Health & Fitness

Bindura BureauStakeholders in Bindura, Mashonaland Central province met to discuss ways of increasing awareness on matters surrounding HIV, gender-based violence (GBV), drug abuse and sexual reproductive health within the district last week. Matters concerning the rights of people living with disabilities were also part of the discussions carried out at …

By Purity Marungisa Zimbabwe recorded six new suspected cholera cases as of Sunday, bringing the total number of cases to 159, statistics from the Ministry of Health and Child Care show. Of the six, four were confirmed through cumulative culture tests. They were confirmed in Mbire (3) and Chimanimani (1), …

The entrance to Block 4 of Matapi Flats in Mbare is reminiscent of a scene from a Hollywood post-apocalyptic movie. Among the mounds of uncollected garbage is a muddle of empty bottles of hard liquor and illicit cough syrups and cigarette stubs. A handful of children go about playing football …

THE Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) has ordered all licensed Pharmaceutical Wholesalers, Pharmacies, Public and Private Clinics, and Hospitals to quarantine Tetracycline Hydrochloride Ophthalmic Ointment after quality related issues were detected. MCAZ Chief Regulatory Officer in the Licensing and Enforcement Division, Mrs Caroline Samatanga, said the product alert report indicated that …

While smoking of combustible tobacco products is on the decline in other parts of the world, countries in the East and Southern Africa region continue to record high levels of second hand smoking (SHS). This is despite documented evidence that exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke (SHS) was one of the …

Zimbabwe is still lagging behind in terms of spreading awareness about screening, early diagnosis and treatment of childhood cancer, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. New WHO country representative, Dr Jean Dangoua said this during the International Childhood Cancer Day commemorations in Harare on Thursday. In a speech read …

By Richard KawaziLack of communication between parents and children on sexual reproduction health (SRH) has led to high teenage pregnancy rates and menstrual stigma, the Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council (ZNFPC) has said. The communication gap trend was exposed during a sanitary ware distribution programme targeting school girls in Mashonaland …

Residents of Harare are set to go without water supplies following an announcement by the City Fathers that production of the precious liquid will be shut down due to shortage of chemicals. Harare City Council (HCC) made the announcement Friday stating that they had been hit by a shortage of …

By Bindura Bureau The National AIDS Council (NAC) has with immediate effect, embarked on a programme targeting men in its renewed fight to end HIV/AIDS as a public health threat in Zimbabwe by 2030. This follows indications that men were badly seeking health services related to the pandemic thereby threatening …

Chitungwiza Bureau United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Zimbabwe, Mr. Edward Kallon has lauded the role being played by a local charity organisation to empower and nurture vulnerable teenagers. This was after Teen Rescue Mission (TRM), based in Chitungwiza, presented their upcoming four-track album titled ‘No to drugs and …