Day: October 20, 2021
World TB Day 24 March 2021-The Clock is Ticking, It’s Time to Rise Up Now to END TB
Addressing vaccine hesitancy: need to urgently tackle myths, misinformation
ZIMBAMBWE needs to urgently address the Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy that is discouraging ordinary people from taking up the life-saving jabs at a time the number of people dying from the contagious disease continues to surge on a daily basis. The number of people dying daily, about a 100 a day, is horrific and must be stopped forthwith through proactive measures by government, communities and other able stakeholders. The Community Working Group on Health (CWGH) is worried that people continue to die because they are reluctant to receive the free inoculations…
Read MoreGovernment should urgently provide suitable and adequate PPE to frontline health workers
The Community Working Group on Health (CWGH) is gravely concerned by the current massive shortage of personal protective equipment (PPEs) for frontline health workers in the country in the wake of the infectious COVID-19 pandemic that has wreaked havoc globally. Healthcare workers rely on PPE to protect themselves and their patients from being infected and infecting others during their course of duty. Surprisingly, the shortages come at a time when our COVID-19 cases are escalating due to the deadly second wave of transmission, spike in mortality rates and the threat…
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