Health

UK ministers considering limit on foreign care workers’ dependants

By The Guardian LONDON: The number of dependants that foreign care workers are allowed to bring in to the UK
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FEATURE: Young musician’s death exposes Zimbabwe’s collapsing health care system

By Farai Shawn Matiashe for IPS BULAWAYO: A rising Afropop musician, Garikai Mapanzure, popularly known by his stage name Garry,
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Harare records more suspected cholera cases – Health Ministry data shows

By Xinhua HARARE: Figures released by the Ministry of Health and Child Care showed that Harare, the capital city of
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UK: “Outstanding” Zimbabwe-born nurse honoured at awards

By thenantwichnews.co.uk MANCHESTER: Leighton Hospital nurse Sharon Chakandinakira is celebrating after scooping an award for her outstanding contribution to equality,
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169 Zimbabwean nurses moved to Ireland in 2023 – report shows

By The Independent (Ireland) The number of nurses and midwives practising in Ireland rose by 5pc to 79,489 last year
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Zimbabwe restricts gatherings, food vending as cholera cases spike

By Reuters HARARE: Zimbabwe’s government has started restricting public gatherings and food vending, while monitoring burials in all areas affected
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UK: NHS trusts say relying on foreign social care workers ‘unsustainable’

By Press Association LONDON: Relying on international recruitment to plug gaps in the health and social care workforce is “unsustainable”,
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AI use in Mozambique jails spawns new hope in TB fight

By AFP AI is testing Mozambican inmates for TB. Doctors get screening results within minutes. using a portable X-ray rig.
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Zimbabwe’s latest cholera outbreak kills more than 150 leaving many terrified

By Associated Press HARARE: These days, Catherine Mangosho locks her 3-year-old grandson in the house for hours on end in
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Zimbabwe’s cholera outbreak ignites calls for hygienic practices

By Xinhua HARARE: A Cholera outbreak in Harare has ignited calls for increased hygienic practices to prevent its spread as
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