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COVID-19 threat remains

By Elizabeth Sitotombe THE World Health Organisation (WHO) first declared COVID-19 a public health emergency of international concern in January 2020, and just last week declared that COVID-19 pandemic was no longer a public health emergency of international concern. It has been a tough three years...

Autism: A mother’s experience

NO two children are the same and it is wise not to compare children’s milestones; each child is different. Nevertheless, parents cannot help compare and therefore, tend to worry when a child does not reach his/her milestones at the same time as his/her siblings. This was...

Understanding cleft lip and palate

SOCIAL stigma and isolation affect many women whose children have cleft lip and cleft palate. At a recently held workshop in Harare, organised by Smile Train, Sprout Women Empowerment Trust (SWET) and Shumiro Sarah Crystal Magandi Trust, women whose children have cleft lip...

Raising an autistic child …tantrums are not unusual

By Shingirirai Mutonho and Regina Banda THE birth of a child is news that is received with joy and jubilation in a family. As each day passes parents keep track of changes and development in the child, which usually bring joy as they watch the...

Let’s learn about Autism

THIS month, Zimbabwe joins the world in observing World Autism Awareness month. This year's theme is: 'Transforming the narrative: Contributions at home, at work, in the arts and in policymaking', a call to bring up awareness about autism, accepting and supporting autistic people in the...

The fight against malaria continues

By Elizabeth Sitotombe LAST WEEK, the Ministry of Health and Child Care expressed concern over the number of malaria infections and deaths.  39 people are believed to have lost their lives after contracting the disease following an outbreak which has affected 17 623 people to date,...

‘No to female genital mutilation’ …complications can be severe

By Elizabeth Sitotombe IN Zimbabwe, from a very young age, some girls are taught to pull the labia minora until they are as long as prescribed by their tutors.  The reason behind this is that puling one’s labia minora is a requisite for marriage, a rite...

Let’s be wary of cholera

By Elizabeth Sitotombe ON February 15 2023, Zimbabwe confirmed a case of cholera in Chegutu Town, Mashonaland West Province, and on February 17 another was confirmed. The first victim has since recovered but there is so much cause for concern.  Currently, there is a cholera outbreak in...

Let’s talk about Tuberculosis

By Elizabeth Sitotombe ZIMBABWEANS looking to travel abroad are, in some cases, required to take compulsory tuberculosis (TB) tests.  For instance, those planning to go to the UK and stay for over six months will need to have a TB test before entering that country. Why?  Tuberculosis is...

Understanding cervical cancer

By Elizabeth Sitotombe JANUARY is cervical cancer awareness month.  Every two minutes a woman dies from cervical cancer.  The good news is that it is preventable and curable with early detection and treatment. Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer among women globally, with an estimated 604...

No need to panic over XBB.1.5 variant

By Elizabeth Sitotombe THE new COVID-omicron XBB.1.5 variant is proof that the time to completely relax where the pandemic is concerned is not yet ripe. The virus that causes COVID-19 continues to change and mutate and the latest one has caused some concern because of how...

Of drugs and infertility‘…stop substance abuse’

HEALTH risk factors, such as smoking, alcohol and drug abuse, are considered to be among the dominant risk factors for both male and female infertility. Zimbabwe is not spared among the countries battling an increased rate of youth who are abusing drugs and alcohol.  Commonly used...

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Last bid to save face

By Elizabeth Sitotombe THERE are rogue elements secretly mobilising individuals for mass demonstrations.  They have been...

‘Liberation movements must regroup’

THE brazen attempt by the head of the SADC Observer Mission (SOEM), Nevers Mumba,...

National interests first!

WE, in the village, are a peace-loving people.  Strife and mayhem distress us and we...

Awakening in former French colonies

DID you know that the French history in its former colonies is full of...
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