COVID-19 Vaccine Roll-Out in South Africa and Zimbabwe: Urgent Need to Address Community Preparedness, Fears and Hesitancy

Mar 15, 2021

Dzinamarira T, Nachipo B, Phiri B, Musuka G. Vaccines. 2021 March 12:1-10. doi: doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9030250. Abstract South Africa became one of the first African countries to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. As the rest of Africa prepares to receive COVID-19...

February 2021: Safety, uptake, and use of a dapivirine vaginal ring for HIV-1 prevention in African women (HOPE): an open-label, extension study

Feb 23, 2021

Article: Safety, uptake, and use of a dapivirine vaginal ring for HIV-1 prevention in African women (HOPE): an open-label, extension study Published in: Lancet HIV. 2021;8(2):e87-e95 https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-3018(20)30304-0 Authors: Baeten JM, Palanee-Phillips T,...

Understanding HIV and Associated Risk Factors Among Religious Groups in Zimbabwe

Feb 23, 2021

Munyaradzi Mapingure, Zindoga Mukandavire, Innocent Chingombe, Diego Cuadros, Farirai Mutenherwa, Owen Mugurungi & Godfrey Musuka BMC Public Health (2021) doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10405-8 Abstract Background The influence of religion and belief...

Brain drain: An ever-present, significant challenge to the Zimbabwean public health sector

Feb 10, 2021

Tafadzwa Dzinamarira, Godfrey Musuka, Public Health in Practice, 2021, 100086, ISSN 2666-5352, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhip.2021.100086. Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic has seen developed countries relax migration procedures for health workers seeking new work...

When culture, traditions and public health clash: A paradigm shift urgently needed to stem the spread of COVID-19 in Zimbabwe

Feb 9, 2021

Tafadzwa Dzinamarira & Godfrey Musuka South African Medical Journal (2021) doi: https://doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2021 To the Editor: For almost a year, Zimbabwe has faced the ongoing public health threat of the COVID-19 pandemic. To curb its spread, the...

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