Darwandale (New Ziana) – The country is experiencing unnecessary deaths among children from cancer because many Zimbabweans believe the non-communicable disease does not affect children. Daniel Mckenzie, a representative of Kidzcan, a child-centred private voluntary organisation, said even health personnel had little understanding of childhood cancers, resulting in most cases being presented late for treatment, […]
By Eugenie Muchetu Harare November 14, 2023 -As Zimbabwe is facing an increasing cancer burden, recording approximately 8 500 new cases annually, 80 percent of these are detected late due to a number of reasons including the high costs of diagnosis and treatment. In its latest report, the Zimbabwe National Cancer Registry noted that in […]
Harare (New Ziana) -The Zimbabwean government should consider introducing a levy to be used to subsidise the high costs of cancer diagnosis and treatment, an official has said. This is in light of the increase in new cancer cases and high mortality rate, which have seen the disease, which is technological and capital intensive, overtaking […]