices at historic highs, supply chains disrupted by war and disease, and climate change threatening harvests in virtually all geographies. Global food insecurity is rising so rapidly that hunger pushes one child per minute into severe malnutrition and in 2021, up to 828…
Address drivers of child marriages and sexual exploitation: ZGC urges stakeholders
By Hillary Munedzi The Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC) is urging stakeholders to address the drivers of child marriages and sexual exploitation, among them cultural and religious norms, poverty, and the unavailability of sanitary wear. Speaking during a press conference in Harare recently on the preliminary findings of the national inquiry on sexual exploitation and abuse…
Miserior donates Land Cruiser vehicle to ZPHCA for increased mobility
The Zimbabwe Parents of Handicapped Children Association (ZPHCA) Coordinator, Mrs. Theresa Makwara expressed her gratitude to Miserior for donating a Land Cruiser vehicle to the organisation for the purpose of increasing mobility. The organization is now expanding to reach out to children with disabilities and their parents in far rural remote communities in Zimbabwe in…
TB survivors welcome shorter TB treatment
…as The Union announces research findings of 2 months regimen By Catherine Murombedzi For many, TB treatment can be cut from six to two months with regimens combining standard and repurposed drugs: Initial findings of Truncate-TB study presented on Friday 25 November 2022 revealed. A promising study presented at The Union World Conference on Lung…
Put communities at the heart of research: VP Chiwenga
Reducing health disparities requires a complex system approach that puts communities at the heart of everything we do, including research, Vice President and Minister of Health and Child Care, Dr. Constantino Chiwenga has said. He made the remarks today at the Health Research Forum hosted by the Medical Research Council of Zimbabwe (MRCZ) in Harare…
ZPHCA spearheading care work to advance rights of children with disabilities
Zimbabwe Parents of Handicapped Children Association (ZPHCA) is running the project “Promoting and Protecting the Rights of Children with Disabilities” with a view to helping parents to understand care work and appreciate what children with disabilities (CWDs) need for proper development. Addressing participants at a workshop on caregiving in Waterfalls in Harare yesterday, Theresa Makwara,…
Sally Mugabe Hospital records impressive HIV response
Sally Mugabe Central Hospital, Zimbabwe’s biggest referral hospital with a 350-bed capacity, is recording an impressive HIV response, a tour of the facility’s opportunistic infections department has revealed. Speaking to journalists during the National AIDS Council (NAC) organised tour of the health facility, Dr. Steady Matokwe, the Medical Officer for Sally Mugabe Central Hospital Opportunistic…
All set for Annual Health Research Ethics Forum
All roads lead to the Crown Plaza Hotel in Harare on Friday 25 November 2022 for the Annual Health Research Ethics Forum where various stakeholders will converge to deliberate on the important matter. Vimbai Mukwekwezeke, the Research Compliance Officer for the Medical Research Council of Zimbabwe, the organisers of the workshop, in an interview with…
UN, stakeholders mark 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence
The United Nations (UN) yesterday joined other stakeholders to mark the beginning of 16 Days of Activism Against gender-based violence. In his address to the press in Harare yesterday, Mr. Edward Kallon, the UN Zimbabwe Resident Coordinator alluded to the fact that the UN Secretary-General has galvanized the UN system, Member States, and other actors…
Women demand improved maternal and reproductive health
Women and young girls in Zimbabwe are demanding for improved quality of maternal and reproductive health in the country’s hospitals and clinics. This was revealed in an advocacy campaign carried out by White Ribbon Alliance called What Women Want. The White Ribbon Alliance Zimbabwe with the support of the Ministry of Health and Child Care…
Policy and financing for health, wellbeing of 8 billion people pertinent
As the world marks the arrival of its 8 billionth citizen, the largest generation of young people in history calls for change …A rising global movement of 1.8 billion young people calls for greater attention to policy and financing for their health and well-being World population officially topped 8 billion this week, as the largest generation of young…
Scientists Say A Recommendation from WHO Would Save Newborns
The OPTIMMUNIZE 2022 conference in Denmark gave researchers a chance to present groundbreaking findings that would save newborns. Before the meeting, WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus opened the conference and spoke about how the infant mortality rate has more than halved globally since 1990 but newborn mortality has not kept pace. In 2020, 2.4 million…
Cimas iGo half-marathon raises awareness of men’s health issues
Cimas Health Group is marking Men’s Health Awareness Month by offering Cimas members prostate cancer screening at all its clinics throughout November, broadcasting a prostate cancer talk show on Friday (November 18) and holding an iGo Movember Half-Marathon on November 26. The month of November was first dubbed Movember in 2003 in Australia when men…
Almost 200 babies born through IVF Zimbabwe programme
The in vitro fertilisation (IVF) programme which was reintroduced in Zimbabwe in 2016 by a team led by Dr Tinovimba Mhlanga has proved a great success with 197 live births recorded so far and more expected before the year ends. With almost 500 treatment cycles having been performed, this gives an overall average success rate…
Pan African Parliament, AUDA-NEPAD pushing for continent’s food and nutrition security
The Pan-African Parliament (PAP) is pushing legislation toward the promotion of food and nutrition security on the continent as evidenced by a model law on the theme that it tabled during the first session of its sixth Parliament in Midrand, South Africa while the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) is leading the awareness of the…
Stakeholders converge for NetOne Albinism Fun and Talent Day 2022
Stakeholders from all walks of life gathered in the Midlands Province on Saturday for the highly subscribed NetOne Albinism Fun and Talent Day 2022 which was meant to spotlight the need for collaboration in ameliorating challenges faced by people with albinism. In remarks by the Netone Head of Marketing and Public Relations, Ms. Roselyn Chisveto,…
World’s Largest Lung Health Conference Launches Tuesday
Researchers also share findings on TB treatment during pregnancy trial and social media used as a tool to raise awareness in young people The Union World Conference on Lung Health 2022 (WCOLH) will take place between November 8-11 and aim to shed light on health epidemics present and future. Taking place against the backdrop of…
Improve educational access for health professionals, people with diabetes: Setfree Mafukidze
Human rights campaigner, Setfree Mafukidze has written a letter to Vice President, Retired General Dr. Constantine Chiwenga urging him to take steps to improve access to the best possible diabetes education for health professionals and people living with diabetes in Zimbabwe. Below, Spiked Online Media reproduces the letter to VP Chiwenga: Dear Vice President…
Unsung community heroines at the centre of COVID-19 response
Community-based organisations and individuals living among the public played a critical role in ameliorating the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this installment, Spiked Online Media casts a spotlight on these champions. Kumbirai Mahaso, an activist in the HIV sector She carries the Batanai HIV Aids Support Organisation, (BHASO) legacy. Born in Masvingo, Mahaso is…
CP Chemicals, CancerServe in cancer response initiatives
By Catherine Murombedzi A recent visit to purchase weed killer at CP Chemicals in Mt Hampden turned out to be what the doctor had ordered. The month is October, the premises is awash with breast cancer awareness messages. To top it up, the main desk at the purchase point and the reception display pink breast…
Celebrating COVID-19 response’s media unsung heroines in Zimbabwe
By Catherine Murombedzi The Zimbabwe Covid-19 response would be incomplete without mentioning the media, an integral part of the correct communication channel and the bridge for the information divide. With myths and misconceptions rife, set to derail the Covid-19 response, the media rose to the occasion by dispelling infodemics. Misinformation became a pandemic that required…
Campaigners call on Zimbabwe to adopt landmark disability law
Zimbabwe is on the cusp of becoming the first Southern African country to ratify the African Disability Protocol (ADP) but action is needed to push it across the finish line. This is why today (October 29), Sightsavers’ Equal World Campaign, in partnership with the African Union and the African Disability Forum, is urging governments and…
Celebrating COVID-19 response unsung heroines: Part 2
By Catherine Murombedzi The COVID-19 response was quite immense and as we continue to celebrate unsung heroines, we spotlight healthcare workers whose contributions made a positive impact. Dr Harunavamwe N Chifamba, Specialist Anaesthetist Intensivist and Clinical Epidemiologist “For some must watch, while others must sleep,” that’s Dr Harunavamwe’s space in Sally Mugabe Central Hospital. She…
Celebrating unsung COVID-19 response heroines: more than mothers, community gatekeepers, champions
By Catherine Murombedzi PART 1 Like birds in flight, the wind under their arms propels them to soar higher. A toast to the heroines of the Covid-19 response in Zimbabwe. There are more unsung heroines not mentioned by name in this article. Thank you all. The adage “when you educate a woman, you have educated…
US Govt strengthens efforts to combat HIV in Zimbabwe
By Clayton Masekesa MUTARE – The United States government has amplified its efforts to combat HIV in Zimbabwe by launching two new programmes worth US$54 million. The two programs launched in corporation with Family AIDS Caring Trust (FACT) Zimbabwe and its partners are the DREAMS – Support, Maintain, Advocate, Reduce Risk and Transform (SMART) programme…
Mobile tax should fund SRHR: Parliamentary Caucus
By Nhau Mangirazi The Women Parliament Caucus (ZWPC) has recommended the mobilization of resources towards the sexual and reproductive health rights affecting women and girls in most marginalized communities. ZWPC chairperson, Hon Goodluck Kwaramba made the presentation last week during a prebudget seminar saying the proportion of the 5 percent mobile airtime levy, introduced in…
Women’s Parliamentary Caucus urges Mthuli Ncube to help on water issues
By Nhau Mangirazi The Zimbabwe Women’s Parliamentary Caucus has urged finance minister Prof Mthuli Ncube to set aside money to improve water and sanitation in mostly rural and marginalized communities. The parliament caucus chairperson, Hon Goodluck Kwaramba made the presentation last week calling on Prof Ncube to consider setting aside funds that will help improve…
Ending AIDS by 2030: ICASA to focus on other epidemics, morbidities
Dr. David Parirenyatwa, the President of the Society for AIDS in Africa has said that the International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA) 2023 will focus on other epidemics and morbidities like cancer TB, malaria, and other emerging pandemics including COVID-19. He made the remarks at a Harare hotel today during the official…
Deal with GBV perpetrators: Girls Collective
BY Nhau Mangirazi Girls Collective – a civil society coalition fighting for girls’ rights and justice has called on the government to deal with perpetrators of violence against girls. In a statement following the death of Nokutenda Hwaramba (15) who died while giving birth at a shrine in Bikita, the umbrella body says suspects must…
Confidence in Destination Zimbabwe as country wins bid to host ICASA 2023
Zimbabwe has won the bid to host the International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA) 2023 following an assessment visit conducted from the 28th of September to the 1st of October 2022 and the deliberation of the Society for AIDS in Africa (SAA) Board council members. The announcement was revealed in a letter…
Regional symposium tackles SRHR, teen pregnancy and HIV
A regional symposium underway in Zimbabwe’s resort city of Victoria Falls has seen stakeholders gathering to chart the way forward in ending teenage pregnancy, gender-based violence, and HIV infections in East and Southern Africa. While significant progress has been witnessed in strengthening SRHR outcomes in the region, girls and young women and key populations remain…
Journalist Catherine Murombedzi pens a poem about gender-based violence
With the UN Women’s statistics on gender-based violence showing that nearly a third of women have suffered abuse in their lifetime, with cases rising during crises such as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Zimbabwean journalist Catherine Murombedzi has come up with a poem denouncing the vice. The poem also comes after Musasa Project, a leading organisation…
High-level commitment to addressing disability: President Mnangagwa donates wheelchairs
By Chimeno Azriel In a demonstration of high-level commitment to addressing disability, President Emmerson Mnangagwa handed over 130 wheelchairs to needy persons in Marondera. The wheelchairs were handed over to the beneficiaries by Mashonaland East Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution Hon Apolonia Munzverengi who presided over the donation on behalf of the…
The 92 Nutrients and Antioxidants in Moringa
Own Correspondent As a superfood, Moringa contains an impressive 92 nutrients and antioxidants. Moringa is undeniably the best superfood out there. Moringa is a great addition to your daily diet. Great for inside and out due to its properties. If you’re looking for a natural way to improve your health, then Moringa is the way…
How Rwanda is Using Artificial Intelligence to Improve Healthcare
Drug stock-outs and shortage of medical equipment in health facilities in Rwanda are becoming a thing of the past, thanks to an innovation that is addressing procurement constraints. Viebeg Technologies, a venture capital-backed Health Tech company, is helping to expand access to affordable health care in Central and East Africa by aiding healthcare facilities in…
Minister Mliswa commissions ambulances for Mashonaland West Province
By Elvis Dumba Chinhoyi – Mashonaland West Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution, Hon Mary Mliswa-Chikoka yesterday commissioned and handed over four ambulances to various medical centres in the province. Handing over the utility vehicles at her offices, Hon Mliswa said the government has come up with tailor-made programs that ensure that no…
Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) celebrates 25th Anniversary
By Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe Harare – This year marks MCAZ’s 25th Anniversary as an autonomous medicines regulatory body. Since the Authority’s establishment in August 1997, the environment in which MCAZ operates has undergone fundamental scientific, technological, legislative, and social changes. The mandate though has remained: protecting the right to quality medicines and medical…
Government removes the controversial indigenisation law
By Hillary Munedzi The Government of Zimbabwe has repealed the controversial Indigenization and Economic Empowerment Act which required foreign companies to cede 51 percent of their shares to locals and the new Economic Empowerment bill is set to attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). Hon Sekai Nzenza, the Ministry of industry and Commerce is on record…
UNAIDS develops HIV information toolkit for inter-faith network institutions
By Nevison Mpofu Harare – UNIAIDS engaged a total of 50 men and women for a training kit for home use under the training of trainers program taking place in Harare. The training will enhance the capacity of inter-faith network institutions and leaders. The purpose of the training goes deep into inculcating high…
Merck Foundation, African First Ladies Mark “World Heart Day 2022” with substantial donations
Merck Foundation Together with African First Ladies Mark “World Heart Day 2022” by Providing 720 Scholarships of Preventative Cardiovascular, Diabetes and Endocrinology for Doctors from 45 Countries Merck Foundation (www.Merck–Foundation.com) in partnership with African First Ladies and Ministries of Health provided more than 720 scholarships for one-year Post-Graduate Diploma and two-year Master’s Degree in Preventative Cardiovascular Medicine, Diabetes and…
Africa spearheading research on HIV cure in pursuit of ending AIDS
By Edward Makuzva The Joint Clinical Research Centre in Kampala has teamed up with Fred Hutchinson Center in Seattle to develop a gene therapy treatment for HIV that will be ready for testing in Uganda by 2024 and this will be the first gene therapy trial in Africa In light of the increasing global…
African political leadership, partnership on ending AIDS and pandemics welcome
By Baboloki Semele During the high-level week of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, leading African Ministers of Health joined UNAIDS, PEPFAR, global health institutions, and partners in New York in rallying to sustain their commitments to end AIDS and accelerate their response to current and future pandemics. The high-level side event…
Cimas attains ISO information security management certification
Cimas Health Group has attained ZWS ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification. This means that it has a world-class Information Security Management System in place that ensures the security and confidentiality of clients’ information. Standards Association of ZimThe ZWS ISO/IEC 27001:2013 Information Security Management System certificate was officially handed over to Cimas Health Group Chief Executive Officer…