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Strengthening surveillance, case management, public information to stem COVID-19 surge
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outdoor media campaign using art murals promotes positive health behaviors in Manicaland, Mashonaland East and Masvingo provinces
With generous funding from Africa Development Bank, WHO together with Africa CDC provided on the job support and supervision to Mashonaland West Province (Chegutu District Hospital, Norton Hospital, Sanyati Mission Hospital, Kadoma General Hospital & Chinhoyi Provincial Hospital) Rapid Response Team (RRT).
The support aimed to strengthen the surveillance, case management and coordination between District and Provincial rapid response teams.
Meanwhile, with financial support from the World Bank through ZIRP, WHO handed over a consignment of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and IT equipment at Gutu and Silveira Mission Hospitals in Masvingo Province.
By James Muonwa, Mashonaland West Correspondent
A STATE-OF-THE-ART isolation ward was Friday officially opened at the Chinhoyi provincial hospital to cater for Covid-19 patients across all demographic groups in the province.
As the second wave of the pandemic continues to ravage the country with over 1 100 fatalities, Mashonaland West has recorded an upsurge in the number of new infections and deaths, and is grappling with the non-availability of well-equipped isolation centres.
Officially commissioning the ward, Mashonaland West provincial minister Mary Mliswa-Chikoka, said she expected the isolation ward would curb preventable Covid-19 deaths as treatment had been brought closer to the people.
By James Muonwa, Mashonaland West Correspondent
A 26-year-old traditional healer who was arrested over the brutal murder of a Chinhoyi man during an ill-fated cleansing ceremony, was Friday granted ZWL$1 000 bail.
Chinhoyi magistrate Melody Rwizi granted Isaac Tete his freedom following consent from the Prosecutor-General’s office.
Among other bail conditions, Tete was ordered to report to police once every fortnight, not to interfere with witnesses and to continue residing at his last given address until finalisation of the case.
He was remanded to 1 April 2021.
Tete had appeared in court Thursday facing murder and had to spend the night in custody.
By James Muonwa, Mashonaland West Correspondent
A TRADITIONAL cleansing ceremony turned tragic recently after a self-styled healer bashed a Chinhoyi man to death using a log on the pretext he was attacking goblins.
The traditional healer, Isaac Tete (26) of Anthens Compound, Chinhoyi Thursday appeared in court facing murder.
The court heard that between 9 and 11 January 2021 at Long Valley Plots, Murereka, Lion’s Den, Tete was performing a healing ceremony to purportedly get rid of goblins he claimed were tormenting Vunganai Munyengedze (age not given).
In the process, he picked up a log and started beating up the now deceased all over his body.