Health

The government has denied social media reports that local hospitals are overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients insisting that the worst case scenario has not yet manifested in the country. In a statement today, the Vice President who is also…

The government has taken measures to increase Covid 19 testing and prevention with healthcare workers expected to join the security forces at roadblocks for purposes of screening people passing through the checkpoints. Ad-Hoc…

The Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) has warned members of the public and healthcare practitioners against using veterinary medicines in the treatment of COVID-19. This follows inquiries and reports received by MCAZ…

Two workers at Banc ABC Bulawayo branch are reported to have tested positive for Covid-19 amid reports that no contact tracing was done by the bank and the City Health department. By Shelton Muchena in Bulawayo A source close to the…

In response to the global pandemic that is COVID-19 which has devasted the world with over 1.5 million deaths, DanChurchAid is implementing interventions that will strengthen the ability of poorer communities in Zimbabwe to fight it.…

World Health Organization (WHO) Zimbabwe has urged the government of Zimbabwe to redouble efforts to eliminate Mother to Child Transmission of HIV and Syphilis. Addressing the fourth quarter National Validation Committee today, WHO…

Mashonaland West and Midlands provinces have emerged as the latest hotspots for Sexually Transmitted Infections, Deputy Director HIV/AIDS and STIs in the Ministry of Health and Child Care, Dr Tsitsi Apollo has said. Sexually transmitted…

Medical doctors have called on government to urgently review the country’s COVID-19 response amid concern over rising cases in the past few weeks. In a statement, the Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights (ZADHR) said the…

At least 26 Nigerian generals have tested positive for the novel coronavirus after they attended a conference in the nation’s capital and one has died, the army said. Testing was ordered following the death of major-general John Irefin…

Zania Stamataki, University of Birmingham and KK Cheng, University of Birmingham Vaccinations against COVID-19 are getting underway in England and will soon follow elsewhere. This is great news, but just the start of a long programme that…