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Strict regulations have been put in place to allow pharmaceutical companies to import medicines as Zimbabwe faces dire shortages. In a Circular 23 of 2022, published on the 28th of November, seen by Nehanda Radio, the Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) said it was facilitating access to prescription preparations and other essential medicines.
Cabinet has approved the start of the second phase of Covid-19 vaccination exercise and urged companies intending to buy vaccines for their employees to procure only those that are registered in Zimbabwe.
The authorisation of use and importation of Ivermectin — an anti-parasitic drug — to treat Covid-19 patients by the Government is primarily for investigative purposes and is an acceptable standard practice in medicine globally, a public health official has said.
The Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe has extended the shelf life of selected ARVs after conducting research that show that the drugs are still effective.
Prophetic Healing and Deliverance Ministries founder Prophet Walter Magaya has not yet approached the Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe to register his traditional herbs which he claimed cured HIV/AIDS, legislators heard yesterday.
Medical experts have warned the government that it is putting the lives of thousands of people at risk, after it recently started dispensing expired drugs in hospitals — including life-prolonging anti-retroviral medication (ARVs).
There are no expired medicines being dispensed at public health institutions as there are systems to ensure the safety of citizens, Government has said.
The Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) says it is yet to receive an application for official registration of Aguma — a herbal supplement Prophet Walter Magaya claims has medicinal properties against cancer, HIV and Aids.
In a surreal development, Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries founder, Walter Magaya, appeared in court yesterday — where he was charged with distributing and advertising his controversial HIV/Aids herbs without regulatory approval.
The government has warned Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) ministries founder Walter Magaya that he risks being arrested if he goes ahead and starts selling his controversial HIV/Aids herbal medicine without regulatory approval.