Zimbabwe News

Harare, 27 Sept. 2011 -- Zimbabwe will become the first country in the sub-region to set up a congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) sentinel surveillance site. The site will be at Harare Children's Hospital. The sentinel site will help in documenting the burden of the disease in Zimbabwe and also provide evidence for future control actions. Presently there is no reliable information of the disease burden in Zimbabwe which makes the planning of appropriate interventions difficult.

Harare, 5 October 2011 -- A workshop on how to track and support data collection on domestic expenditure on maternal, newborn and child health in the African Region kicked off in Harare yesterday. The meeting brought together participants from Rwan-da, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Sierra Leone, Mozambique, Nigeria, Zambia and Zimbabwe, and facili-tators from HQ, AFRO and IST/ESA. The specific objectives of the meeting are:

Harare, 17 Oct. 2011 -- The Government of Zimbabwe is committed to addressing the Social Determinants of Health (SDH) and ensure equitable access to health for all Zimbabweans. This was said by the Honorable Minister of Health and Child Welfare, Dr Henry Madzorera at a press conference he held on the eve of his departure for the World Summit on Social Determinants of Health in Rio de Janeiro Brazil.

Health Harare - An Information bulletin of the WCO Zimbabwe Vol. 15, Sept. 2011

Harare, 19 Mar. 2012 A meeting to finalize National Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) master plans and annual plans for 2012 in the WHO African Region kicked off today in Harare at the Crown Plaza. The meeting, which has participants from Ghana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania (Mainland and Zanzibar), Zambia, Uganda ,Zimbabwe, WHO AFRO, HQ, World Bank, and the Global Network for NTDs will be running from 19-23 March.

Bulawayo, 24 Mar. 2012 -- Zimbabwe joined the rest of the world in commemorating World TB Day under the theme Stop TB in my lifetime. The event, which took place at the White City Stadium in Bulawayo brought together the different players in TB, local and international TB partners, former TB patients, health workers, civil societies and community members, sector government ministries and members of the uniformed forces.

Zvishavane, 13 April 2012 -- The Right Honorable Prime Minister of Zimbabwe, Mr Morgan Tsvangirai was speaking at the commemoration of World Health Day in Zvishavane where he was the Guest of Honor. Zimbabwe commemorated World Health Day on 13th April under the theme Ageing and health: Good health adds life to years at Maglas Stadium in Zvishavane.

Harare, 4 June 2012 -- In line with WHO’s call for people to adopt healthy lifestyles, WCO Zimbabwe held its annual wellness days for staff, their dependents, and partners at their Highlands complex.

Mutare, 14 June 2012 -- Zimbabwe’s young “blood heroes” were acknowledged and honored as the country joined the rest of the world in celebrating world blood donor day under the theme “Every Blood Donor is a Hero”.

This year’s commemorations were held at Sakubva 2 High School in Mutare. Sakubva 2 High School donated the highest number of blood units in the Manicaland province and nationally in 2011. For coming out tops, the school received a floating shield, certificate, and a top of the range PC and Color Printer.

Harare, 18 June 2012 -- The Honourable Minister of Health and Child Welfare Dr. H. Madzorera, in conjunction with City Health Departments, UNICEF, WHO, and other partners, launched the National Immunization Days (NIDs) on 18th June in Harare.

NIDs are selected days when measles and polio vaccines as well as vitamin A supplements are given to children between the ages of 0 – 59 months and are extra doses which supplement and do not replace the doses received according to routine immunizations.