One-stop clinics, a rare lifesaver for Zimbabwe`s sick
(WorldNews Africa)

Harare: Blessing Chingwaru could barely walk without support when he arrived at the specialist Rutsanana clinic in Harare complaining of chest pains and fatigue. Weighing a skeletal 37 kilogrammes (5.8 stone), the HIV-positive motor mechanic knew something was wrong. He was immediately given a number of tests and told the bad news: He was also suffering from advanced-stage tuberculosis. Dual infection by HIV and TB is a notorious killer. `My health was deteriorating and I kept wondering why,` Chingwaru, 29, recalled at the clinic. Within hours of the diagnosis, Chingwaru was given free treatment and nursing care. A patient uses an HIV self testing kit in a booth at a Zimplats Mine clinic...