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Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Health Buzz Back in the day, it was all up to fate how many kids a couple could have. A woman would bear 10 children and there would be nothing amiss. In fact, women who had more children were considerably valued by the family than those who chose to have one or two […]

Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Health Buzz Kids running naked along the banks of the river before they dive head first into the cooling water is not an unusual site in rural Zimbabwe. After a long, hot day spent herding cattle, swimming in the river will be the ultimate way to cool down and have fun. Not many […]

Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Health Buzz After decades of fighting against HIV and AIDS, and making good progress, Zimbabwe could be faced with a major challenge that could derail the gains so far made. Identifying people with HIV and initiating them on treatment has seen the country getting recognition for being on track to attaining the UNAIDS […]

Rumbidzayi Zinyuke  Health Buzz Hundreds of Zimbabwean small scale business people traverse the 1 500 kilometres between Harare and the Tanzanian city of Dar es Salaam every month. While the nature of their businesses will differ, their travel requirements are the same. None of them can enter Tanzania without a yellow fever vaccination card.  Many […]

Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Health Buzz As a child, Mary (not her real name) was almost always tired and would have trouble sleeping and doing a lot of things other children her age were doing. Instead of going to play after school, she would just lie down on her bed and go to sleep. For her parents […]

Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Senior Reporter A church service was held yesterday for national hero Cde Abraham Kabasa at the family’s Waterfalls home in Harare ahead of his burial today at the National Heroes Acre. Speakers described Cde Kabasa as a God-fearing man who loved his country and always strived to help the less privileged in the […]

The pilot national telemedicine project will be rolled out by the Ministry of Health and Child Care next month as the Second Republic moves to ensure universal access to health services, in this case through smartphones, as enshrined in the National Development Strategy 1.

Rumbidzayi Zinyuke-Health Buzz ABOUT three months ago, Zimbabwe recorded its first cholera case since the 2018 outbreak. Since then, a cumulative total of 598 suspected cholera cases have been reported with 127 of those confirmed.  At least 14 people are suspected to have died from the disease and four of the deaths have so far […]

Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Health Buzz Zimbabwe this week joins the world in commemorating World Immunisation week, amid calls for countries to increase targeted interventions to boost vaccination among children following the declines driven by the Covid-19 pandemic. Immunisation remains one of the most effective interventions to save lives of millions of people across the world and […]

Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Health Buzz Four years ago, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and parts of Malawi were plunged into crisis when Cyclone Idai hit several provinces of these countries. The result was a humanitarian crisis of huge magnitude. Not only did people lose their lives, thousands of homes were destroyed, including the livestock and the fields, leaving families […]

Since February 12, Zimbabwe has recorded 257 suspected cholera cases, 31 confirmed cases, 221 recoveries and two deaths (as at March 27).

Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Manicaland Bureau Government should expedite the expansion of Forbes Border Post to increase the port’s capacity and ensure that Manicaland benefits from the influx of investment that is now being registered, an official has said.