Robin Muchetu

Sunday News Reporter

THE recent introduction of a fixed-dose combination antiretroviral drug by the South African government has been welcomed by many citizens of that country and there is hope that the drug will soon spread across the Sadc region, particularly Zimbabwe.

Sunday News Reporter

AN elderly woman pushing a wheelbarrow enters the clinic gates. People stop and stare at the contents in the wheelbarrow but the woman is oblivious of people’s stares and goes her way. Her only goal is to get inside  the health centre and relieve herself of the “baggage” in the wheelbarrow.

Sunday News Correspondent

POLIO vaccination coverage in the country has been increasing steadily from the period 2005 to 2011 as Government continues to receive funding from donors who are dedicated to help the country eliminate the disease.

Moreblessing Manenji

Sunday News Correspondent

THE country’s fight against tuberculosis is set to receive a major boost with the distribution of 30 additional state-of-the-art Gene Xpert testing machines to district hospitals, an official has revealed.

Moreblessing Manenji

Sunday News Correspondent

PREGNANT women have been warned against the overuse of Vitamin A supplements which are suspected to be the leading cause of most defects on unborn babies, an official has revealed.

Austin Nyathi

Sunday News Correspondent

VILLAGERS in Whunga and surrounding areas in Beitbridge West are forced to walk several kilometres to seek medication at Zezani Health Centre.

Moreblessing Manenji

Sunday News Correspondent

The Ministry of Health and Child Welfare is set to roll out a new method of screening and treating cervical cancer, which is cost effective, faster and convenient to the patient, an official has revealed.

Vusumuzi Dube

Sunday News Correspondent

TEN women die every day in the country as a result of complications during pregnancy, a situation which Government says counters moves towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals.

Midlands Correspondent

THE National Aids Council (NAC) has noted with concern the low number of males participating in the Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) programme.

Moreblessing Manenji

Sunday News Correspondent

LACK of funding has halted the implementation of the Health Transition Fund (HTF), introduced         last year with the main aim of scrapping user fees for pregnant women and children under the age of five. 

Robin Muchetu

Sunday News Reporter

MEDICAL experts have said Zimbabwe is currently safe from horse meat that has been found in beef products across Europe as the country is instituting serious checks and tests through the Health Control Section at border posts, Sunday News can reveal.