Govt Scraps Blood User Fee
The Ministry of Health and Child Care in partnership with the National Blood Services (NBSZ) have dropped blood costs to free amidst indications that the blood bank has enough stock
Zim on High Alert as Listeriosis Outbreak Claims 164 in SA
Health and Child Care Permanent Secretary, Dr Gerald Gwinji yesterday (Monday) confirmed that the outbreak of the listeriosis disease has claimed 164 lives in South Africa
Norton Prepared For Cholera: Mliswa
Norton legislature, Temba Mliswa says his constituency is ready to prevent the spread of cholera, which has since claimed four lives while 94 other are belived to have been affected. This follows reports that one person in the Norton town was diagnosed with the epidemic . Mliswa
NBSZ runs out of Blood Group O Donors
The National Blood Services Zimbabwe (NBSZ) has appealed for more blood donors to rescue a potential crisis situation after running out of Blood Group O type. Addressing Journalists in Harare on Thursday, NBSZ Chief Executive Officer, Lucy Marowa, said although they have adequate supplies of other
Zim Adopts New Viral Load Testing Regime
25 local medical scientists are currently undergoing training on how to operate the new viral load testing machines supplied by a Chinese organisation named Real World Organisation. Speaking after the training of certified laboratory technicians and scientists on how to use the Samba 11 machine last
Parirenyatwa Allays Cholera Outbreak Fears
The Ministry of Health and Child Care, Dr David Parirenyatwa has allayed fears of Cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe following the water borne disease's outbreak in Lusaka, Zambia. Addressing journalists in Harare on Friday, Parirenyatwa said the Ministry has deployed teams in Chirundu,Victoria Falls, Kariba and Kanyemba
Hope for Pregnant Women as Govt Subsidizes Blood Prices
Government through the Ministry of Health and Child Care has availed US$4.2 million to the National Blood Transfusion Services towards subsidizing the price of blood which now costs $50 from the previous price of $80. In a statement released on Friday last week, Permanent Secretary in
Zimbabwe Committed to Fighting Cancer: Gwinji
Zimbabwe is on a drive to develop national guidelines to better manage cancer as a part of the implementation of the national cancer strategy, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Child Care, Dr Gerald Gwinji has said. Officially opening the National Training Course on
Government Adopts Result Based Financing Healthcare Model
Ministry of Health and Child Care has partnered The World Bank to introduce a results based financing model as government continue to make strides towards improved health service delivery. According to the Deputy Minister of Health and Child Care, Dr Aldrin Musiiwa, government through the health
Gambia Delegation in Zimbabwe for Exchange Visit
Deputy Minister of Health and Child Care, Dr Aldrin Musiiwa has expressed government's commitment to improve poor populations' access to health services through a number of measures including reducing financial barriers and improved health facility performance in line with the adopted results based financing model. Speaking