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First-time visit to St. Albert’s Mission Hospital
Dr. Lowell Schnipper and I visited St. Albert’s in late July and early August 2016, mainly to learn more about the needs of the hospital’s cervical-cancer prevention program. Dr. Schnipper is an oncologist with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and … Continue reading
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Tagged counseling, mental health, water rationing, water shortage
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Practice compassion to improve healthcare
During my visit to Zimbabwe in March 2011 I met a young woman who’d been diagnosed with breast cancer several years earlier. Surgeons in Harare performed a mastectomy, and she lost her left breast. I asked her if she told … Continue reading
AIDS Stigma in Zimbabwe
I recently asked a physician in Zimbabwe by email whether stigma is still a problem for people with HIV/AIDS. Here is his reply: Yes, in some sections stigma remains a big problem for people with HIV/AIDS, especially low-income working-class people … Continue reading
Typhoid Fever Strikes Harare
HARARE, 30 January 2012 (IRIN) – Over the past few weeks some 900 residents of the Zimbabwean capital Harare have been diagnosed with typhoid, and about 60 have been admitted to hospital, say health authorities. See the full report. Here … Continue reading
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Leading Health Problems Around St. Albert’s
A village on the escarpment near St. Albert’s Mission Hospital Abby Norris Turner, PhD, is a public health researcher in Ohio State University’s Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, who has conducted research in Zimbabwe since 1999. Her … Continue reading
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Tagged cancer, child abuse, HIV/AIDS prevalence, home-based care, orphans
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Cancer in Zimbabwe: Elizabeth’s breast cancer returns; she asks for your spiritual support
Rome 21st June 2011 Dearest Friends, God has always good plans for each and every one of us. Greetings from Rome! Some of you have been following my breast-cancer illness for many years now, so I have to give you … Continue reading
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Tagged cancer care, elizabeth tarira, global health, zimbabwe
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Breast Cancer in Zimbabwe
A post of mine about cancer care available in Zimbabwe following my March 2011 trip led to interesting comments from readers that focused mainly on the problem of cervical cancer. Is breast cancer also a problem in Zimbabwe? For example: What … Continue reading
March 8 – Zimbabwe Premier of iThemba
iThemba means “hope” in Ndebele, one of two major languages spoken in Zimbabwe, and it is the title a new documentary film by Elinor Burkett and Errol Webber. With wonderful good humor, it tells the story of five talented secondary-school … Continue reading
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Tagged 2011 trip, challenges, child abuse, economics, zimbabwe
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Life in Zimbabwe: Jess Cosby’s blog
A friend recently told me about a blog kept by Jess Cosby, a young British nurse who specializes in tropical nursing and in caring for people with HIV/AIDS. She worked as a surgical nurse in Gambia and Sierra Leone, earned … Continue reading