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
The Minister of Health and Child Care, Doctor Obadiah Moyo has challenged the newly appointed Natpharm board to scale up operations and stock the pharmaceutical warehouse above the 65 percent which they are currently at. The Minister said this in the capital today at a workshop
HIV and tuberculosis (TB) remain leading causes of preventable death in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), a report by the World Health Organisation has revealed. The report, released recently by WHO, is on high HIV and active tuberculosis prevalence and increased mortality risk in adults with
The current economic situation prevailing in the country has forced every aspect of life to take a downward trend. However, women and girls, especially those from rural set ups are the most affected crop in these economic trying times health wise, worse still when they get
Health Services Board Apex Council and the Zimbabwe Nurses Association (ZNA) have from today embarked on a strike following the failure by government to respond to the 14 day ultimatum announced two weeks ago. In a letter addressed to the Ministry of Health and Child Care,
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