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All rights reserved. https://news.hericommedia.com/victorian-doctors-strike-over-fatigue-and-patient-safety https://news.hericommedia.com/victorian-doctors-strike-over-fatigue-and-patient-safety Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:23:49 +0200 Harry Taruva Victorian doctors strike, Victoria doctors, Carroll Government, AMA Victoria, ASMOF Victoria, doctor fatigue, patient safety, medical staff shortages, Victorian hospitals, healthcare workers, Melbourne doctors, Australia doctors strike https://news.hericommedia.com/kwekwe-silicosis-deaths-expose-a-mining-health-crisis https://news.hericommedia.com/kwekwe-silicosis-deaths-expose-a-mining-health-crisis Tue, 29 Sep 2026 02:06:45 +0200 Dumisani Ndlovu https://news.hericommedia.com/over-200-artisanal-miners-receive-free-silicosis-tb-and-hiv-screenings-in-shurugwi-outreach https://news.hericommedia.com/over-200-artisanal-miners-receive-free-silicosis-tb-and-hiv-screenings-in-shurugwi-outreach Sat, 19 Sep 2026 03:44:51 +0200 Delicious Mathuthu artisanal miners, silicosis screening, World Patient Safety Day, Shurugwi, TB screening, HIV testing, free health outreach, Midlands Zimbabwe, mining health, WICO, Ministry of Health, National AIDS Council, CIMAS, Sexual Rights Centre https://news.hericommedia.com/reckless-gamble-gps-hit-out-at-nsw-pharmacist-prescribing-expansion https://news.hericommedia.com/reckless-gamble-gps-hit-out-at-nsw-pharmacist-prescribing-expansion Mon, 14 Sep 2026 02:26:28 +0200 Panashe Chikonyora https://news.hericommedia.com/zimbabwe-recalls-bp-parkingsons-disease-medicine-batches-over-quality-concerns https://news.hericommedia.com/zimbabwe-recalls-bp-parkingsons-disease-medicine-batches-over-quality-concerns Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:29:42 +0200 Kwedu News MCAZ recall, Nifedipine 10mg tablets, Levodopa Carbidopa tablets, Zimbabwe medicine recall, Class II recall, Remedica Ltd, high blood pressure medicine, Parkinson’s disease tablets, Out-Of-Specification results, dissolution profile OOS https://news.hericommedia.com/shine-research-targets-hygiene-related-infections-linked-to-child-stunting https://news.hericommedia.com/shine-research-targets-hygiene-related-infections-linked-to-child-stunting Sun, 13 Sep 2026 01:03:10 +0200 Kwedu News SHINE research, hygiene-related infections, child stunting, child health, Zimbabwe research, hygiene, childhood infections, malnutrition, child growth, public health https://news.hericommedia.com/geo-pomona-to-take-over-bulawayo-waste-management https://news.hericommedia.com/geo-pomona-to-take-over-bulawayo-waste-management Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:51:24 +0200 Kwedu News Geo Pomona, Bulawayo waste management, Bulawayo City Council, Daniel Garwe, Delish Nguwaya, waste collection Zimbabwe, Bulawayo waste crisis, public private partnership, Zimbabwe Government, Minimum Service Delivery Standards, cholera Bulawayo, Vision 2030 https://news.hericommedia.com/silent-diseases-stigma-and-misinformation-threaten-southern-africas-health https://news.hericommedia.com/silent-diseases-stigma-and-misinformation-threaten-southern-africas-health Sat, 12 Sep 2026 20:26:32 +0200 Dumisani Ndlovu Merck Foundation, Health Media Training Zimbabwe, More Than a Mother, hypertension, diabetes, Type 2 diabetes, infertility, infertility stigma, early screening, health journalism, responsible journalism, public health Southern Africa, Dr Prince Mangwiro, Dr Moses Chirwa https://news.hericommedia.com/south-africas-north-west-province-health-system-faces-medication-shortages-forum4sa-says https://news.hericommedia.com/south-africas-north-west-province-health-system-faces-medication-shortages-forum4sa-says Fri, 11 Sep 2026 01:31:07 +0200 Delicious Mathuthu North West health, South Africa healthcare, medication shortages, diabetes medication, family planning medication, Forum 4 SA, North West Health MEC, public healthcare, Madibeng, healthcare crisis, medicine shortages, Tebogo Mashilompane, South Africa news https://news.hericommedia.com/phillip-village-celebrates-open-defecation-free-milestone https://news.hericommedia.com/phillip-village-celebrates-open-defecation-free-milestone Wed, 09 Sep 2026 05:42:05 +0200 Dumisani Ndlovu Phillip Village, Gweru District, Ward 2, Dufuya Sogwala, Lower Gweru, Open Defecation Free, ODF, sanitation, hygiene, public health, environmental health, Ministry of Health and Child Care, Victor Nyamandi, MASO, Multi-Aid Support Organisation, Africa AHEAD, OAK Foundation, Community Health Clubs, Village Health Workers, Zimbabwe, community development, handwashing, clean environment, water and sanitation, WASH, community-led sanitation https://news.hericommedia.com/220000-nsw-people-missing-out-as-mental-health-services-struggle-to-meet-demand https://news.hericommedia.com/220000-nsw-people-missing-out-as-mental-health-services-struggle-to-meet-demand Sun, 06 Sep 2026 02:45:26 +0200 Panashe Chikonyora https://news.hericommedia.com/health-experts-urge-journalists-to-intensify-diabetes-hypertension-awareness https://news.hericommedia.com/health-experts-urge-journalists-to-intensify-diabetes-hypertension-awareness Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:52:40 +0200 Dumisani Ndlovu Merck Foundation Health Media Training, health media training, diabetes, hypertension, high blood pressure, diabetes prevention, hypertension prevention, infertility, infertility stigma, health journalism, health awareness, media practitioners, journalists, global health experts, Zimbabwe, Dr Moses Chirwa, Dr Prince Mangwiro, chronic diseases, GBV, child marriage, girls’ education, women empowerment, FGM https://news.hericommedia.com/gweru-residents-turn-to-boreholes-over-suspected-sewage-in-municipal-water https://news.hericommedia.com/gweru-residents-turn-to-boreholes-over-suspected-sewage-in-municipal-water Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:31:12 +0200 Dumisani Ndlovu Old Ascot water contamination, Gweru sewage contamination, Gweru tap water, raw sewage from taps, Old Ascot residents, Foya Gweru, Six Pence Gweru, Marengendu Road, Ward 8 Gweru, City of Gweru, contaminated water Zimbabwe, borehole water Gweru, waterborne diseases, Jackos Manyanga https://news.hericommedia.com/community-built-health-facility-brings-lifesaving-services-closer-to-rural-families https://news.hericommedia.com/community-built-health-facility-brings-lifesaving-services-closer-to-rural-families Fri, 07 Aug 2026 02:08:15 +0200 Dumisani Ndlovu Runde Rural District health facility, Zvishavane clinic, rural healthcare Zimbabwe, Themba Nkathazo Chakawa project, community health initiative Zimbabwe, NDS1 health services, Mabasa Clinic alternative, Lundi Clinic healthcare, rural hospital Zimbabwe, NatPharm medicines Zimbabwe, maternity services rural Zimbabwe, free healthcare Zimbabwe https://news.hericommedia.com/jointed-hands-launches-community-led-hiv-monitoring-project-to-strengthen-prevention-financing https://news.hericommedia.com/jointed-hands-launches-community-led-hiv-monitoring-project-to-strengthen-prevention-financing Tue, 04 Aug 2026 01:37:41 +0200 Dumisani Ndlovu Jointed Hands Welfare Organisation, JHWO, Community-Led Monitoring, CLM Pivot Project, COMET Initiative, HIV prevention, HIV financing, health financing, Zimbabwe HIV, Advocacy Core Team, ACT, ITPC, International Treatment Preparedness Coalition, community monitoring, patient science, health accountability, civil society, HIV policy, sustainable health financing, public health Zimbabwe, HIV services, health systems strengthening, evidence-based advocacy, Zimbabwe health sector, HIV prevention se https://news.hericommedia.com/act-drug-labs-face-shutdown-over-forensic-scientists-strike https://news.hericommedia.com/act-drug-labs-face-shutdown-over-forensic-scientists-strike Tue, 30 Jun 2026 04:30:20 +0200 Harry Taruva Professionals Australia, ACT Public Service strike, Canberra clandestine drug labs, hazard pay dispute, medical physicists industrial action, Australia union news 2026 https://news.hericommedia.com/medical-union-warns-infrastructure-boost-is-masking-workforce-crisis https://news.hericommedia.com/medical-union-warns-infrastructure-boost-is-masking-workforce-crisis Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:14:44 +0200 Harry Taruva ASMOF NSW, Dr Nicholas Spooner, NSW Health Budget 2026, medical locum spending, public hospital crisis, Visiting Medical Officers NSW https://news.hericommedia.com/secret-school-gender-policy-storm-family-first-party-slams-allan-government https://news.hericommedia.com/secret-school-gender-policy-storm-family-first-party-slams-allan-government Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:10:11 +0200 Harry Taruva Family First Party, Allan government, Victoria Department of Education, parental rights, gender transition schools, Ben Carroll, Jane Foreman https://news.hericommedia.com/chronic-back-pain-driving-mental-health-crisis-among-australian-employed-men https://news.hericommedia.com/chronic-back-pain-driving-mental-health-crisis-among-australian-employed-men Wed, 10 Jun 2026 04:13:34 +0200 Harry Taruva Men’s back pain workplace report, back pain mental health crisis, chronic back pain statistics, male trade workers health, workplace productivity back pain, occupational health and safety, men's GP consultation decline, chronic pain depression link. https://news.hericommedia.com/mnangagwa-appoints-experienced-health-leaders-to-health-service-commission https://news.hericommedia.com/mnangagwa-appoints-experienced-health-leaders-to-health-service-commission Tue, 26 May 2026 04:55:42 +0200 Dumisani Ndlovu Emmerson Mnangagwa Health Service Commission Zimbabwe Dr. Lioba Tendai Gunduza Ernest Takafa Manyawu Zimbabwe healthcare leadership Nursing ethics and governance Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals ECSA-HC Tanzania Zimbabwe health policy Global health diplomacy Healthcare administration Zimbabwe https://news.hericommedia.com/leading-chinese-womens-hospital-innovating-for-women-children-worldwide https://news.hericommedia.com/leading-chinese-womens-hospital-innovating-for-women-children-worldwide Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:02 +0200 Harry Zhejiang University, Women’s Hospital, 75th Anniversary, Medical Innovation, Reproductive Health, China Medical News, AI Healthcare, Maternal Safety, Global Health https://news.hericommedia.com/nssa-challenges-journalists-to-champion-workplace-safety-reporting https://news.hericommedia.com/nssa-challenges-journalists-to-champion-workplace-safety-reporting Tue, 12 May 2026 09:43:50 +0200 Dumisani Ndlovu NSSA Zimbabwe, Occupational Safety and Health, OSH legislation Zimbabwe, workplace safety awareness, workplace safety journalism, Gweru workshop, Shingirirai Mugaviri, Agatha Dondo, Ernest Mando, Peace Shava, media safety training, occupational health reporting, workplace hazards Zimbabwe, proactive safety reporting, ethical journalism Zimbabwe, occupational illnesses reporting, workplace fatalities Zimbabwe, newsroom safety reforms, mental health in journalism, NSSA OSH awards, Zimbabwe workpla https://news.hericommedia.com/queensland-health-workers-escalate-wage-dispute-to-stafford-by-election https://news.hericommedia.com/queensland-health-workers-escalate-wage-dispute-to-stafford-by-election Fri, 08 May 2026 04:05:16 +0200 Harry Taruva Queensland Health, Stafford by-election, Together Union, HPDO agreement, Alex Scott, health worker pay dispute, The Prince Charles Hospital, Queensland Industrial Relations Commission https://news.hericommedia.com/parents-turn-to-dr-tiktok-and-ai-as-cost-pressures-reshape-healthcare-choices https://news.hericommedia.com/parents-turn-to-dr-tiktok-and-ai-as-cost-pressures-reshape-healthcare-choices Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:46:06 +0200 Harry Taruva https://news.hericommedia.com/dementia-australia-auctions-iconic-neighbours-portrait-for-charity https://news.hericommedia.com/dementia-australia-auctions-iconic-neighbours-portrait-for-charity Mon, 27 Apr 2026 05:36:11 +0200 Harry Taruva https://news.hericommedia.com/zimbabwean-nurses-launch-three-day-nationwide-strike-over-pay-and-working-conditions https://news.hericommedia.com/zimbabwean-nurses-launch-three-day-nationwide-strike-over-pay-and-working-conditions Tue, 21 Apr 2026 02:49:29 +0200 Delicious Mathuthu Zimbabwe nurses strike, ZINA, healthcare industrial action, Zimbabwe health crisis, nursing salaries Zimbabwe, Enock Dongo, ZiG currency, healthcare brain drain, public hospital strike, Zimbabwe Health Service Commission https://news.hericommedia.com/junior-doctors-accuse-nsw-health-of-blocking-study-leave https://news.hericommedia.com/junior-doctors-accuse-nsw-health-of-blocking-study-leave Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:10 +0200 Harry Taruva NSW Health, junior doctors, ASMOF, study leave, medical training, Liverpool Hospital, doctor shortage, workforce crisis, JMO entitlements https://news.hericommedia.com/new-research-says-australians-overconfident-about-their-health-but https://news.hericommedia.com/new-research-says-australians-overconfident-about-their-health-but Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:49:07 +0200 Harry Taruva Healthylife, National Health Confidence Survey, Australian health trends, Simone Austin, Dunning-Kruger effect, health misinformation, AI health advice, Australian Dietary Guidelines, preventive health https://news.hericommedia.com/gweru-cracks-down-on-littering-with-us30-spot-fine-as-by-law-enforcement-tightens https://news.hericommedia.com/gweru-cracks-down-on-littering-with-us30-spot-fine-as-by-law-enforcement-tightens Thu, 09 Apr 2026 05:08:41 +0200 Dumisani Ndlovu https://news.hericommedia.com/australian-nursing-peak-body-calls-for-urgent-revamp-of-failing-vaccination-strategy https://news.hericommedia.com/australian-nursing-peak-body-calls-for-urgent-revamp-of-failing-vaccination-strategy Thu, 09 Apr 2026 04:03:08 +0200 Harry Taruva Australian College of Nursing, vaccine coverage Australia, nurse-led clinics, Kathryn Zeitz, childhood immunization rates, NCIRS data 2025, Nurse Payment Administrator, public health advocacy, Medicare Urgent Care Clinics, vaccine fatigue https://news.hericommedia.com/australia-faces-deadly-flu-season-as-super-k-strain-spreads-and-vaccination-rates-plummet https://news.hericommedia.com/australia-faces-deadly-flu-season-as-super-k-strain-spreads-and-vaccination-rates-plummet Tue, 07 Apr 2026 03:15:28 +0200 Harry Taruva Australia flu season 2026, Super K influenza strain, Bupa flu vaccinations, Australian health warning, influenza mortality rates, vaccination statistics Australia https://news.hericommedia.com/zimbabwe-nurses-strike-at-parirenyatwa-hospital-over-low-pay-and-transport-costs-chaos-as-services-stall https://news.hericommedia.com/zimbabwe-nurses-strike-at-parirenyatwa-hospital-over-low-pay-and-transport-costs-chaos-as-services-stall Mon, 23 Mar 2026 16:31:38 +0200 Harry Parirenyatwa Hospital strike, Zimbabwe nurses strike, low pay nurses Zimbabwe, transport allowance nurses, health workers protest Harare, Parirenyatwa chaos March 2026, ZiG salary nurses, cost of living Zimbabwe health sector, free medical care demand, housing allowance nurses, Maidei Dzinoreva nurse interview, Ndohurira kombi chant https://news.hericommedia.com/university-of-pretoria-study-finds-sa-medical-aid-audits-cause-ptsd-like-trauma-in-physiotherapists https://news.hericommedia.com/university-of-pretoria-study-finds-sa-medical-aid-audits-cause-ptsd-like-trauma-in-physiotherapists Wed, 18 Mar 2026 06:25:59 +0200 Delicious Mathuthu University of Pretoria, physiotherapy, medical aid audits, forensic auditing South Africa, Section 59(3), Health Professions Council of South Africa, HPCSA, medical scheme fraud, Lesley Meyer, billing codes, South African Journal of Physiotherapy, healthcare ethics https://news.hericommedia.com/government-begins-cancer-cardiac-care-machines-upgrade-in-public-health-facilities https://news.hericommedia.com/government-begins-cancer-cardiac-care-machines-upgrade-in-public-health-facilities Wed, 18 Mar 2026 04:41:11 +0200 Delicious Mathuthu Zimbabwe health ministry, Douglas Mombeshora, Parirenyatwa hospital, Mpilo hospital, cancer treatment Zimbabwe, sugar tax Zimbabwe, heart surgery Zimbabwe, medical equipment procurement, radiotherapy machines, diagnostic imaging Africa, Trauma Centre Borrowdale, healthcare modernization https://news.hericommedia.com/zimbabwe-faces-pressure-to-expand-public-access-to-ct-scans-amid-funding-shortfall https://news.hericommedia.com/zimbabwe-faces-pressure-to-expand-public-access-to-ct-scans-amid-funding-shortfall Tue, 17 Mar 2026 06:00:54 +0200 Delicious Mathuthu Zimbabwe health news, CT scan shortage, Zimbabwe Parliament, John Kuka, Sleiman Kwidini, public-private partnerships, Zimbabwe healthcare crisis, diagnostic imaging affordability https://news.hericommedia.com/village-health-workers-to-be-absorbed-into-government-payroll https://news.hericommedia.com/village-health-workers-to-be-absorbed-into-government-payroll Sat, 07 Mar 2026 00:10:42 +0200 Dumisani Ndlovu village health workers Zimbabwe, Dr. Douglas Mombeshora, Zimbabwe health ministry payroll, community health workers, Elizabeth Masuku, Bubi-Umguza health, rural healthcare Zimbabwe, health worker salaries, ZRP health workers, Ministry of Finance Zimbabwe, primary healthcare, NGO health funding, medical kits, healthcare worker equipment, public service absorption https://news.hericommedia.com/measles-outbreak-hits-usa-as-south-carolina-cases-rise-to-985 https://news.hericommedia.com/measles-outbreak-hits-usa-as-south-carolina-cases-rise-to-985 Sat, 28 Feb 2026 03:30:48 +0200 Harry Taruva measles outbreak, South Carolina measles, US measles cases, CDC measles data, measles vaccination, 2026 measles surge https://news.hericommedia.com/clarence-colliery-fined-a815000-for-river-pollution https://news.hericommedia.com/clarence-colliery-fined-a815000-for-river-pollution Tue, 24 Feb 2026 02:15:42 +0200 Harry Taruva Clarence Colliery, NSW EPA, Wollangambe River pollution, environmental fine, Centennial Coal, Blue Mountains National Park, water pollution prosecution, nickel and zinc contamination, Tony Chappel, PIRMP non-compliance, Lithgow coal mine, environmental rehabilitation https://news.hericommedia.com/australia-faces-62-billion-health-bill-from-diesel-heavy-vehicles-study-finds https://news.hericommedia.com/australia-faces-62-billion-health-bill-from-diesel-heavy-vehicles-study-finds Tue, 24 Feb 2026 01:13:45 +0200 Harry Taruva $6.2 billion health bill, Electric Vehicle Council, diesel trucks and buses, Australia heavy vehicle emissions, University of Melbourne study, nitrogen dioxide (NO_{2}), Clean Air Zones, childhood asthma, zero-emission transport, Cameron Rimington, electric vehicle incentives, Unpriced Burden report, avoidable health costs, premature deaths, lung cancer, heart disease https://news.hericommedia.com/multidrug-resistant-gonorrhoea-on-the-rise-in-sydney-nsw-health-says https://news.hericommedia.com/multidrug-resistant-gonorrhoea-on-the-rise-in-sydney-nsw-health-says Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:49:58 +0200 Harry Taruva NSW Health, multidrug-resistant gonorrhoea, MDR, XDR, sexual health, antibiotic resistance, Dr Vicky Sheppeard, Sydney healthcare, STI transmission, ceftriaxone, clinical advisory NSW https://news.hericommedia.com/mkoba-south-mp-demands-urgent-state-intervention-on-plight-of-mentally-ill-persons-1593 https://news.hericommedia.com/mkoba-south-mp-demands-urgent-state-intervention-on-plight-of-mentally-ill-persons-1593 Sat, 21 Feb 2026 21:53:01 +0200 Dumisani Ndlovu Mkoba South MP, John Kuka, mental health policy Zimbabwe, mentally ill homeless assistance, Zimbabwe National Assembly health debate, Gweru news, Deputy Minister Mercy Dinha, Mental Health Act Zimbabwe, street people rehabilitation, Mkoba 6 shopping centre incident, social welfare Zimbabwe, humanitarian rights https://news.hericommedia.com/australia-mandates-specialist-fee-transparency-catholic-health-australia-welcomes-2026-reform https://news.hericommedia.com/australia-mandates-specialist-fee-transparency-catholic-health-australia-welcomes-2026-reform Sat, 14 Feb 2026 05:07:57 +0200 Harry Taruva Specialist fee transparency, Medical Costs Finder Australia, Catholic Health Australia, Dr Katharine Bassett, Health Legislation Amendment Bill 2026, Out-of-pocket medical costs Australia, Product phoenixing private health insurance, Medicare billing data transparency, Australian healthcare reform 2026, Private health insurance consumer protections https://news.hericommedia.com/changing-your-dogs-diet-saves-the-planet-better-than-yours https://news.hericommedia.com/changing-your-dogs-diet-saves-the-planet-better-than-yours Thu, 12 Feb 2026 03:03:11 +0200 Delicious Mathuthu sustainable pet food, plant-based dog diet, vegan dog, climate change, animal welfare, greenhouse gas reduction, pet nutrition, environmental footprint, farmed animal impact, canine diet sustainability, Andrew Knight study, eco-friendly pets, meat-free dog food https://news.hericommedia.com/elcz-backs-mnangagwas-national-clean-up-day-with-gweru-exercise https://news.hericommedia.com/elcz-backs-mnangagwas-national-clean-up-day-with-gweru-exercise Fri, 06 Feb 2026 15:41:02 +0200 Dumisani Ndlovu https://news.hericommedia.com/dimentia-cases-set-to-double-in-australia-now-leading-cause-of-death https://news.hericommedia.com/dimentia-cases-set-to-double-in-australia-now-leading-cause-of-death Fri, 06 Feb 2026 02:53:04 +0200 Harry Taruva https://news.hericommedia.com/clay-bank-hospital-property-attached https://news.hericommedia.com/clay-bank-hospital-property-attached Thu, 29 Jan 2026 10:18:02 +0200 Dumisani Ndlovu