“We would like to remind policymakers and key decision makers in Government that everyone in the country has the right to adequate, safe, and nutritious food as articulated in the Constitution of Zimbabwe. “Despite this right, malnutrition in all its forms remains a public health problem in Z...
Public health impactsGroundwater contaminationUnsafe water sourcesWater pollution issues in emerging residential areas of developing countries' cities are a critical issue that deserve optimum attention. Zimbabwe has had rapid urban settlement expansion since the fast-track land reform decade of 2000鈥 ...
We discuss the recent legal changes in immigration to the United Kingdom (UK), which facilitate easier relocation of appropriately trained and experienced health professionals to that country. Additionally, we discuss key issues health workers in Zimbabwe face on a daily basis and why the UK is ...
Women followed up post-partum in Harare, Zimbabwe between 1997 and 2001 showed cumulative incidence of 3.4% (3.0-3.8) and 6.5% (5.7-7.4) at 12 and 24 months respectively [5] while an incidence of 4.1% among Zimbabwean women seeking reproductive and general healthcare services followed for ...
Most women mentioned that when they wean toddlers, or when new mothers have issues producing enough breast milk, they give cows’ milk to children to maintain weight gain. Young children especially young boys are also prioritised in some households when milk is rationed. “Children consume it ...
Now in its third year, the Public Sector HealthCare Roundtable (Roundtable) held its annual conference in Washington, D.C., in late October. The Roundtable, a nonprofit national organization established to advocate for public sector health care issues on Capitol Hill, brings together local go...
care for their ill poultry, we conducted in-depth and informal interviews: 70 with backyard poultry raisers and six with local poultry healthcare providers in two villages, and five with government veterinary professionals at the sub-district and union levels in two districts during June–August ...
While criticism centred on the referral hospital’s atmosphere of discrimination and disrespect, sex workers also reported a range of service-related problems that reflect wider issues of Zimbabwe’s health system. For example, participants complained that staff had no sense of urgency when doing thei...
(Burundi, Central African Republic, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania and Zimbabwe) that have an online list of health facilities and for which data are available either fully or near fully ...
Using a difference-in-differences strategy, the results indicate that citizens living near an active mine are less likely to approve government performance in key public goods and services – including health, job creation and improving living standards of the poor. On the moderating role of local...