By Lloyd Gideon Makonese - Public Health & HIV/AIDs Specialist As the Southern African Development Community prepares for its forthcoming regional health dialogues, an uneasy question pulses beneath every agenda item. Can the region defend the hard-won gains toward 95–95–95 when external political currents threaten to erode the financial lifelines…
Tinotenda Hove - The Ministry of Health and Child Care has raised alarm over a surge in malaria cases, with more than 1,100 infections and two deaths recorded in just one week. According to the Ministry’s Weekly Disease Report for the week ending 26 October 2025, a total of 1,194…
By Lloyd G. Makonese - Public Health Expert Health authorities in Zimbabwe have highlighted the need for increased domestic funding for tuberculosis (TB) control programmes, following indications of reduced international financial support. Officials noted that a significant portion of TB prevention and treatment activities in the country has historically relied…
Many people still believe that cancer only affects older people, but that’s simply not true. Stigma and misinformation stop too many South Africans from getting screened early, and those delays can cost lives. Campaigning for Cancer is using truth, humour, and community voices to change minds and help people see…
Chitungwiza- In the crowded suburbs of St Mary’s, the stench is more than an inconvenience; it is a daily testament to a system in collapse. Raw sewage bubbles from blocked pipes, snaking through dirty paths and pooling near homes, shopping centres and school entrances, a visible symbol of the decay…
Honest Makanyire - Premium MediTech Supplies has officially opened its new offices in Harare, Zimbabwe, the company announced in a press statement on Wednesday, October 22, 2025. The move is aimed at facilitating order pickups and enabling convenient cash payments for customers in the region. “Premium MediTech Supplies is proud…
Harare – A noted increase in a skin disease affecting children which has been allegedly linked to cases of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) has been reported in Zimbabwe, prompting commentary from local health professionals. Dr. Misheck Ruwende, took to X (twitter) recently highlighting the situation and advising parents…
Harare- St Mary’s legislator, Brighton Mazhindu, directly challenged the government in Parliament on Tuesday to provide concrete strategies to address the chronic service delivery failures plaguing Chitungwiza, specifically demanding answers on sewer blockages, the stalled Nyatsime housing scheme, and recurrent flooding. Grilling the Local Government and Public Works Deputy Minister,…
NEW YORK – A stark new alert from UNICEF reveals a silent pandemic affecting the world’s children and adolescents, with over 2.1 billion under the age of 20 impacted by non-communicable diseases (NCDs) or their risk factors, while a mental health crisis claims tens of thousands of young lives each…
Cancer is a group of over 100 diseases that have one critical feature in common: they begin when normal cells mutate and grow uncontrollably, often spreading to other parts of the body. Under normal conditions, our genes send instructions to cells on when to grow, divide, or die. Cancer cells…
