Zim’s Prisons A Living Hell For Mental Patients
Zimbabwean Prisons still suffer from critical resource shortages and over crowding and these problems are acute for prisoners with mental illness
Low Demand For Female Condom Worrying: Parirenyatwa
"Condom use remains key even among our key populations. A total of two million male and two hundred thousand female condoms were distributed in sex work sites across the country.
Working To End Myths And Misconceptions About Female Genital Mutilation
FGM has no health benefits, and it harms girls and women in many ways. It reflects deep-rooted inequality between the sexes, and constitutes an extreme form of discrimination against women
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
Fighting The Lead Cause Of Non Communicable Diseases: Obesity
Non Communicable diseases are also known as Chronic diseases,these diseases are slow progressing diseases and are long duration diseases or lifetime diseases
Cholera Claims Four in Chegutu, 32 Cases Reported
At lease four people have died from the recent cholera outbreak which ravaged Chegutu town while 32 cases have been recorded in the past two weeks. Health and Child Care minister David Parirenyatwa confirmed the cholera related incidences which surfaced on 8 January after an 80
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
Vendors Report Brisk Business for Adult Movies During Xmas
Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) and music vendors in the central business district of Harare made a killing during the festive season as adult content sold like hot buns, 263Chat can reveal. An interview with scores of vendors revealed that the xrated material, sold illegally on the
End Fistula Campaign Saves 340 Women
About 340 women with obstetric fistula have to date received treatment and repair of their condition at Chinhoyi Provincial Hospital under a programme implemented by the Ministry of Health and Child Care in partnership with the United Nations Population Fund, (UNFPA ) and a French medical
Health Budget Allocation Unacceptable: Mudenda
Parliament has called on government to consider increasing the budget allocation for the Ministry of Health and Child Care saying it should have the highest allocation, or at least the 15 percent benchmark set out in the Abuja Declaration of 2001. Addressing the post budget seminar in Harare