Ministry of Health and Child Care

China donates equipment and drugs (US$50 000) to Mbuya Nehanda Maternity Hospital for prevention and treatment of cervical cancer

Posted on December 16, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

The Chinese Government yesterday handed over medical equipment and drugs worth US$50 000 to Mbuya Nehanda Maternity Hospital to be used for the prevention and treatment of cervical cancer. The ceremony also saw the presentation of six doctors from China who will work in Zimbabwe for two weeks assisting patients on reproductive health. In a speech read on his behalf by the director of family health in the Ministry of Health and Child Care, Dr Bernard…

Health Fund Scam In Unearthed In US$107 million Targeted Approach Programme Allocation

Posted on June 15, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

SOME irregularities have been unearthed in the disbursement of a large chunk of the US$107 million that was given to several health institutions under the Targeted Approach Programme. These include the violation of tender procedures and procurement of obsolete equipment, among others. A parliamentary portfolio committee on Health and Child Care yesterday said there was no proper supervision on the programme that was meant to give life to ailing health institutions. The committee’s investigations were…

Sharp Rise In Diabetes & Fall In School Pass Rate Linked To Zimbabwe’s Isitshwala/Sadza Consumption

Posted on February 28, 2016February 28, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

THE rapid increase in diabetes cases and the poor pass rate in schools has been directly linked to the country’s dietary staple — isitshwala/sadza. According to the Ministry of Health and Child Care, diabetes cases have increased by 300 percent over the past 10 years and one in every three children are stunted in Zimbabwe, while an organisation promoting healthy eating has revealed that micronutrient deficiency as a result of an unbalanced diet lowers intelligence…

Severe Anthrax Outbreak Wreaks Havoc On Livestock & People In Umzingwane , Matabeleland South

Posted on December 23, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

A severe anthrax outbreak in Umzingwane has wiped a herd of 55 cattle and left thousands of other animals at risk of contracting the deadly disease. 48 people have also been treated of anthrax in the district. Despite the severity of the situation that puts cattle, small livestock and people at risk, the Veterinary Services Department does not have vaccines to contain the situation and farmers are sourcing on their own. The district has since…

Ministry of Health and Child Care Orders Hospitals To Buy Top Of The Range New Cars For Their CEOs

Posted on November 8, 2015November 8, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

AFTER having wasted millions of dollars hiring luxury vehicles for chief executive officers of all the country’s central hospitals since 2010, the Ministry of Health and Child Care recently ordered hospitals to buy top-of-the-range cars for the CEOs, Sunday News has learnt. The CEOs for the country’s six central hospitals have been gobbling as much as $7 000 per month each to hire out Mercedes Benz and BMW X5 vehicles from CMED – which means…

236 Students Struck Down By Diarrhoea Outbreak At Peterhouse Girls High School, Marondera

Posted on November 2, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

Peterhouse Girls High School in Marondera has been hit by a diarrhoea outbreak that has affected 236 students, some of who have been hospitalised. The diarrhoea is said to have affected all the students who ate lunch at the school on Thursday. A total of 236 students were affected with some being treated at the school clinic while others were taken away by their parents for private treatment. Marondera District Medical Officer, Dr Tawanda Borerwe…