Day: December 18, 2024

Drug Users Call for Affordable Public Rehabilitation Centres

Kuda Pembere

By Kuda Pembere, recently in Gweru Persons Who Use and Inject Drugs (PWUID) have urged the government to expedite the establishment of public rehabilitation centres, citing unaffordable costs at private facilities. Currently, there are no state-owned rehab centres, but the government claims to have identified suitable locations across all provinces for future facilities. During a two-day harm reduction workshop organized by SAYWHAT in Gweru, Jonathan, a participant and drug user, posed a question to Chipo Ziweva, the Mental Health Officer from the Ministry of Health and Child Care’s Bulawayo Provincial…

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CSOs Engage Parliamentarians in Post-Budget Dialogue on Healthcare Financing

Michael Gwarisa

By Michael Gwarisa Amidst growing concerns over Zimbabwe’s healthcare funding shortfalls, civil society organizations (CSOs) recently convened a post-budget dialogue with Parliamentary Portfolio Committees on Health, Budget and Finance, Women Affairs, and the Thematic Committee on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The event, hosted by Youth Gate, SAfAIDS, and the Partnership for Social Accountability (PSA) Alliance, brought together key stakeholders, including representatives from the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC), the Ministry of Finance, the National AIDS Council (NAC), and the National Family Planning Council. Speaking during the meeting, Honourable…

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Multi-Stakeholder Meeting Targets Documentation Gaps Blocking Women’s Access to Healthcare

Michael Gwarisa

By Michael Gwarisa To address persistent challenges related to access to documentation and healthcare for women and girls, the Institute for Young Women’s Development (IYWD), in collaboration with the Alliance for Community-Based Organizations (ACBOS), hosted a one-day Multi-Stakeholder Engagement meeting in Harare. The meeting convened key stakeholders and community representatives from regions where access to documentation remains a significant hurdle. Women in rural and mining communities, particularly in Mashonaland Central and Mashonaland West provinces, face compounded challenges stemming from inadequate access to proper identification documents. These include birth certificates, national…

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