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Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2013 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Region: Africa, Atlantic International University, course: Health Policy, language: English, abstract: The paper seeks to evaluate the Zimbabwe -Public Health Act (15: 09) of 1924 . It highlights the major content of the policy and partly looks at the history of the policy, and the factors that influence its adoption. The paper will also seek to highlight the pros and cons of application of the policy in present day Zimbabwe.To most people public health is an often under-recognized, and remains the least prioritized area. However most significant changes to the quality of life and the health status of nations relays heavily this this basic component of health. Most improvements in life expectancy and other key markers of healthy populations are the result of effective public health programs. Public health efforts such as the introduction of clean water and mass immunization programs, mortality and morbidity have been reduced around the world. Aspects of public health include health promotion - activities taken to encourage healthy behaviors - and health protection, actions taken to protect individuals from spreading harms. (K Wilson 2012)

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Mjabuli was born in Zimbabwe in the year 1984, he studied at Mt Cazalet Primary School before proceeding the Mzingwane High School for his secondary school. He then studied at Founders and the University of Zimbabwe, collage of health Sciences where he graduated with a Bsc in Health Promotion and has just completed his Masters in Public health with an American University. Mjabuli is currently based in Somaliland in the Horn of Africa and before moving there he worked for a number of organizations including the Ministry of Health and World Vision He is currently working on launching a website where Zimbabwean Public health Practitioners can upload their works online for the world to see.

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