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Zim Beats Global Family Planning Target

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By Kudakwashe Pembere Zimbabwe has achieved the FP 2020 goal of increasing contraceptive prevalence rate three years beforehand. In 2012, the Zimbabwean government at the London FP2020 summit vowed to up access to quality modern contraceptives to couples, women and girls by 2020. To fulfil this pledge precociously alongside putting into effect the National Family Planning Strategy, government consulting several stakeholders in the health sector such as UNFPA, developed the National FP Costed Implementation Plan 2016-2020. Speaking on behalf of Health and Child Care minister DR David Parirenyatwa, the ministry’s…

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Health Act Should Legalise Health Centre Committees- CWGH

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By Michael Gwarisa  COMMUNITY Working Group on Health (CWGH) Executive Director Itai Josh Rusike says the new Public Health Act (PHA) should recognise Health Centre Committees (HCCs) as legal entities as they are a critical tool in enhancing Primary Health Care services. In an interview with HealthTimes on the sidelines of a Media Engagement of the PHA, Rusike said it was worrying that HCCs were operating as illegal entities despite their positive contribution to the national health sector. Also Read: Minister Parirenyatwa Explains Public Health Bill Delay  “Health Centre Committees…

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Bill Gates To Fund Zim’s Primary Health Care

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By Michael Gwarisa THE Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is set to avail a sizable amount of funding towards Zimbabwe’s Primary Health Care (PHC) services in a bid to bridge the funding gap bedeviling the health sector , a top Save the Children Zimbabwe official has said. In an interview with HealthTimes on the side-lines of a Primary Health Care Budget analysis feedback meeting, Save the Children Zimbabwe Health Project Advisor Forster Matyatya     confirmed the development and said the Gates foundation has come at a time when there is…

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53 000 Benefit from US Nutrition and Sanitation Project

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Staff Reporter NOT less than 53 000 Zimbabwean citizens have benefited from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) driven Community Water Supply, Sanitation, Hygiene, and Natural Resources Management project (C-WASH). The project is being Implemented by Development Aid from People to People (DAPP) Zimbabwe and  C-WASH worked with communities to provide sustainable access to clean and safe drinking water sources and improved sanitation facilities. ALSO READ: US government allocates US$150 million towards HIV prevention  Speaking during the celebrations at Sherukuru Secondary School in Mutasa District, USAID/Zimabwe Acting Deputy Mission…

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Zim Commemorates World Population Day

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By Michael Gwarisa  ZIMBABWE today joins the rest of the world in Commemorating the World Population Day (WPD) which is running under the theme “Family Planning: Empowering People, Developing Nations.” The celebrations  are being hosted by United Nation Family Population Fund (UNFPA) and partners Ministry of Health and Child Care (MOHCC) and Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council (ZNFPC). Also Read: Reasons you should take up family planning  In a statement, UNFPA said there would be free testing and counseling services at the Africa Unity Square from Tuesday 11, July to…

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World Population Day 2017: 4 Reasons Why Family Planning Is Important

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Family Planning is not just a part of curbing growing population but also has positive impact at individual level. This World Population Day, read on to know about the advantages of planning your family wisely. World Population Day is observed on 11 July every year to reaffirm the human right to plan a family. It encourages activities to create awareness about the importance of family planning throughout the world. This day also tries to spread knowledge about other important issues including gender equality, poverty, maternal health and human rights. According…

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Subscribers Ditch PSMAS

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Staff Reporter  PREMIER Medical Aid Society (PSMAS) is currently experiencing a massive exodus of subscribers owing to the continued decline is quality service  among a host of other ills bedeviling the medical aid firm. PSMAS board chair Jeremiah Bvirindi recently told The Daily News that the company was experiencing a myriad of woes chief among them being the massive decline in revenue which has gone down by $8 million owing to a decrease in the subscriber base. “The subscription income went down  from $250 million to $242 million. The cash…

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Zim Woman Collects Used Sanitary Pads For A Living

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By Michael Gwarisa AT a time when unemployment has reached ridiculously lugubrious levels in Zimbabwe, young people across all sectors have devised strategies to hedge themselves from the prevailing economic catastrophe. Some youths have turned to vending, while others have opened small businesses just to get the day going. The weaker ones who can’t stand the heat have gone into some dangerous trades like crime and prostitution in a bid to survive the murky economic woes bedeviling the country. In the midst of all these entrepreneurs is one Fortunate Njenjera,…

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Iron Deficiency Common In Zim Toddlers and Pregnant Woman

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By Michael Gwarisa LACK of proper nutrients in foods consumed in Zimbabwe has led to a surge in iron deficiency and anemia cases amongst toddlers and pregnant woman, a ministry of health official has said. Presenting during a Communication for Development discussion on the implementation of the National Nutrition Communication Strategy organised by UNICEF today, Nutritionist in the Ministry of Health and Child Care Dexter Chagwena said cases of malnutrition in toddlers and pregnant women were high in Zimbabwe hence the need for food fortification. “Food fortification involves including minute levels…

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