Government has expressed worry over the country's dependence on donors for the supply of condoms saying they would like more to be done with local resources. In an interview with 263Chat, Director of AIDS and TB in the Ministry of Health and Child Care, Dr Owen Mugurungi
President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday challenged his government to prioritize the health sector. Mnangagwa said this when he officially handed over hospital equipment sourced from Abu Dhabi to the Ministry of Health and Child Care. The equipment, which was handed over to Natpharm, is set to be distributed
The World Health Organisation (WHO) new score card has revealed that hepatitis has recently become the most deadly killer in Africa than the HIV and AIDS scourge, malaria or Tuberculosis. The rate card went on to reveal that in the African region, only three of the
The Medical and Dental Practitioners Council of Zimbabwe (MDPCZ) and Health Professions Authority (HPA) will be hosting the 23rd Annual Conference of the Association of Medical Councils of Africa (AMCOA) in Victoria Falls from 17 to 21 July 2019. The meeting is expected to attract more
Harare is now sitting on a health time bomb due to a water crisis that has seen the local authority announcing a water rationing schedule likely to result in some suburbs getting water once a week. Last week, City of Harare announced that it is facing
Being HIV positive is proving to be expensive considering that in Zimbabwe, antiretroviral drugs are now in short supply, an interview with Gumisai Bhonzo, one of the people living with HIV/AIDS has revealed. Bhonzo remarked that she was unknowingly given expired ARVs resulting in side effects
Government has hinted that it will soon engage private sector psychologists to address the huge demand for mental health services in the country. Speaking at the Consolidated Africa Services round-table workshop on mental health, Chief Director in the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, Clifford Matorera
Local organisations involved in HIV and Aids advocacy will on Thursday march against government's reluctance to address the critical shortage of antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) in the country. Zimbabwe AIDS Network (ZAN), Zimbabwe National Network of People Living with HIV (ZNNP+) and other civic society organisations have
Zimbabwe AIDS Network (ZAN) has petitioned the government over the shortage of Antiretroviral drugs in the country. This comes after the failure by the Reserve Bank Zimbabwe (RBZ) to release money that was set aside by the Global Fund to finance ARV Supply. In a telephone interview
Director AIDS and Tuberculosis (TB) in the Ministry of Health and Child Care, Doctor Owen Mugurungi has expressed shock and disbelief at the statistics which are showing that young people of 20-24 years are leading with new HIV infections in Zimbabwe, 263Chat has been told. Dr
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