THE Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) has recalled the Benylin Paediatric syrup and urged parents with the medication not to administer it to minors as it has high levels of diethylene glycol. MCAZ director general Richard Rukwata yesterday said diethylene glycol in the syrup was toxic to humans.“MCAZ would like to inform all stakeholders…
AUTHORITIES are concerned about the rising risk of many HIV-positive pregnant women transmitting the disease to their unborn children. The programme officer of the National Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmissions (PMTCT) project in the Ministry of Health, Brian Komtenza, told the Daily News yesterday that it was worrying that a high number of HIV-positive expectant women…
AUTHORITIES have called on the National Aids Council (Nac) to allocate financial resources in medical research to ensure that people affected with HIV have easy access to medication. Speaking to journalists in Bulawayo last week, Information minister Jenfan Muswere said importation of HIV medicine came with various challenges. “As a government, we want to challenge…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) says it is working on establishing a new site in Thorngrove for small-and-mediumscale recycling groups to reduce the amount of waste that ends up in landfills. Speaking at a stakeholders’ engagement on Friday, BCC director of town planning, Wisdom Siziba, said recycling sites play a crucial role in promoting sustainability…
THE National Aids Council (Nac) says there continues to be a worrying increase in the number of women being infected by HIV compared to men in the country. Speaking in Bulawayo yesterday, Nac monitoring and evaluation director, Amon Mpofu said recent statistics showed that women were more vulnerable to HIV than men. “Our recent statistics…
THE government has implored the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) to find alternative energy sources to reduce the daily electricity challenges being experienced by residents and business. Speaking at a stakeholders’ engagement yesterday, Bulawayo Provincial Affairs minister Judith Ncube said regular power cuts were becoming a major concern in the city. “We implore the council to…
COUNCILLORS in Bulawayo are proposing a hike in property regularisation fees to ensure residents build up to standard business premises as well as curbing the construction of illegal structures within the city. Speaking during a recent full council meeting, councillor Ashton Mhlanga said increased regularisation fees would result in the city having properly inspected structures….
BULAWAYO mayor David Coltart says he is pushing to ensure all city books are audited by the end of the year as part of efforts to curb corruption within the local authority. This comes after the government last week declined to approve the Harare City Council 2024 budget proposal for this year citing a number…
THE Cancer Association of Zimbabwe (CAZ) is escalating its efforts to have citizens screened for malignant tumours. To that end, CAZ has made a fresh call to all citizens to undertake early screenings for colorectal cancer — one of the most common cancers in the world. “Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer worldwide,…
THE government has implored schools to initiate peer counselling sessions to curb the rising cases of drug abuse among the youth in the country. Speaking during a drug awareness campaign recently, minister of State for Bulawayo province, Judith Ncube said schools had to play a major role in curbing drug abuse. “We urge schools to…
