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ZUNDAF advances SDGs agenda
The United Nations office in Zimbabwe has fully embraced the 2030 Agenda which pursues the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as its roadmap for inclusive development. The United Nations Team in Zimbabwe, in support of national development priorities and in partnership with development partners, has reiterated its commitments articulated under the 2016-2020 Zimbabwe United Nations Development…
NAC Hails moonlight HIV testing services
By Edward Makuzva The National AIDS Council (NAC) has hailed the moonlight HIV testing programme which is designed to cater people who cannot being tested during the day because of their busy work schedules or for various reasons. Addressing journalists in Mutare on Tuesday at a digital media workshop, NAC Chief Executive officer, Dr Tapuwa Magure said…
Climate change impacts human development
By Patricia Mashiri The Zimbabwe Human Development report focuses on critically analysing issues pertaining to climate change and its impacts on the livelihood of people, food security, health and education. The report was guided by Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) and the Ministry of Macroeconomic Planning and Investment to provide an in-depth analysis…
Gambian delegation impressed by Zim Results Based Financing in health
By Patricia Mashiri A delegation from Gambia which has been in the country for almost two weeks to exchange notes with the country on how to implement results based financing (RBF) said it was impressed with what the health sector is doing in Zimbabwe. The delegation was scheduled to meet health officials at the ministry’s…
High cost of blood hampers access to health: CWGH
The Community Working Group on Health (CWGH) has lamented the high cost of blood and said it was one of the major barriers that prevent ordinary Zimbabweans from accessing and enjoying their health entitlements and rights as enshrined in the country’s constitution. “Faced with worsening economic challenges and growing unemployment, Zimbabwe continues to lose precious…
Online media plays critical role in reducing HIV and AIDS incidences
By Nevson Mpofu Online media has grown so pervasive such that there is need to recognise digital journalists working hard to reach millions across the World. This comes at a time Zimbabwe has done extraordinary wonders in reducing HIV and AIDS prevalence and new incidence rates in the country. Addressing an online pack of…
Government welcomes scientifically based healthcare tariffs proposal
Deputy Health and Childcare Minister Aldrin Musiiwa has commended the Association of Healthcare Funders of Zimbabwe (AHFoZ) and the Zimbabwe Medical Association (ZiMA) for pursuing a scientifically based fees tariff that is fair to all parties. “As government we expect that this will bring to an end the perennial quarrels over fees and bring much…
NDCs among strategies to address climate change challenges
By Byron Mutingwende The Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) are among the strategies aimed at addressing the challenges associated with climate change. Climate change has the potential to impact negatively on almost all sectors of the economy. Zimbabwe like other African countries has been experiencing impacts of climate change which includes severe floods, frequent…
Road safety everyone’s responsibility: TSCZ
By Byron Mutingwende and Patricia Mashiri The Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe (TSCZ) has said everyone has a duty to ensure road safety so as to stop and reduce road traffic deaths by 50% by the year 2020. Obio Murambiwa Chinyere, the TSCZ Director made the remarks on the occasion of the road safety media…
ZICHIRE-BC Target Youths on SRH Issues through Sports
By Edward Makuzva Zimbabwe Community Health Intervention Research Project Behaviour Change (ZICHIRE-BC) is targeting youths in sports initiative as a platform to raise awareness on key issues impacting their lives including HIV and AIDS, drug abuse as well as Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) issues. In an interview, on Saturday during the under 21 challenge soccer league invitational…
Zim Results Based Financing to guide Gambians on implementing MCNH Project
By Byron Mutingwende A delegation from Gambia is in Zimbabwe to exchange notes with the country on how to implement results based financing (RBF) on maternal and child nutrition health (MCNH) project, it has emerged. Speaking at a welcome reception for the Gambian delegation in Harare on Monday 3 September 2017, Aldrin Musiiwa,…
Stakeholders ponder healthcare ecosystem
The Healthcare Ecosystem and Quality of Life is the theme of this year’s Association of Healthcare Funders of Zimbabwe (AHFoZ) Annual Stakeholders’ Conference, which takes place at the Kingdom Hotel in Victoria Falls this week, from Wednesday (September 6) to Saturday (September 9). The theme emphasises the role that different players in the health sector,…
CWGH embarks on typhoid awareness clean-up campaign
By Patricia Mashiri The Community working group on health (CWGH) has embarked on typhoid awareness clean-up campaigns following the massive outbreak of typhoid in Hatcliffe. The clean-up was held under the theme “a clean and health environment is your right and responsibility”. In his opening remarks during the clean-up campaign on Friday 25 July 2017,…
Nurses threaten strike and withdrawal from Health Services Board
By Byron Mutingwende The nurse managers and educators in government are bemoaning the deteriorating conditions of service since the enactment of the Health Services Act in 2005. Speaking at a stakeholders’ consultative meeting in Harare on Friday 25 July 2017, Simangaliso Mafu, the President of the Zimbabwe Nurses Association said there was a…
Haile brings vast experience to the UNAIDS Zimbabwe team
By Byron Mutingwende The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Zimbabwe has a new Country Director, Mr. Girmay Haile who brings a vast wealth of experience to the team. Mr. Haile assumed office on 03 July 2017 and is a national of Eritrea. He was also elected to serve as the Dean…
Between A Rock and A Hard Place – A Gay Man’s Tale
Being gay is often described as one of the negative after-effects of colonisation. The residue of the hedonistic white man’s over-liberal approach to life, over-experimentation with things sexual and the downright sinful baseness of his mind. The African person who has gone on to exhibit any such traits is easily dismissed as having fallen culprit…
NMB launches range of life assurance products at Agric Show
By Spiked Correspondent NMB Bank has launched a range of life assurance products at the Harare Agricultural Show branded NMBLife. The new range of products embraces life assurance, a retirement plan and a funeral plan. Those who sign up for any of the three NMBLife products this week are being given an instant gift in…
Sexual minority rights still undermined
By Patricia Mashiri and Byron Mutingwende Both the society and the media are undermining sexual rights of minority groups, in contrast with the spirit of leaving no one behind as espoused in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS). In his opening remarks at a workshop held in harare under the theme “Media engagement Workshop on Sexual…
Adolescents in SRHR storm
By Byron Mutingwende It is six o’clock in the evening at the Booster area in Mabvuku and Kumbirai (13) is wearing a skimpy dress revealing a greater proportion of her thighs. A street party is just about to kick off and music is already booming from the titanic loudspeakers. For her age, Kumbirai is…
RBZ, Miracle Missions, ARC promoting financial inclusion and good health of PWDs
By Patricia Mashiri and Byron Mutingwende In an effort to promote financial inclusion among people with disabilities (PWDs) and afford them quality health services, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), the Adult Rape Clinic (ARC) and Miracle Missions partnered to capacitate this excluded group. In her speech at the networking meeting with PWDs held at…
Malnutrition in Pakistan high due to lack of breastfeeding: MSF
Health Reporter The Doctors Without Borders/MSF has expressed concern at the alarming trend in Dera Murad Jamali, Baluchistan – Pakistan, where many children are suffering from malnutrition due to lack of breast feeding. Malnutrition is also being further caused by poor health seeking behaviour, unsafe drinking water and unhygienic practices in the area. Doctors Without Borders…
Breastfeed at work – women told
By Edward Makuzva Minister of Health and Child Care, Dr David Parirenyatwa has urged workplace, formal or informal sectors to create an enabling environment that allow time for women to breast feed during working hours. Addressing delegates yesterday,at Zimbabwe Grounds, Highfield at the official launch of the 2017 World breastfeeding Week, Minister Parirenyatwa said the…
Africa CDC centre to improve NCDs surveillance, preparedness and response
By Health Correspondent Central African countries meeting last week on Thursday and Friday operationalised the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention’s (Africa CDC) Regional Collaborating Centre (RCC). The centre will coordinate the efforts of Burundi, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Sao Tomé and Principe and Chad to jointly strengthen surveillance, emergency…
Breastfeeding beneficial to mothers and babies
By Patricia Mashiri Latest evidence provided by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) shows that breastfeeding is beneficial to both mothers and babies. In a joint statement, the two UN agencies expressed concern that no country in the world fully meets recommended standards for breastfeeding. This was revealed in…
SafAIDS youth programme addresses cultural barriers to HIV
By Nevson Mpofu Tradition and culture negatively impact programmes that empower many promising young people. Although young people might still be disadvantaged by several social , economic and political factors related to culture and tradition, SAFAIDS, an HIV and AIDS regional organisation has taken a stance towards African values which over the past decades have…
Adolescents still face sexual inequalities
By Edward Makuzva After decades of programming to improve adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH), it has become increasingly clear that strengthening access to, and the quality of, services does not alone suffice to improve health outcomes, says family planning experts. They say sexual and reproductive health (SRH) of adolescents is now strongly influenced by…
HIV researchers, young investigators and pioneers honoured
Leadership in HIV research and efforts to improve access to HIV prevention and treatment were recognised through prizes and awards presented at the 9th IAS Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2017). The IAS and its partners presented prizes for outstanding research in HIV, including exceptional research by young investigators; grants and fellowships to support promising…
HIV prevalence remains high among youths
Experts focus on innovative solutions to speed up progress against HIV among youth The world has made great strides in reducing the impact of HIV, and AIDS-related deaths are on the decline in every age group – except among adolescents. New UNAIDS estimates show that young people continue to be at elevated risk for HIV…
MSF Sounds Alarm Over High Numbers of People Dying from AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa
Global attention needed to prevent and treat AIDS in antiretroviral era An unacceptably high number of people from sub-Saharan Africa have been left out of the global HIV response—without access to treatment or medical care—and they continue to develop and die from AIDS-related diseases, according to data released by the international medical humanitarian organisation Doctors…
IAS 2017 to feature new discoveries and advances in HIV prevention and treatment
Conference highlights importance of continued investment in HIV research and translating science into action (Paris, France) – More than 6,000 HIV professionals from around the world have gathered in Paris for the 9th IAS Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2017), the world’s largest open scientific meeting on HIV. The four-day conference is organized by the…
Hope for HIV+ infants, children and adolescents
By Byron Mutingwende George Makona (16) was born to HIV positive parents at a rural hospital in Nyanga. By then programmes on prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) had not been fully grasped by some of the rural dwellers. “I was a victim of denial. When we were tested positive for HIV,…
WHO urges action against HIV drug resistance threat
By Byron Mutingwende The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that there is an increasing trend of resistance to HIV drugs in its detailed report based on national surveys conducted in several countries and registered fears that the threat could undermine global progress in treating and preventing HIV infection if early and effective action is…
Invest in HIV Science to end epidemic: IAS 2017 Scientific co-chairs
By Byron Mutingwende The International AIDS Society (IAS) 2017 Scientific Co-Chairs, Linda-Gail Bekker and Jean-François Delfraissy have said HIV science matters in ending the epidemic – a situation that requires the continued contribution of and investment in science. The experts said scientific knowledge is the backbone of the HIV response. “Over the past 30 years,…
UNAIDS Report silent on need to scale up HIV treatment: MSF
By Byron Mutingwende Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has noted that while progress has been made, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) report released on Thursday 20 July 2017 fails to recognise the need for continued support to scale-up treatment and prevent needless AIDS-related deaths. The UNAIDS report shows a reduction in AIDS-related…
Gaps remain in fulfilling unmet family planning needs
By Byron Mutingwende Shoorai Mugari lives near Mushumbi Pools in Mbire District of Mashonaland Central Province and has just given birth to triplet boys when her eldest child (a girl) is just nine months old. “I am now a mother of four in just one year. My husband is unemployed and every season…
Prevention of parent-to-child transmission important
By Nevson Mpofu The prevention of parent to child transmission remains crucial for countries of the world to achieve the reduction of HIV and AIDS prevalent rate . This is important in children growing up to become parents . Advocacy in supporting HIV prevention remains important in communities so as to reduce parent to child…
UNFPA supporting maternal health, family planning and SRHR
The United Nations Population Fund has over the past couple of years made great strides in supporting humanitarian programmes in maternal health, family planning, sexual and reproductive health, gender based violence and HIV and AIDS. UNFPA gives support in these thematic areas in order to bring back home open space for healthy well-being, social status…
Legislation of DNA as new form of admissible evidence on the cards
By Byron Mutingwende The Law Development Commission (LDC), with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Centre for Applied Legal Research has embarked on a project to promote an effective justice delivery system through use of legislation that introduces new forms of admissible evidence like the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). “The…
Wellness a key pillar of health and safety: Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe
By Byron Mutingwende Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe has embarked on a community initiative meant to promote physical wellness as a key pillar for the people’s health and safety. Through the “Run for a Good Cause” event held at at Belgravia Sports Club in Harare on Saturday 8 July 2017, in line with Lafarge Cement…
HEALTH, A KEY CONSIDERATION FOR 2018
By Jealousy Mawarire If you want to see how Zimbabweans are not serious about rebuilding this country, just look at the flippancy they exhibit towards the health of the 2018 presidential aspirants, especially President Robert Mugabe and Former Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai. While Americans were worried about the health of both Hillary Clinton and Donald…
SHOT IN THE ARM FOR DISASTER VICTIMS
By Lovemore Chadzingwa HARARE – REPRODUCTIVE health and hygiene needs of women and girls are often neglected in times of disaster with communities only prioritising food and accommodation, a senior representative at United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has said. UNFPA Zimbabwe assistant representative Abbigail Msemburi made the remarks in her speech at the official handover…
Behaviour change facilitators unpack community health issues
By Byron Mutingwende A plethora of health issues affecting communities came to the fore at a meeting that brought together behaviour change facilitators that was organised by the Zimbabwe Community Health Intervention Research (Zichire) at New Ambassador Hotel in Harare on 28 June 2017. Christina Gonese, the Zichire Demand Generation Provincial Manager said…
Family, society support wins war against drug abuse
By Byron Mutingwende Chengetai Majoni (35) was identified by his old teenage friend on the streets of Johannesburg, heavily sick and addicted to drugs. Back home in Bikita, his parents and relatives had assumed that he had died a long time ago since they had never heard from him since 1997 when he ran…
Guard against pollution and promote a green economy
NEVSON MPOFU Nations in their frantic bid to reduce pollution are severely pulled down by human fertility factors related to high birth rate causing high population, which is the main anthropogenic agent of several pollution types. Population explosion compromises on fast rate resource scarcity, a contributing factor to loss of Biodiversity through mismanaged Human and…
Health is a right for all: stakeholders
By Byron Mutingwende Lizzy Kanyimo (eight months pregnant) arrives at the local clinic, her stomach bulging. In the left hand she is holding a stick that helps her to get balance. Her left leg is shorter than the right one. “So these cripples loves sex as well! These men are cruel. How can…