Why is #dengue fever spreading to places it did not exist before? What are the symptoms and treatments? What about vaccines? Dr Raman Velayudhan explains in Science in 5.

#HappeningNow  is a key meeting to tackle violence against children led by Ministry of Public Service, Labour &Social Welfare with support from UNICEF ZIMBABWE & WHO Zimbabwe. The meeting offers a great platform to build a plan to increase investment & reduce violence against children across the country.

#DidYouKnow

Diabetes is a major cause of blindness, kidney failure, heart attacks, stroke and lower limb amputation.

One in two adults with type 2 diabetes is unaware of their condition.

Here are the risk factors and how to prevent #diabetes

According to World Health Organization, About 2 billion people are facing financial hardship including 1 billion experiencing catastrophic out-of-pocket health spending (SDG indicator 3.8.2) or 344 million people going deeper into extreme poverty due to health costs.

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To celebrate #WorldHealthDay we're highlighting the @MoHCC World Health Organization (WHO) package for essential #NCDs interventions which provides services including medication for pple with various #NCDs such as diabetes and hypertension at clinic level Ministry of Information, Publicity & Broadcasting The Herald Zimbabwe

This #WorldHealthDay , we're celebrating bringing healthcare closer to YOU! Integrated outreach programs and partnerships between @MoHCC WHO Zimbabwe continue to provide solutions to family planning issues, mental health support & more to various communities #HealthForAllZw

“Stay safe by limiting gatherings and leaving suspected cholera funerals to trained professionals. Follow cholera prevention guidelines from authorities,' says Municipality of Chitungwiza Environmental Health Officer Tongai Mukomondera.

The cholera outbreak is not over.

#StaySafe

Thanks to the financial support from the #HealthResilienceFund , WHO Zimbabwe has;

✅Set up/upgraded over 15 cholera treatment centres
✅Established or upgraded oral treatment points
✅Provided medical supplies & on the job training

..as part of the cholera response efforts.

Handwashing with soap 🧼 & water 💦 prior to contact with food (e.g., during preparation, eating, or feeding), after contact with feces, and after providing care to those sick with cholera is necessary to help stop the spread of the disease 🦠

#StaySafe this Easter & prevent #cholera !

Wash hands often, drink safe water (bottled/boiled/treated) & avoid raw/undercooked food to prevent #Cholera . Large gatherings can increase risk. Churches, put in place handwashing stations & hygiene reminders

#StaySafe

.Ministry of HealthZW & WHO Zimbabwe are conducting a Cholera Data Harmonization Workshop in Kadoma this week to promote coordinated, data-driven decisions & effectively combat cholera outbreaks, thanks to the financial support from the Health Resilience Fund

Thanks to the Health Resilience Fund, Ministry of HealthZW w/support from WHO Zimbabwe is conducting a 3 day intergrated training on case management, infection prevention & control as well as documentation of clinical data for Midlands Province as part of ongoing cholera response efforts.

Tanzania is set to host the 1st International Conference on #PENPlus Regional Strategy to Address Severe NCDs in Africa ( #ICPPA ).

This conference is focused on reducing #NCDs in the African region as we work towards #EndingDiseaseinAfrica .

Stay tuned for more !

The Provincial Medical Director (PMD) for Mashonaland Central, Dr C. Tshuma, due to a cholera outbreak in Mashonaland Central has set some measures to ensure the safety of the public as per the statement in the picture below. WHO Zimbabwe , UNICEF ZIMBABWE #choleraAwareness