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Bulawayo clamps down on expired goods

The city of Bulawayo has launched an operation to clamp down on food outlets selling expired products

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Cowdray Park residents fear cholera outbreak

Residents of Cowdray Park in Bulawayo occupying houses built under the previous government’s Operation Hlalani Kuhle/Garikai are facing serious water shortages which may lead to another cholera outbreak.

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Blood bank employee exposes dispatch of tainted blood

A procurement manager at the National Blood Services of Zimbabwe (NBSZ) has accused the blood bank board of allegedly supplying untested blood to hospitals, thereby compromising recipients’ lives.

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Doctors on Call: Why headaches strike

Anyone who has experienced the pain of a headache knows the importance of seeking relief.

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HIV patients at the mercy of donors

Approximately 300 000 HIV and Aids patients on Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) are in danger of defaulting, amid fears donors might default

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Typhoid cases soar in Harare

Cases of suspected typhoid have risen to 500 in Harare due to inadequate water supplies.

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ZAN conference to boost HIV and Aids interventions

Even though Zimbabwe as a country has been internationally applauded for successfully responding to and managing the HIV and Aids pandemic

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WFP says more than 1 mln Zimbabweans need food aid

More than a million people in Zimbabwe will require food aid between now and March 2012

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Two years without doctor

Silobela District referral hospital has gone for two years without a doctor as the government struggles to get qualified personnel owing to poor salaries.

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Doctors on Call: Vitamin D alleviates asthma

Vitamin D is the “new” vitamin of choice. Is it really new though? Vitamin D3 is produced in your body naturally by exposure to a certain kind of sunlight.