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Health budget increasedFINANCE and Economic Development Minister, Patrick Chinamasa has increased the Ministry of Health and Child Care allocation from $454 million to $520 million following an outcry by MPs. MPs and Zimbab...ChronicleHealth23 January 2018
Updated : Chegutu cholera cases upTHE number of suspected cholera cases has risen to 22 in Chegutu forcing Government and its partners to move in to manage the outbreak by setting up a treatment camp in the town. Four people have so f...HeraldHealth22 January 2018
Four die of cholera in ChegutuFour people died of suspected cholera in Chegutu between the eighth of this month and yesterday while four other patients are receiving treatment for the disease at Chegutu Hospital. 10 others who pre...OnlineHealth20 January 2018
Typhoid outbreak looms in KuwadzanaFears of typhoid outbreak is looming in Kuwadzana Extension after burst sewer pipes have gone for more than two weeks unattended by the local authority posing a health hazard to the residents’. A sorr...OnlineHealth12 January 2018
Hospital fees scrapped at state hospitalsFrom immediate effect, fees for infants, senior citizens and pregnant women\nursing mothers at State-run hospitals have been scrapped as part of measures to increase healthcare access. In an interview...HeraldHealth3 January 2018
Health ministry requires $1,1bn to run smoothly: ParirenyatwaHEALTH and Child Care minister David Parirenyatwa has said the ministry requires at least $1,1 billion, about a quarter of the country’s budget, annually to run smoothly with adequate supplies of drug...NewsDayHealth6 December 2017
National blood stocks plummetNational blood stocks are under threat as representatives of blood donors and National Blood Services Zimbabwe (NBSZ) continue squabbling over issues of corporate governance, among others. NBSZ spokes...HeraldHealth17 November 2017
Govt urged to craft condom distribution strategy for prisonersGovernment has been challenged to conduct a survey on condom distribution in prisons in order to come up with strategies to curb new HIV infections in correctional facilities. Zimbabwe Prison and Corr...NewsDayHealth4 November 2017
17 typhoid cases confirmed in HarareSEVENTEEN cases of typhoid have been confirmed at Matapi Flats in Mbare and authorities have since set up a 24-hour clinic to manage patients. The city’s director for health services, Dr Prosper Chonz...HeraldHealth25 October 2017
Bloody scandal exposed at NBSZThe National Blood Service Zimbabwe (NBSZ) has inexplicably changed its status from a non-profit making organisation to a private limited organisation, a move that could explain the high cost of blood...HeraldHealth23 October 2017
Blood bank appeals to group O donorsTHE National Blood Services of Zimbabwe (NBSZ) is appealing for blood donors in blood group O to come and donate blood as stocks in that group are now low. In a statement, the NBSZ said blood group O....ChronicleHealth19 October 2017
Govt to tap into Aids levy to fight cancer 'scourge'GOVERNMENT will now use resources mobilised through the Aids levy to fight the cancer scourge that continues to ravage society. It is estimated that 7 000 Zimbabweans are diagnosed of cancer every yea...ChronicleHealth19 October 2017
Heatwave hits ZimbabweSOME parts of the country experienced record-breaking high temperatures yesterday as Zimbabwe came under the spell of a heatwave that is also expected to affect the country today, the Meteorological S...HeraldHealth18 October 2017
Midwife breaks 58-year recordA 30-YEAR-OLD nurse from Lupane, Matabeleland North has broken a 58-year national record in State midwifery examinations. Sister Sizokuhle Nyathi who is practising at Khami Prisons Hospital in Bulaway...ChronicleHealth23 September 2017
Rabies from a cow! - Infected beast's milk puts 9 at riskA FAMILY of nine in Nkayi has been put under surveillance as it is feared to have contracted rabies after consuming milk from a cow that had been bitten by a stray rabid dog. The family admitted to ha...ChronicleHealth15 September 2017
ARV shortage hits ZimThe country has been hit by a shortage of anti-retroviral drugs in public health institutions, raising fears of drug interruptions among people taking the life-saving drugs should the situation persis...HeraldHealth21 August 2017
Gwanda resolves to shut down over disease outbreak fearsGOVERNMENT departments, businesses and educational institutions in Gwanda yesterday resolved to shut down, fearing a disease outbreak after Zinwa cut off water supply to the town. The move came as Gove...ChronicleHealth14 June 2017
Zim on high Ebola alertGovernment has strengthened its surveillance on all entry points into the country after the Democratic Republic of Congo reported new cases of Ebola recently. Principal director responsible for preven...HeraldHealth16 May 2017
Improved circumcision device on cardsImproved circumcision device on cards Manufacturers of the only non-surgical male circumcision device, prepex, are working on improving the process to mitigate associated risks like tetanus. Circ MedT...HeraldHealth25 April 2017
Anthrax outbreak hits BingaNine people from Binga District in Matabeleland North Province, are being treated for anthrax after consuming meat from infected hippos that died a fortnight ago. Anthrax is a life-threatening infecti...HeraldHealth20 April 2017
Dangers of male circumcision exposedUnimmunised men who undergo circumcision using prepex device (popularly known as Ring), risk tetanus infection through wounds on their organs, it has been learnt. It is against this backdrop that the....ChronicleHealth17 April 2017
Government warns against anthrax outbreakGovernment has warned the public against eating meat from animals that die from unknown causes as they risk contracting diseases. This follows a revelation that the 16 hippos that died in Binga close....HeraldHealth14 April 2017
Government warns against anthrax outbreakGovernment has warned the public against eating meat from animals that die from unknown causes as they risk contracting diseases. This follows a revelation that the 16 hippos that died in Binga close....HeraldHealth14 April 2017
$8,5bn Health Plan UnveiledGovernment has unveiled an $8,5 billion action plan expected to improve service delivery in all health institutions, provide an enabling environment for the health sector and strengthen priority healt...HeraldHealth30 January 2017