Health & Fitness

The United States government has approved financial aid of $230 million to support Zimbabwe’s fight against HIV, US Ambassador to Zimbabwe Brian A. Nichols has announced. He said the fund would achieve HIV epidemic control through a comprehensive package of prevention, treatment, and support services. “The collective vision and goals …

The Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) has demanded Health Minister Obadiah Moyo to reverse an order issued this week directing employers to foot bills for their employees’ COVID-19 test and screening. Early this week, the health minister ordered that every employee returning to work after reopening of business must …

The country’s tourism sector could lose up to US$1,1 billion due to Covid-19 travel restrictions that have crippled the travel industry. The projection was spelt out by Environment, Climate, Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister Mangaliso Ndlovu when he addressed a news conference after meeting tourism players in Harare yesterday. The …

Bar and bottle store operators in Bulawayo have been left counting losses after some of their stocked beer brands expired during the current lockdown period imposed by government to try and contain the spread of COVID-19. President Emmerson Mnangagwa on March 30 2020 announced a 21-day lockdown as a way …

The United Nations and humanitarian partners operating in Zimbabwe have appealed for an urgent US$84.9 million to respond to both immediate public health crisis and secondary impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on vulnerable communities. The request is in addition to the US$715 million appeal for the 2020 Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) …

Zimbabwe-born British heavyweight boxer Dereck Chisora has joined efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic by selling branded protection masks ahead of his fight against Oleksandr Usyk. The 36-year-old London-based boxer recently saw his main-event headliner against Usyk postponed amid the Covid-19 crisis. As Chisora awaits the fate …

Harare Thursday recorded its first COVID-19 recovery after four patients on treatment and isolation tested negative of the virus, bringing the national figure of recoveries to nine, the Health Ministry announced Friday morning. Harare has 13 confirmed COVID-19 cases including two deaths and the four new recoveries. The total national …

Traditional leaders in the Midlands province have bemoaned lack of personal protective clothing (PPEs) and the reluctance by villagers to exercise social distancing to prevent the spread of Covid-19. In separate interviews, the traditional leaders said they felt vulnerable to the disease and appealed to Government and non-governmental organisations working …

Health and Child Care Minister Dr Obadiah Moyo yesterday appointed an eight-member board for the National Aids Council (NAC) chaired by community health specialist Ms Margaret Mehlomakhulu. Health scientist Mr Philip Moses will be deputy chair, while six other board members are academic Mr Matthew Mare, Mrs Nester Mukwehwa from …

Probably taking a leaf from Zimbabwe’s ruling party, Zanu PF, some governing parties in the SADC region have now resorted to distributing food aid along partisan lines, leaving millions of poor families starving, Amnesty International has noted. The international human rights organisation Wednesday issued a statement urging politicians in the …