Paidamoyo Chipunza Health Reporter
THE Global Fund to Fight HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria has provided US$245 million for HIV and Aids programmes in Zimbabwe, which the country can apply for by May this year. If

l Make sure the patient is lying in a comfortable position on his/her back with a small blanket or towel roll under his/her shoulders to extend the neck and allow easier visualisation and

Paidamoyo Chipunza Health Reporter
A local woman has taken it upon herself to create awareness on people who cannot pass out stool or urine normally.
The people with such a condition can only pass these out through an opening on the stomach. Ms Lizzie Moyo

Health Reporter
Nine more people have died of malaria throughout the country, bringing the death toll to 41, with the majority of cases being in Manicaland where an outbreak was recorded in January. A total of 20 173 cases were recorded during the same week, bringing the total number of cases treated so far to

“FINALLY, be strong in The Lord and in His mighty power . . . Therefore put on the full armour of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground . . . Stand firm then”

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TWELVE doctors, including five neurosurgeons, have been trained on conducting hydrocephalus surgery in a cheaper and safer way.
Hydrocephalus is a condition which results in accumulation of water in the brain and is usually seen

WHAT are the signs and symptoms of malaria?
The symptoms of malaria are not specific and can be mistaken for other diseases, it can be difficult to

Paidamoyo Chipunza Health Reporter
HEALTH officials and stakeholders from Manicaland will meet tomorrow to deliberate on ways to contain a malaria outbreak that has so far claimed 10 lives and left tens of thousands others treated of the disease in the past weeks, a senior

Paidamoyo Chipunza Health Reporter
GOVERNMENT has warned doctors against abusing State facilities and equipment for their private practices.
Health and Child Welfare Deputy Minister Douglas Mombeshora recently said doctors engaged

Paidamoyo Chipunza Health Reporter
A serious malaria outbreak in Manicaland province has claimed 10 lives while more than 22 000 people  were treated of the disease in one week alone. Statistics from the Ministry of Health and Child Welfare

Health Reporter
ABOUT 20 students from the University of Zimbabwe will soon graduate in disease surveillance and outbreak responses. This is expected to see a quick reaction to recurrent diarrhoeal and other diseases