By Elizabeth Sitotombe
SANDRA (not her real name) was involved in a near-fatal accident somewhere near Norton, along the Bulawayo road. Luckily for her, she was able to get help in time. At the hospital, she underwent a successful life-saving operation. According to her,...
By Elizabeth Sitotombe
ZIMBABWE had its first recipient of the HIV prevention injection this month — a more convenient alternative to the daily regimen.
The long-acting Cabotegravir PrEP medication (also known as CAB-LA) is an injectable pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) drug that was recently added to the...
By Sheldon Hakata
HEALTH is a fundamental human right as enshrined in our Constitution.
The establishment of a Centre of Excellence at Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison by the Aids Healthcare Foundation (AHF) in collaboration with the Government of Zimbabwe through the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service...
…use of diabetic injections to treat obesity
By Elizabeth Sitotombe
THERE appears to be in spike in chronic or lifestyle diseases — notably diabetes, hypertension (or high blood pressure) and obesity — in Zimbabwe.
It is estimated that 10 in every 100 people suffer from diabetes, while...
By Elizabeth Sitotombe
A VIDEO of vendors storing their vegetables and other items for sale in filthy public toilets and later selling them to the unsuspecting public is circulating on social media.
The city fathers have simply let the people down.
The opposition-led Council’s negligence in service...
By Kudzayi Gumbanjera
POST-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a complex psychological condition that can affect individuals of all ages and backgrounds.
While it is commonly associated with combat veterans and survivors of natural disasters, it can also impact children who have experienced traumatic events, such as...
“THE prevalence of diabetes in people 45 years and above is high since the improvement of life expectancy in Zimbabwe which is around 60 to 65 years,” said Dr Gerald Katsamba, a consultant at Morgenster Hospital Diabetes Clinic and Merck Foundation Alumni in Zimbabwe.
According...
AT a funeral held recently in rural Karoi, not only was the corpse not allowed to enter the house, it was whipped, cursed and buried with all its personal belongings.
This was a case of suicide.
The act of flogging a corpse is believed to be...
By Elizabeth Sitotombe
HARARE Health Department director, Dr Prosper Chonzi, has raised an alert over an infectious disease, mumps or mahumunya, that has been recorded in the city recently.
According to Dr Chonzi, Harare Metropolitan Province has reported mumps in our health centres and community (schools), “...we,...
By Elizabeth Sitotombe
EVER heard of endometriosis?
Many women will say no!
Endometriosis is a gynaecological condition which affects one in 10 girls and women who menstruate.
It is pretty much a common condition that many simply try to deal with as women. According to the WHO, it...
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...
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...
