Director of Health Services Dr Edwin Sibanda
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Funeral parlours demand payment for Covid-19 tests
Some funeral parlours in Bulawayo are reportedly demanding payment to conduct Covid-19 tests on people who die at home. But…
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Power outage cripples Thorngrove hospital
By Lulu Brenda Harris and Tanaka Mrewa An electricity fault at Thorngrove Infectious Disease Hospital in Bulawayo has crippled health…
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‘Bulawayo is a Covid-19 hotspot’
BULAWAYO Health Services Dr Edwin Sibanda says the whole city is a Covid-19 hotspot due to the unrestricted movement of people at a time…
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Supply chain challenges blight Covid-19 vaccination campaign in Byo
The Covid-19 vaccination campaign in Bulawayo has been faced with challenges with the city running out of vaccination cards and…
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Lockdown: Malnutrition cases surge in Bulawayo
Bulawayo City Council (BCC) says the effects of the prolonged Covid-19 induced lockdown measures early this year triggered an increase in…
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Exodus of medical professionals hits council clinics
Bulawayo has a shortage of medical practitioners, with most of the city council clinics operating with a skeletal staff due…
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‘Byo has enough Covid-19 beds’
Acting Bulawayo Provincial Medical Director (PMD), Dr Welcome Mlilo, says the city has enough beds in public hospitals to cater…
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BCC laments resource constraints to conduct Covid-19 screening at checkpoints
Bulawayo City Council (BCC) says it is faced with a critical shortage of material and human resources to start screening…
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Girls College records Covid-19 case
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has dispatched a rapid response team to Girls College after a student tested positive for Covid-19 following…
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Thorngrove Hospital nears reopening
Thorngrove Infectious Diseases Hospital, one of the designated Covid-19 isolatolation and treatment centres in Bulawayo is close to reopening with the bulk…
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