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Couples Who Sleep Naked Have A More Fulfilling Sexual Relationship

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DO you sleep with your clothes on? Then it’s probably time you ditch those fabrics and start sleeping in your birthday suit. Sleeping naked as a couple could lead to a very healthy and intimate relationship between married couples according to scientific research. By Dr Love Ladies, especially African ladies come up with myths and stories to justify sleeping with their clothes on. “If I sleep naked, evil spirits will have sex with me in my sleep,” they say, while some believe that sleeping naked will allow air to enter…

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Africa to get 220 million Covid-19 vaccine doses

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THE World Health Organization (WHO) has said that once a Covid-19 vaccine is approved, Africa will get at least 220 million initial doses. The first batch will prioritise front-line healthcare workers and vulnerable groups, according to the WHO Africa Program Area Manager Richard Mihigo. He said distribution will be based on the population of each country. Mr Mihigo said all 54 countries had expressed interest in a Covid-19 vaccine. Africa has a population of more than 1.3 billion people. The global vaccine initiative, called COVAX, intends to help purchase and…

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Did You Know That Fake Sunglasses Are Harmful To The Eyes

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SOURCE: DAILY MONITOR WHEN we walk in the sun, we squint and our pupils constrict or become narrower to control the amount of light entering the eyes. This is because of the harmful UVA and UVB rays contained in sunlight. The best way to protect your eyes from these harmful rays is to wear sunglasses. A good pair of sunglasses should be able to simulate the effect of being in a darkened room so the pupils dilate to allow more light in to allow you see better. Brian Isiko, an…

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City Of Harare Releases New Garbage Collection Schedule

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THE City of Harare has released a garbage collection timetable after weeks of failed collections. Through their Facebook Page, the City of Harare said, “Council advises that the Fire at Pomona Dumpsite was successfully suppressed on 31 August. Preparations to resume normal operations at the dumpsite are in progress upon certification by EMA. Meanwhile a blitz operation to clear backlogs that emanated from the two week non collection period commenced on Saturday 29 August. The blitz is being conducted as per attached schedule. When done, normal door to door collections…

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Men with waists over 40 inches ‘are 35% more likely to die of prostate cancer

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MEN who store fat around their midriff are in greater danger of dying from prostate cancer, research suggests. A man with 40inch (103cm) waist or above has a 35 per cent higher risk of dying from the disease than one who wears a 35inch (90cm) or lower trouser size. The Oxford University study, looking at more than 200,000 men, did not find an increased risk in people with higher overall body fat if it was spread around the body. This suggests it is the specific location of the fat that…

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WHO Reports 90% Disruptions To Key Health Services Since COVID-19 Pandemic

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THE World Health Organisation (WHO) has published a first indicative survey on the impact of COVID-19 on health systems based on 105 countries’ reports amidst data collected from five regions over the period from March to June 2020  which illustrate that almost every country (90%) experienced disruption to its health services, with low- and middle-income countries reporting the greatest difficulties. HealthTimes Most countries reported that many routine and elective services have been suspended, while critical care – such as cancer screening and treatment and HIV therapy – has seen high-risk…

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SAfAIDS Launches Strategy (2021-2025) To Advance Access To SRHR For All

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SOUTHERN Africa HIV & AIDS Information Dissemination Service (SAfAIDS) has launched strategy 2021-2025 in a bid to advance Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) through promoting Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI), and Resilience building. According to SAFAIDS, the goals and objectives of the strategy can only be achieved through prioritising populations defined as vulnerable, marginalised, hard-to-penetrate or motivate, key or at-risk; divided by trait and identity; across community, institutional, policy-making and leadership levels. We are fully cognisant that SRH outcomes can no longer be sustained in isolation, without…

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First Woman May Be Cured of HIV Without a Bone Marrow Transplant

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Loreen Willenberg is part of a group of elite controllers whose HIV appears to be locked away where it can’t produce new virus. A California woman may be the first person to be cured of HIV without a bone marrow transplant, according to a recent report in Nature. More than 60 other so-called elite controllers, who have unusually potent immune responses to HIV, were found to have their virus sequestered in parts of their genome where it is unable to replicate. HealthTimes The unusual case involves Loreen Willenberg, who acquired…

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Africa Declared Polio Free, WHO Director Salutes Partners

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Africa Regional Certification Commission certified the WHO African Region as wild polio-free after four years without a case. With this historic milestone, five of the six WHO regions – representing over 90% of the world’s population – are now free of the wild poliovirus, moving the world closer to achieving global polio eradication. Only two countries worldwide continue to see wild poliovirus transmission: Pakistan and Afghanistan. The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) congratulates the national governments of the 47 countries in the WHO African Region for today’s achievement. Ending wild…

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