EveleneTaadira
Government’S bilharzia and intestinal worm drug administering campaign, which was launched last week, failed to yield maximum results owing to acute drug shortages. Director of Disease Control in the Ministry of Health and Child Welfare Dr Portia Manangazira said in an interview on Monday

Health Reporter
ZIMBABWE is not doing very well in providing clean water and sanitation to communities in both urban and rural areas, a water expert has said.
Speaking to journalists during a media workshop on women and children reporting in Nyanga last week, Unicef chief of water, sanitation and hygiene

Herald Reporters
Harare City Council has vowed not to scrap maternity fees as directed by Government. Council argues the Government that gave the directive owes it US$40 million and does not understand how it can afford to subsidise the maternity fees. Residents, industry and commerce owe a combined US$200

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the world’s largest killers, claiming a record 17,3 million lives per year. This staggering statistic represents 30 percent of all global deaths per year according to the World Health Organisation. By 2030, almost 23,6 million people will die from CVDs if

Dr Health
In recent years a new health condition has been receiving significant press coverage —  both positive and negative. Known as adrenal fatigue, this condition is not an official medical diagnosis. However, it

Winstone Antonio Herald Reporter
A local non-governmental organisation that specialises in improving the quality of life of people with disabilities has embarked on community nursing training in Kuwadzana Extension, Harare. This

Roselyne Sachiti in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Scientists and scholars have singled out economical, biological, political and ethical challenges as some of the major factors slowing down the development of an HIV vaccine. Speaking to The Herald

Health Reporter
THE East, Central and Southern Africa Health Community has sent Zimbabwe’s Minister for Health and Child Welfare, Dr Henry Madzorera, to Seychelles to lure the country back into the regional organisation.

Health Reporter
Efforts by Government to open a paediatric eye clinic at Harare Central Hospital have reached an advanced stage, a senior official has said.
The hospital’s clinical director, Mr George Vera, said yesterday that the clinic was expected to open its doors to the public this month. “All the required

l Take a metal spoon and run it under cold water. Place the spoon on the puffy area for at least 60 seconds. l Apply a cool compress. Sit for several minutes with chilled slices of cucumbers ortea bags, wet cotton balls or a cold washcloth over closed eyes. The cold helps constrict blood vessels,

Muchaneta Chimuka Herald Correspondent
Senior officials from several non-governmental organisations in gender and health have undergone enhanced training meant to strengthen their research capacities. Speaking at the end of a week-long training in Harare recently, Community Working Group on Health executive director Mr Itai