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Malawi’s abortion crisis

Ideally, anyone who falls pregnant wants to have a baby. In reality, however, not all females who get pregnant want the baby at all, a development that is piling pressure on public hospitals that are already reeling with the problem of resource constraints. As BRENDA KAYO writes, things may just get worse. For the many […]

Source: The Times Group Malawi - Breaking news, politics, sports, entertainment and more - The Times Group Malawi

You CAN work yourself to death: Long working hours a real killer - WHO

A new study found that working 55 hours or more per week is a serious health hazard and can lead to premature death.

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We are ready to fight measles, monkey pox: Mutsvangwa - NewsDay Zimbabwe

It is estimated that 2. 6 million deaths occur worldwide each year due to measles, a highly contagious disease that can affect the respiratory tract and spreads through sneezing, coughing and

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Mental health services disrupted by pandemic, WHO says

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a major impact on people’s mental health.

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Zim wary of drug resistant strains - NewsDay Zimbabwe

The United Nations Country Team (UNCT) said nearly five million people die globally due to drug resistant infections. The post Zim wary of drug resistant strains appeared first on NewsDay Zimbabwe.

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'COVID-19 cannot be beaten one country at a time' – UN chief

The UN SG said in memory of the two million souls who have died because of Covid-19, the world must act with far greater solidarity.

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Complacency triggers COVID-19 resurgence - NewsDay Zimbabwe

WHO said sub-variants of Omicron, like BA.4 and BA.5 continue to drive a wave of new cases, hospitalisation and deaths around the world. The post Complacency triggers COVID-19 resurgence appeared first on NewsDay Zimbabwe.

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8.39 million children get polio vaccine

By Brenda Kayo: The Ministry of Health has disclosed that about 8.39 million children who are less than 15 years old have received polio vaccines in the country. Ministry of Health spokesperson Adrian Chikumbe told The Daily Times that the figure represents 90.7 percent. Chikumbe said the ministry

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Malawi defies WHO on vaccine - The Times Group Malawi

Malawi will proceed to destroy about 19,610 expired doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine it received as support from the African Union (AU), thereby defying the World Health Organisation (WHO)’s advice not to. Last week, President Lazarus Chakwera justified Malawi’s position on destruction of

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WHO Declares Highest Alert Over Monkeypox - GAJ

The monkeypox outbreak has been declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization.… The post WHO Declares Highest Alert Over Monkeypox appeared first on Ghanaian American Journal.

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Monkeypox: 131 cases confirmed in 19 countries, says World Health Organisation - NewsDay Zimbabwe

While the outbreak is unusual, it remains "containable", the WHO said, adding it would be holding more meetings to support member states with advice on how to tackle

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Health talk: Health sector bears brunt of power cuts - The Standard

During the past two weeks the power utility company has been imposing lengthy load shedding schedules, a development which is detrimental to economic growth. The post Health talk: Health sector bears brunt of power cuts appeared first on The Standard.

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Source: The Standard - Zimbabwe's Leading Sunday Newspaper

Drugs use: Harm reduction way to go - The Standard

Stakeholders attending a recent virtual meeting on the implementation of comprehensive evidence-based HIV prevention services among people who use drugs in Zimbabwe said it was time government and its development partners come up with approaches that include a cocktail of health and social services

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Source: The Standard - Zimbabwe's Leading Sunday Newspaper

Toyota Land Cruiser 78 receives WHO’s approval to transport vaccines

The manufacturer hopes to help developing countries overcome the pandemic with its refrigerated vehicle that can transport vaccines.

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Unleashing smiling faces one surgery at a time

By Deborah Madeya: His only dream, perhaps a life-long one, was to be given a chance to smile from ear to ear. After 54 years of praying, hoping, praying and hoping again, John Mkwenda’s dream has materialised. This is because Mkwenda, who is from Kadzuwa Village, Senior Chief Bvumbwe, in Thyolo

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Blantyre’s untamed pollution

Given a chance, some community members who use water from Mudi River downstream would have abandoned that water source long ago. But, as THOMAS KACHERE writes, they have no choice. On paper, Blantyre City Council (BCC), individuals, companies and organisations are doing their part in protecting the

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COVID-19: Africa ‘far from ready’ for vaccination drive – WHO

African governments have been urged to prepare themselves for a COVID-19 vaccine rollout

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700 farmers give up tobacco, reap big from UN project

About 700 farmers have abandoned tobacco farming and ventured into other crops.

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Pan-Africanism is the panacea to West’s systemic racism - NewsDay Zimbabwe

Tedros’s heartfelt plea embodied deep unease with inadequate responses to health and social crises beyond Russia’s brutal and illegal invasion of Ukraine. The UN, for instance, is struggling to get aid into the conflict-hit Tigray region of Ethiopia — a crisis the WHO chief previously described as

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WHO concerned over children's low TB tests - NewsDay Zimbabwe

Speaking during a “Stop TB Partnership” media cafe in Harare last weekend, WHO representative Mkhokheli Ngwenya said between 4% and 6% of children were tested for the bacterial disease at a given time, which is too

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Women of childbearing age should stop drinking alcohol, says WHO

A controversial draft policy by the World Health Organization (WHO) that advises that women aged between 18 and 50 should stop drinking has been slammed for being sexist.

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Covid-19 Vaccine Latest: WHO support for SA vaccine production

The country will become the first COVID-19 mRNA vaccine technology transfer hub to support local vaccine producers the WHO has announced.

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Africa need to overcome climate change information gaps - NewsDay Zimbabwe

Africa is said to lack technology transfer, lacks mainstreaming climate policy into developmental goals, lacks documentation of indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) and information management, intellectual property rights and patenting, ambition and political will, among

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We are ready for monkeypox: Govt - NewsDay Zimbabwe

The World Health Organisation (WHO) describes monkeypox as a virus transmitted to humans from animals with symptoms very similar to those seen in smallpox patients, although it is clinically less severe. The post We are ready for monkeypox: Govt appeared first on NewsDay Zimbabwe.

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Global Citizen: Ramaphosa calls on rich countries to donate vaccines to Africa

"We continue to call on world leaders to support the COVAX facility to ensure rapid and equitable access to Covid-19 vaccines for all countries".

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Face masks suspension hailed - NewsDay Zimbabwe

“The approach also acknowledges that COVID-19 is still very much a present infection, as the nation is still recording daily cases, and also that infection rates are actually going up in certain regions of the world.” The post Face masks suspension hailed appeared first on NewsDay Zimbabwe.

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Boosting regional trade amid Covid pandemic - The Times Group Malawi

Most African governments seem lost to find the solution to Covid-induced economic problems. Africa recorded its first Covid case in Egypt on February 14 2020. Since then, all the countries have reported cases with some economic distress plunging in. Initially confined to capital cities, cases are

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In Full: eighteenth post-cabinet press briefing June 28, 2022 - NewsDay Zimbabwe

Cabinet received an Update on the 2022/2023 Cereal Marketing Season and 2022 Winter Wheat Production as presented by the Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development, Honourable Dr Anxious Jongwe

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Zim on course to eradicate malaria - NewsDay Zimbabwe

Health ministry social behaviour communications officer Fortunate Manjoro said Zimbabwe recorded a 70% reduction in malaria cases in 2021 compared to 2020. The post Zim on course to eradicate malaria appeared first on NewsDay Zimbabwe.

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Climate change threatens Zim food security - NewsDay Zimbabwe

Speaking on the backdrop of this year’s World Health Day commemorations last week, Mangwiro said climate change had the potential to stall the country’s development, and posed serious risk to food security, health and adaptive

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Open defecation visits new passport offices - NewsDay Zimbabwe

An occasional putrid smell wafts from the new complex’s toilets and green buzzing flies make frequent visits from the toilets The post Open defecation visits new passport offices appeared first on NewsDay Zimbabwe.

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