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Taboom Media leads fights for LGBTQI+ equality
Taboom Media and GALA Queer Archive have launched the second volume in their Queer Activism in Africa anthology series titled Courage to Share. In a statement, Taboom said in the latest volume, 28 human rights defenders from across the African continent share stories of their origin and their journeys as activists. It said the testimonies…
AUDA-NEPAD raises youth, media awareness for AU Year of Nutrition
By Baboloki Semele The African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) in partnership with Southern Africa Youth Forum (SAYoF) seeks to hold a two-day youth and media awareness and orientation symposium on the AU year of nutrition. The two-day orientation billed for 9th and 10th August in Accra, Ghana will be held under the theme “Strengthening Resilience…
Licensing of medicinal cannabis: ZCLDN calls for alignment of laws
The Zimbabwe Civil Liberties and Drug Network (ZCLDN) is calling for the alignment of laws following the move by the government when on April 27, 2018, Zimbabwe became the second African country to legalise growing cannabis for medicinal and scientific purposes. As such, the Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) recently invited licensed cannabis and…
The interplay between the church, HIV and AIDS response
By Rebecca Munetsi ‘Our church is very big. We have around one thousand and five hundred people coming every Sunday to pray and worship, getting healing and miracles, says a Pastor from a local church. I was born in the church, married in the church and now I am a granny. The church is important…
Global Consortium welcomes reduced price for patient-friendly treatment to prevent TB
The Aurum Institute and its partners also announced the launch of the next phase of work to improve access to shorter TB prevention treatments for children and pregnant women The IMPAACT4TB Consortium, led by the Aurum Institute, welcomed this week’s announcement by Unitaid and MedAccess of two new pricing agreements that will drastically lower the price of…
The HIV response is in danger—the promise of ending AIDS is under threat
By Sophia Mukasa Monico, UNAIDS Country Director Data just released in the new UNAIDS global AIDS report, In Danger, reveals that the world is not on course to end AIDS by 2030. For Zimbabwe, the hard-won progress against HIV is threatened by the deteriorating humanitarian situation and the country’s worsening economic circumstances, including currency volatility…
Sharon Lewin assumes IAS Presidency
IAS – the International AIDS Society – welcomed Sharon Lewin (Australia) as the next IAS President and Beatriz Grinsztejn (Brazil) as President-Elect yesterday. IAS leadership also expressed deep gratitude to Adeeba Kamarulzaman (Malaysia) who steps down as IAS President and assumes her role as immediate-past President. Lewin, a world-renowned infectious diseases physician and basic scientist, is…
African leaders championing sexuality education at the International AIDS Conference
At the 24th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2022) held in Montreal, UNESCO and Frontline AIDS hosted a session where African leaders championed sexuality education and challenged misinformation to work toward an AIDS-free generation. Young advocates, representatives from African governments and CSOs made the case on why Comprehensive Sexuality Education should remain a priority for HIV prevention…
JIAS publishes special issue on HIV and stigma
The Journal of the International AIDS Society (JIAS) has launched a special issue, titled “Getting to the heart of stigma across the HIV continuum of care”, at AIDS 2022, the 24th International AIDS Conference. The content of the special issue was guided by Guest Editors Lucy Stackpool-Moore (International AIDS Society, Switzerland, and Watipa, Australia), Carmen…
Leveraging technological innovations in food systems transformation
Leveraging technological innovations with a focus on digitalization is essential for attaining increased effectiveness, efficiency, and competitive implementation of National Agricultural Investment Plans (NAIPs) in pursuit of the delivery of the Malabo Declaration on Africa Accelerated Agricultural Growth and Transformation. This came to the fore during a panel discussion on the last day of a…
AIDS 2022 spotlights STI preventing tool, advances in technology
Studies highlighted at the 24th International AIDS Conference provide insights on new and existing strategies to help end the HIV epidemic. New studies presented at AIDS 2022, the 24th International AIDS Conference, hosted by IAS – the International AIDS Society – demonstrate promising advances in the global HIV response. Speaking at a virtual press conference, authors…
Merck Foundation TV program’s Tenth Episode focusses on Breaking Infertility Stigma
Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany released the Tenth Episode of their TV program – “Our Africa by Merck Foundation” at 2 pm on Sunday, 17th July 2022 on GH One TV, Ghana, repeated on Monday on 18th July at 1:30 pm. The rest of the 15 episodes will be aired on GH One TV Ghana every…
Reducing Health Risks from Ultraviolet Rays (UV)
By Generation Health What would we do without the sun? From lighting our world, keeping us warm, and growing our food, it does so much for us. Simply put, without the biggest star in our solar system, we would be extinct. However, for every good thing, there is a downside. July is Ultra Violet…
Historic funding to expand roll-out of first-ever malaria vaccine in Africa
The World Health Organization (WHO) has welcomed the launch by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, of the landmark opportunity for countries to apply for funding to introduce, or further roll out, the RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) malaria vaccine. This international support of nearly US$ 160 million from 2022-2025 will facilitate increased vaccine access to children at high risk…
Compelling need to upscale SRHR, funding in tertiary education institutions
Tertiary institutions of learning have been urged to domesticate, institutionalize, and commoditize sexual reproductive health and rights (SRHR) as well as comprehensive sexual education (CSE) and embrace sustainable funding mechanisms. This emerged yesterday at a validation workshop on research findings on SRHR in tertiary education institutions that was conducted by Engineer Tafadzwa Mudondo, the Principal…
First six months exclusive breastfeeding prevents malnutrition in children
While the causes of malnutrition are complex, it is proven that exclusive breastfeeding till the age of six months is a key factor to prevent malnutrition and ensuring young children get a good start in life. This emerged at the World BreastFeeding Press Briefing held on Monday, 18 July 2022 at the UNICEF Zimbabwe Offices…
ZANU PF’s James Pande to donate blankets at Masvingo Provincial Hospital
James Pande, a ZANU (PF) cadre who aspires to represent the ruling party as a Parliamentary candidate in the 2023 elections will donate blankets to Masvingo Provincial Hospital on 5 August 2022 to help patients who are having a tough time with the cold this winter. The young politician revealed that he is working on…
CSOs make passionate plea to strengthen public health transparency and accountability
Civil society organisations (CSOs) have made a passionate plea for stakeholders to develop strategies for strengthening transparency and accountability in the public sector. This came out at the CSO meeting on the COVID-19 Transparency and Accountability in Africa Project – CTAP (a collaboration between BudgIT, Connected Development (CODE), Global Integrity, as well as partners in…
New lease of life for known Karoi-based mentally-challenged woman
By Own Correspondent A mentally-challenged woman in Karoi who was a street vagrant has been given new hope in life by a popular prophet. The Bright Light Prophetic Deliverance Ministries founder Prophet Bright Chikomo prayed for one Vimbai Mawoneke who is mentally challenged, homeless, and survives on selling wares on the streets in Karoi. She…
First Lady raps female drug peddlers
By Lovemore Chazingwa Losing heart to the extent of destroying a life that one initially sired with love and guarded over the years has become an abomination among some morally rotten women in our society, First Lady Dr. Auxillia Mnangagwa has observed. The First Lady made the remarks at the occasion of her Nhanga/Gota Male…
Gender justice attainable through women inclusion: Men’s Forum
By Lovemore Chazingwa Women and girls’ inclusion in the socio-economic development trajectory is among some of the most effective interventions to attain gender justice in society, a leading voice has said. Padare/Enkhundleni/Men’s Forum on Gender programs officer, Mr. Jonathana Chindewere made the remarks at First Lady Dr. Auxillia Mnangagwa’s Gota/Nhanga Male Engagement Session at Rimuka…
Multi-stakeholder collaboration tackles drug abuse head-on in Zvimba North
By Elvis Dumba Zvimba North – Efforts in fighting substance abuse by young people are increasing by the day with more partners taking up the call for zero tolerance against the vice. Marian Chombo Trust in partnership with Zimbabwe Churches Platform for Women and Youth Empowerment Organization in conjunction with Joseph. K Murimuni (JKM) has…
AfDB €87 Million loan to Morocco widens social protection, strengthens health services
The program aligns with Morocco’s human development objectives and the Bank’s High 5s strategic goal to foster sustainable and inclusive growth on the continent The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) approved an €87 million loan to implement the Support Program for the Generalization of Social Coverage in Morocco. The primary…
NetOne partners ALCOZ in albinism support initiatives
State-owned mobile telephony giant, NetOne, has partnered with Albino Charity Organization of Zimbabwe (ALCOZ) in an initiative that supports people with albinism as part of its corporate social responsibility. Netone Group Chief Executive Officer, Engineer Raphael Mushanawani, in a speech read by the Netone Matebeleland Regional Manager Ms. Elmah Dube at the belated International…
Indaba snubbed as stakeholders demand disability-inclusive initiatives
By Elvis Dumba Banket – There are still more things to be done to allow community inclusiveness of people with disabilities, an expert in disabilities has said. Dr. Jabulani Mpofu, a Zimbabwe Open University Lecturer in Disability and Special Needs said Zimbabwe is one of the countries which has made tremendous efforts of coming up…
Corruption at NSSA: A case of stealing from the poor
By Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (ZIMCODD) The National Social Security Authority (NSSA) was established in 1989 with the primary mandate of providing sustainable social security schemes for civil servants and employees in Zimbabwe, governed primarily by the National Social Security Authority (NSSA) Act of 1989, Chapter 17: 04. Following, NSSA was established to…
Authorities urged to address water woes at Mashavhi Secondary School in Bikita
A call has been made to responsible authorities to swiftly react and attend to water crises faced by learners and teachers at Mashavhi Secondary School in ward 22 of Bikita. Bikita Residents and Ratepayers Association (BIRRA) has raised concerns over the matter saying that there is a great potential for an outbreak of waterborne diseases…
Child protection financing spurs inclusive development
The High-level Child Budgeting Dialogue by stakeholders held in Harare today has brought to the fore the importance of Child Protection Financing in Zimbabwe. This dialogue led to the exchange of knowledge and generated recommendations that contribute towards shaping and improving national and subnational policy interventions and investment in the Child Protection sector including the…
Treatment adherence vital for winning fight against HIV and AIDS
By Staff Writer Raffingora – Zvimba North Constituency legislator and Ministry of Local Government Deputy Minister, Hon Marian Chombo has urged young people living with HIV to continue having a positive outlook on life and support each other in treatment adherence for healthy living. Donating winter shoes to various HIV+ children and adolescents members of…
Invest in waste management equipment: VP Chiwenga urges council
By Elvis Dumba Banket – Local authorities have been urged to invest in waste management equipment and focus on establishing landfills to ensure community comprehensive waste management. The call was made by Vice President Rtd General Constantino Chiwenga during the National Clean-Up campaign held in Banket yesterday. ” It may take time to purchase all…
ECA-supported SDG reporting in Uganda: voluntary local reviews gain traction
By Baboloki Semele The Government of Uganda has scaled up the practice of voluntary local reviews – which monitor progress made by local governments towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – and is bringing their outcomes to the forefront of its national SDG reporting process. According to a media statement from Economic Commission for Africa…
Strikes in the medical sector: A manifestation of inequality
By own correspondent This week, Zimbabweans were forced again to grapple with the sad news of industrial action by medical practitioners in the public health sector. The news comes at a time when memories of a story carried in The Herald of 5 September 2019 are still fresh. It was one of the most disturbing…
Why Is Nutrigenomics The Biggest Flop In Digital Health?
By Bertalan Meskó, MD, PhD If somebody had told me five years ago that I’d sooner review an A.I. guided portable ultrasound device than a nutrigenomics test, I would have laughed so hard. Yet, here we are, this ultrasound test is almost a year old now, and where is a nutrigenomics test I could finally lay…
UNESCO launches Comprehensive Sexuality Education Online Course for Teachers
UNESCO is organizing a Regional Webinar to launch the newly revamped Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) Online Course for Teachers. The webinar is organized by UNESCO Regional Offices for Eastern and Southern Africa and is bringing together stakeholders from the region. The CSE Online Course for Teachers is a self-paced online course that provides teachers…
All set for Kigali Summit on Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases
The Kigali Summit on Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) takes place today (23 June 2022) alongside the 26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). The Summit is hosted by the Government of Rwanda, and co-convened by The RBM Partnership to End Malaria and Uniting to Combat NTDs. The Summit comes at a pivotal time…
Mental health challenges affect LGBTIQ+ community in Zimbabwe
By Clayton Masekesa MUTARE – For a greater part of his life, John (20) a gay living in Tigers’ Kloof, one of Mutare’s eastern lavish suburbs has been living a marginalized life with no strong support system and he wishes to silently take a sleeping poison and die alone quietly. When John’s father discovered that…
SAGWN, Urgent Action Fund partner on SRHR services for girls, women
The Survivors in Action Grassroots Women Network (SAGWN), with support from Urgent Action Fund – Africa recently distributed 1000 sexual and reproductive health kits for women and girls affected by gender-based violence in the wake of the Covid-19 Pandemic in Chitungwiza and Manyame Districts. They are targeting to reach over 30 000 vulnerable women and…
UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator urges people to embrace healthy lifestyles
United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Zimbabwe, Mr. Edward Kallon has underscored the importance of individuals and populations making healthier choices and following lifestyle patterns that foster good health. He made the call today while delivering a message for the International Day of Yoga (21 June) that was designated by the UN General Assembly….
WTO Landmark Agreement will boost COVID-19 vaccines production: SA
The South African government, local vaccine manufacturers, and organised labour yesterday welcomed the agreement at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) that can support the production of Covid-19 vaccines in developing countries. The agreement allows governments to authorize local manufacturers to produce vaccines or their ingredients, substances, or elements and utilize processes that are covered by…
WTO TRIPS waiver contains a potentially harmful set of clarifications: MSF
More than 20 months since India and South Africa first proposed a landmark intellectual property (IP) waiver to lift IP monopolies on COVID-19 medical tools, World Trade Organization (WTO) members reached a decision today at the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference in Geneva. The problematic version of the waiver that was adopted will essentially only waive certain IP on COVID-19…
WTO trade ministers urged to reject TRIPS waiver draft
Draft ministerial decision on intellectual property waiver woefully inadequate Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and more than 150 civil society organizations—including People’s Vaccine Alliance, Oxfam, and Section27 of South Africa—called yesterday on trade ministers at the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) 12th Ministerial Conference in Geneva to not accept the current draft of the ministerial…
NetOne makes a call to uphold, respect rights of people with albinism
On International Albinism Awareness Day, state-owned mobile telecommunication giant NetOne called on stakeholders to unite under the same voice in advocating for recognition of the rights of people with albinism in Zimbabwe by providing them with access to equal opportunities. The commemorations were held on 13 June 2022 under the hashtags #UnitedInMakingOurVoiceHeard and #Inclusion4equality. At…
Access to menstrual hygiene still a huge challenge
By Muchaneta Chimuka Research has shown that failure to access menstrual hygiene materials such as tampons, and sanitary wear, among others, is leading to high school dropout rates, absenteeism, and low pass rates as many teenage girls, especially in rural communities and peri-urban areas where communities are the hardest hit by price increases of commodities….
Wheelchair relief for youths with disabilities in Harare and Norton
By Marlvin Ngiza Youths with disabilities, specifically with walking difficulties, are set to benefit from a wheelchair charity exercise by a local youth organisation. Exorbitant prices charged on assistive devices have seen many people with disabilities failing to acquire them, a situation that restricts their daily routines. Youth Health Organisation (YOHO) will from next week…
Sanitary wear drive for girls at Churu Farm, Glen view
By Marlvin Ngiza A local youth movement has embarked on an initiative meant to restore girls’ dignity at Churu Farm. This drive comes at the right time when residents in this developing settlement are reported to be needy of basic services such as health. The drive is being spearheaded by Youth Inspire. In an interview…