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DPA Solar to save Zimbabwe millions in foreign exchange
Targets new industrial, mining investors in $250 power investment Distributed Power Africa (DPA), the solar power business of the Econet Group, has said its Zimbabwean venture will save the country millions of dollars in foreign exchange on electricity power imports and on the costs of the importation of diesel generators and diesel fuel. …
Solar power improving outcomes at health centres countrywide
By Byron Mutingwende Health delivery is improving at centres countrywide where solar power units were installed. Speaking during a visit and tour of the solar unit at Budiriro Poly Clinic in Harare on 17 March 2018, David Parirenyatwa, the minister of health and child care who was accompanied by a delegation from the United…
2017 Zimbabwe Human Development Report focuses on climate resilience building
By Byron Mutingwende Building a climate resilient nation is among the country’s aspirations and the focus of the 2017 Zimbabwe Human Development Report (ZHDR) on this theme resonates with this trajectory. In her remarks at the launch of the report at Meikles Hotel on 16 March 2018, Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri, the minister of environment,…
German Embassy donates sewing factory, machines to sex workers in Epworth
By Joyce Mukucha In a bid to rehabilitate and give a foundation for an independent life to commercial sex workers in Epworth, the German Embassy donated nine sewing machines and opened a sewing factory for them. The scheme that sought to steer up their lives, empower as well as give them a meaningful purpose is…
NBSZ saga: End of an era remains elusive
By Farai Chirimumimba The major focus of this article is to shed light on the complex dynamics of the debate around the National Blood Service of Zimbabwe (NBSZ) bloody operations and to consider how the blood donors, media and the general public can contribute meaningfully and constructively to the debate. The debate should be balanced,…
Gutu Hospital receives LEEP machine from MSF
By Joyce Mukucha Medicins Sans Frontiers (MSF) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) on the 6th of March 2018 commissioned Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure (LEEP) machine that will be used to diagnose women with pre-cancerous lesions in Gutu. Gutu is the only rural district in the country that has more…
Katswe Sisterhood launches sanitary bank
By Patricia Mashiri Katswe Sisterhood has launched a sanitary bank in which they will be collecting sanitary wear for the young girls and women in schools. This follows the demonstration done on 16 February that was called the #HappyFlow campaign/petition which they hope to submit to the government with the support of the Honourable Member…
Children with albinism receive sunscreen lotions
By Joyce Mukucha In a way of supporting parents of children with albinism, the Promotion of Health, Opportunity Equality, Benevolence and Empowerment for Black and Ethnic Minority (PHOEBE) a non-governmental organisation based in the United Kingdom donated sunscreen lotions to the Zimbabwe Albino Association (ZIMAS) to cater for children who are in such condition. …
Nutritionists call for increase in budget allocation for health
By Byron Mutingwende Nutritionists are calling for the National Budget to allocate the threshold prescribed in the Abuja Declaration to the health sector if the country is to realise positive economic development outcomes. “The National Budget should allocate at least 15% to healthcare in line with the Abuja Declaration target. Empirical evidence has…
Government to make mobile money platforms interoperable
By Joyce Mukucha Government has noted that there is no easy of doing business in as far as Mobile Networks Operators are concerned. This is because Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) are not yet fully registered thereby wallet transfer have not been incorporated. As a response to this, the Ministry of Information Communication Technology and…
Carving and sustaining economic identities in evolving agricultural ecosystems
By Charles Dhewa While billions of dollars have gone into African agriculture, smallholder farmers and other food producers are yet to be characterised and structured in ways that give them a recognisable economic identity. Unless value chain actors have a clear economic identity, it will remain difficult for them to participate in a fast-moving global…
Government applauds MSF for providing quality mental health services
By Joyce Mukucha The Government of Zimbabwe has commended Medicins Sans Frontiers (MSF) for the great strides it has taken to support and provide quality mental health care in the country. Mental health is a crisis in Zimbabwe and across the country. It is said 10 percent of the population experience a mental illness. In…
RTG Gateway App offers convenience, access to tourism products
By Byron Mutingwende The Rainbow Tourism Group (RTG) has launched the tourism industry’s first integrated mobile application – the RTG Gateway App that is set to bring more convenience to the sector. In her speech while officially launching the App, Priscah Mupfumira, the minister of tourism and hospitality industry described the product as…
Increase the Uptake of Condoms: Ministry of Health
By Patricia Mashiri and Joyce Mukucha The Ministry of Health and Child Care has advised the nation to increase the use of condoms to lower the risk of HIV infection. In his speech at the Condom International Day Commemorations held in Caledonia, health minister Dr David Parirenyatwa, represented by Dr. Tapuwa Magure, the Chief Executive…
DR-TB Drug Combination has immense benefits: MSF Research
New research published today in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal by the international medical humanitarian organisation Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) provides strong evidence that a combination of two new drugs for tuberculosis (TB)—the world’s leading infectious disease killer—could be used to treat drug-resistant (DR-TB) forms of the disease. These findings encourage the wider use of…
Watch out against being drugged on Valentine’s Day: ZCLDN
By ZCLDN This month, millions of people are expressing affection to their loved ones. On 14 February, the romantic mood is expected to rise as people remember Valentine’s Day. However, there have been countless sad stories of how people have lost their lives, robbed or raped after falling prey to criminals who spike drinks on…
Diabetes awareness campaigns widen
By Patricia Mashiri The Diabetes awareness campaigns are widening and covering almost all parts of the country. These campaigns are done by the Zimbabwe Diabetes Association. Dr John Mangwiro, the President of Zimbabwe Diabetes Association said his organisation and other stakeholders are raising awareness to the people about the disease. They do so through free…
Public smoking a danger to peoples’ lives
By Joyce Mukucha Public health officials have strongly warned that passive smoking causes diseases which include lung cancer and heart disease in non-smoking adults. In a normal society, smokers should desist from public smoking as it cause dangers to public health. There are places where smoking should not be permitted at all. These include…
Orthopaedic surgery delays for victims of road traffic accidents at Parirenyatwa
The Passenger Association of Zimbabwe (PAZ) have registered concern to the effect that victims of road traffic accidents are taking long without undergoing orthopaedic surgery at Parirenyatwa Hospital in Harare. “It has come to our attention that a number of victims of road traffic accidents who required urgent orthopaedic surgery at Parirenyatwa Hospital have not…
NBSZ EGM adjourned as members questioned the credibility of the board
By Farai Chirimumimba Members of the National Blood Service Zimbabwe (NBSZ) forced the adjournment of an Extra-Ordinary General Meeting (EGM) called for last Friday saying that they needed time to consult and come up with an informed decision after the board failed to provide answers to several questions raised from the floor. The agenda for…
PWDs are not a charity case: Young Voices
By Byron Mutingwende and Patricia Mashiri Disability should not be looked at as a charity case, Young Voices (YV) advocacy committee members said at their meeting to welcome new recruits in Harare. “Being disabled does not mean one should be ignorant and demand goods from people. PWDs are not a charity case. We can work…
Zimbabwe among six leading countries on tackling malaria
By Byron Mutingwende Zimbabwe emerged as one of the continental torchbearers when it was among six countries honoured for exemplary leadership in driving down malaria cases by the African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA) at the 30th African Union Summit held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia recently. The 2018 ALMA Awards for Excellence were presented to the…
CZI seeks to improve ease of doing business
By Joyce Mukucha The Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI), in pursuit of improving the way of doing business in the country is impelemnting measures that seek to address bottlenecks in the sector. Speaking during the 2018 CZI Economic Outlook Symposium which took place at Meikles Hotel on the 30th of January 2018, the CZI President…
Government rationalises state enterprises
By Joyce Mukucha The Office of the President and Cabinet, the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development and the State Enterprises Restructuring Agency together with line ministries and other relevant agencies of Government are carrying out procedures to improve a rationalisation of the State Enterprise and Parastatal sector. Finance and Economic Development minister, Patrick Chinamasa…
Vendors urged to prevent cholera spread
By Patricia Mashiri The Harare City Council has urged vendors to move to designated areas following the outbreak of cholera reported in Chegutu, Mashonaland West Province. The outbreak was suspected to have been started at a funeral in the local village of Chegutu. The Harare City council is advising all vendors who handle food to…
VMCZ introduces Investigative Journalism Fund
By Joyce Mukucha As this year’s harmonised elections are expected to take place in a few months’ time, the Voluntary Media Council of Zimbabwe (VMCZ) is committed to improving and promoting quality election and investigative reporting through the introduction of an Investigative Journalism Fund. The fund is a competitive approach mainly centred on providing skills,…
World Vision pursues ending violence against children
By Patricia Mashiri and Joyce Mukucha In an effort to bring togetherness in people and end violence against children, World Vision Zimbabwe and its global partners will be implementing a 5-year campaign called ‘It takes the world to end violence against children’. The campaign which will run under the theme ‘Together we can end sexual…
Practice good hygiene: Parirenyatwa
By Joyce Mukucha and Patricia Mashiri The Minister of Health and Child Care, Dr David Parirenyatwa has urged the public to practice good hygiene following cholera related deaths reported in Chegutu Municipality in Mashonaland West Province on the 18th of January 2018. Parirenyatwa said there were 32 cases (30 suspected and 2 confirmed) and Four…
Government geared to deliver quality health
By Joyce Mukucha The Ministries of Health and Child Care(MHoCC) and Finance and Economic Development (MoFED) have reiterated a compelling need to develop innovative ways of supporting the health sector to ensure that its value chain and all other sectors directly or indirectly are linked to health delivery are appropriately aligned to the national objective…
Chinese donation to improve cervical cancer screening and treatment
By Patricia Mashiri In a bid to provide accessible health services to Zimbabwean citizens, China has donated equipment for early screening and treatment of cervical cancer to the Ministry of Health and Child Care. The equipment worth US$500 000 was donated to Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals and handed over to Dr David Parirenyatwa, Minister of…
Zim receives US$ 502m healthcare funding
By Staff Reporter The Global Fund has unveiled US$ 502 million healthcare funding to Zimbabwe. The grants will be put in place by the Ministry of Health Child Care (MOHCC), UNDP together with Civil Society Organisations and National Aids Council (NAC). The funding will support HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria programmes and to build resilient systems…
Global Grassroots Women’s Congress to focus on urban solutions
By Byron Mutingwende GLOBAL WOMEN’S MOVEMENT TO SHOWCASE TOP-SHELF SOLUTIONS ON URBAN ISSUES AT WORLD URBAN FORUM 9 The Huairou Commission have announced the launch of their inaugural Global Grassroots Women’s Congress, as well as their participation in the World Urban Forum 9 to be held from February 2-5, 2018 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Instrumental…
MSF donates to Ministry of Health and Child Care
By Audrey Rundofa Medicins Sans Frontiers (MSF) has donated a vehicle (Toyota Land Cruiser) worth $30 000 and sundry worth $3 450 to Ministry of Health and Child Care (Mental Health Services Department). The furniture consisted of eight chairs, fan, heater, binder, laminator and one armed chair. The donation took place in Harare on the…
UNHCR reiterates commitment to continue supporting Zim refugees
By Audrey Rundofa and Patricia Mashiri The country is currently holding over 11 000 refugees at Tongogara Refugee Camp. The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has renewed its commitment to compliment Government of Zimbabwe’s efforts in managing the welfare of the refugees. According to the Zimbabwe Inter-Agency Refugee Appeal of June 2017, the…
$7, 6m Health Development Fund for essential medicines and equipment
The Ministry of Health and Child Care has released US$ 7.6 million to the Health Development Fund (HDF) for the purchase of essential medicines and equipment for government health institutions countrywide. The channeling of the funding by the Government of Zimbabwe through the Health Development Fund attests to the trust and benefit the government has derived through the HDF. The…
Cervical cancer a cause for concern among women
By Judith Kajuma Cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer related deaths in women in Zimbabwe with HIV infected people more likely to also have a concurrent human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. There are different types of cancer that occur in HIV positive people and are classified as HIV related cancers, cervical cancer being among…
Mismanagement to blame for council’s shoddy service delivery
By Byron Mutingwende Harare Municipality is facing a myriad of challenges but Mayor Bernard Manyenyeni has put the blame squarely on executive interference and gross mismanagement for the shoddy service delivery. Speaking during a stakeholder engagement meeting at in Harare on Friday 29 December 2017, Manyenyeni highlighted that the city had no ultimate…
PDP calls for media reforms
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has said a free press is one of the pillars of a constitutional democracy and an essential means of public participation in decision making and urged the political leadership to guarantee it to be enable citizens to make informed decisions. “The People’s Democratic Change is aware of the fact that…
The state of the nation address reveals a leader hoping for the better
By Farai Chirimumimba As Emmerson Mnangagwa navigate the last 8 months of his predecessor, Mr Robert Mugabe, he gave himself a “damning” report card on Wednesday — and a to-do list before the 2018 harmonised elections slotted for July/August. Delivering his maiden State of the Nation address in Harare, Mnangagwa was not expected to give…
Africa urged to harness youth demographic dividend
By Byron Mutingwende Africa has a youth bulge and there is need for the continent to harness the demographic dividend so as to guard against future potential socio-economic crisis and disharmony, it has emerged. The sentiments were expressed on 20 December 2017 on the occasion of the official signing of a memorandum of…
Multi-sectorial partnerships vital in resilience building for girl empowerment
By Byron Mutingwende Mazvita Jacob (not real name) relives the emotional experiences of the day she was raped by her uncle last year when she was 17 years old. When left alone, she cries and says she sees visions of the perpetrator coming to abuse her all over again. Her auntie Patience says…
Sport serves as a safe zone for vulnerable girls
By Byron Mutingwende The girl child is the most vulnerable in the community due to a multiplicity of factors, chief among them gender based violence. In an effort to create safe zones for the girl child against this menace, the Zimbabwe Community Health Intervention Research (ZICHIRe) behaviour change project has introduced sporting activities targeting…
CSOs should develop local initiatives for resilience building: ZICHIRe
By Byron Mutingwende and Patricia Mashiri In a bid to shun donor dependence and create home grown interventions that build resilience among communities, the Zimbabwe Community Health Intervention Research project (ZiCHIRe) has extended a giving hand to an orphanage in Marondera. In his address while handing over the donation of an assortment of goods sourced…
Grassroots women mothers of children with disability grapple with adverse effects of climate change
By Byron Mutingwende The Global Community is living no stone unturned in their endeavour to develop sustainable community responsive strategies to ensure adaptability and resilience in the wake of extreme hunger and severe poverty. Zimbabwe Parents of the Handicapped Children joined the Global Community in making frantic efforts to ensure grassroots women particularly mothers…
Economist calls for cut in wasteful recurrent expenditures in health
By Byron Mutingwende Renowned economist, Prosper Chitambara has said the 2018 National Budget contains pragmatic measures to cut unproductive and wasteful recurrent expenditures while scaling up social and capital expenditures, a situation that provides a solid foundation for medium term development if implemented. Chitambara was analysing the health implications of the 2018 National…