Factsheet: Facts about Elephantiasis
Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) rolled out a National Mass Treatment Campaign in September 2024 to prevent disability, pain and stigma stemming from Elephantiasis (Lymphatic filariasis). …
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Factsheet: Facts about measles in Zimbabwe
Despite rapidly increasing measles immunisation coverage in Zimbabwe, measles remains endemic, and regular outbreaks occur, according to the Ministry of Health and Child Care. The country suffered a severe nationwide…
Fact Check: Do not panic, flu-like illness is ‘common cold’ not Covid-19
Claim: There was wide speculation of a Covid-19 resurgence or an outbreak of a new flu strain in Zimbabwe after health authorities registered an unprecedented 87,000 new influenza cases since…
Factsheet: Key facts about Mumps – following Zimbabwe Disease Surveillance Report
Zimbabwe’s Disease Surveillance recorded 344 new cases of mumps in the week ending 12 May 2024, which took the cumulative number of infections to 4,486, according to the Ministry of…
