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24 000 GBV Cases Recorded Annually In Zim: Musasa Project

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A total of 24 000 gender based violence (GBV) cases against women are reported in  Zimbabwean annually, a Musasa Project official revealed on Wednesday. By Kudakwashe Pembere Speaking at the Men’s Conference officiated by the First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa,Musasa programmes manager Ms Precious Taru said their offices is seized with the shocking thousands of cases of women facing this threat every year. In 2018 alone, the organisation received 26 000 cases of gender based violence. At Musasa, the average number of women we have at our centres and safe houses…

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Mthuli Ncube Urged To Review Sanitary Wear Prices In Supplementary Budget

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SANITARY  Aid Zimbabwe Trust has implored Finance Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube to at least address the astronomical prices for sanitary wear when he presents the Mid-Term Fiscal Review and Supplementary Budget. By Kudakwashe Pembere The organisation said since December last year, prices for sanitary pads have risen by 800 percent making the product more of a luxury than right. Sanitary Aid Zimbabwe executive director Theresa Nyava said, “As Sanitary Aid Zimbabwe Trust, we acknowledge that the 2019 National Budget scrapped VAT and customs duty on selected imported sanitary wear products…

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143 Maternal Deaths Recorded in Zim Since Beginning Of Year- MoHCC

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A total of 143 maternal deaths were recorded throughout Zimbabwe over the period January to July 2018 owing various maternal related complications. By Michael Gwarisa According to the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) in July, six maternal mortality cases were reported during the week ending 14 July 2019. This brings the total number of people who have died of maternal mortality to 143 so far this year. The deaths were reported from Northern District (1), Harare Central Hospital (2), Chitungwiza Central Hospital (1) in Harare Province, UBH (1)…

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PrEP Use High Among Young African Girls But Fades After Three Months- Study

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IN a study of open-label Truvada as daily pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to prevent HIV among 427 young African women and adolescent girls, 95% initiated the HIV prevention strategy, and most used PrEP for the first three months. However, PrEP use fell among participants in this critical population during a year of follow-up clinic visits, although HIV incidence at 12 months was low. The preliminary results suggest that tailored, evidence-based adherence support strategies may be needed to durably engage young African women in consistent PrEP use. The study, known as HPTN…

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Mushambadope Appointed CIMAS MD

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MR Martin Mushambadope has been appointed CIMAS Medical Aid managing director. He fills in the gap left by the late Mr Washington Madziwadondo.who passed on in a tragic accident in March this year. “Cimas is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Martin Mushambadope as the Managing Director of Cimas Medical Aid. He comes to join us with a wealth of experience in health insurance, Telecoms, IT, Banking and finance,”  CIMAS said in a tweet. Mr Musambadope in January this year resigned from Liquid Telecom where he was deputy managing…

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450 000 Women Receive Contraception In 2018: PSZ

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OVER 450 000 women obtained contraceptive services from Population Services Zimbabwe (PSZ) in 2018. By Kudakwashe Pembere This was said by PSZ Country Director Mr Abebe Shibru at the official opening of their clinic in Epworth on Thursday. “In the year 2018 alone, more than 450 000 women received a contraceptive services provided by Population Services Zimbabwe,” he said. He however bemoaned the large gap in undeserved and unmet need. Access to Long Acting And Permanent Methods (LAPMs) is still very limited nationwide and represents just 11 percent of the Modern…

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Implications of Statutory Instrument 142 of 2019 on the Health Sector

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THE government through the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development recently announced major changes in the monetary policy of Zimbabwe following the imposition of the Statutory Instrument 142 of 2019. By Zimbabwe AIDS Network Monetary policy is a macroeconomic policy that is laid down by the central bank of a country to show the financial plan of the government. As the Zimbabwean economy imploded, characterized by hyperinflationary environment in 2008, the country abandoned its local currency, the Zimbabwean dollar, in April 2009 as the official currency and adopted the multicurrency…

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Dolutegravir Now Safe For All Women: WHO

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THE World Health Organisation says it is now safe to use dolutegravir as a preferred antiretroviral drug on all populations including pregnant women and those of childbearing potential following new evidence assessing benefits and risks By Kudakwashe Pembere Initial studies highlighted a possible link between DTG and neural tube defects (birth defects of the brain and spinal cord that cause conditions such as spina bifida) in infants born to women using the drug at the time of conception.  This caused some scepticism of the drug. This potential safety concern was…

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Close Service Gaps To End HIV/AIDS Among Children and Adolescents: UNAIDS

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A new report released by UNAIDS today at the 10th IAS Conference on HIV Science in Mexico City, Mexico, shows that the world is lagging behind in its commitment to end the AIDS epidemic among children and adolescents. By Kudakwashe Pembere According to the report titled Start Free, Stay Free, AIDS Free the pace of progress in reducing new HIV infections among children and expanding access to treatment for children, adolescents and pregnant women living with HIV has slowed significantly. Further, global targets set for 2018 have been missed, despite…

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VP Chiwenga Flown To China For Medical Tests

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ZIMBABWE’S Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has been flown to China from for some medical tests, a Cabinet official said. By Kudakwashe Pembere Presidential spokesperson Mr George Charamba in a statement said VP Chiwenga left this week. “The Office of the President and Cabinet wishes to inform the Nation that the Vice President this week left for the People’s Republic of China where he is set to undergo further medical tests,” he said. Charamba added, “His relocation to China, which builds on the satisfactory recovery progress he has been making, follows…

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