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Legislators roast Prof Ncube over dragging disbursements to Health Ministry

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PARLIAMENTARIANS yesterday grilled the Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube over the sluggish disbursement of the money his Ministry alloted to the Health and Child Care Ministry. Speaking in Parliament, Bulawayo Central Member of Parliament Honourable Nicola Watson asked Minister Ncube who flaunted the successes of his fiscal policies why the Health Ministry had half way through the year had received only 14 percent. ” Thank you for giving me opportunity to ask a question. My question goes to the Ministry of Finance. He has just spoken of…

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South Africa approves 4-in-1 HIV Antiretroviral treatment

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SOUTH Africa’s medicines regulator, the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) has approved a 4-in-1 fixed dose combination of four antiretroviral treatments namely abacavir, lamivudine, lopinavir and ritonavir which is meant for infants and young children with HIV. By Kudakwashe Pembere The sweet-tasting, and heat stable was developed by Cipla Limited and the not-for-profit Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi). “This new formulation represents a significant improvement over protease inhibitor-containing paediatric ARV formulations that have been used in South Africa for decades. It does not require refrigeration, has a…

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Elderly abuse a public health issue

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ZIMBABWE joined the world in commemorating World Elderly Abuse Awareness day with Government saying this abuse is a public health concern. By Kudakwashe Pembere The commemorations were held at the Society of the Destitute Aged (SODA) on Wednesday. In a speech read on his behalf by the Legal Director in the Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Development Mr Fredrick Mabhena, Minister Paul Mavima said the Day celebrated every 15th of June was designed by the United Nations General Assembly in its resolution 66/127, December 2011. This was preceded…

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WHO publishes strategic framework for skin diseases

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has published a strategic framework for skin-related neglected tropical diseases (skin NTDs) that identifies opportunities to integrate approaches for control and management, including common learning platforms, capacity-building for case detection and delivery of treatment. The framework, a companion document to the road map, was formally launched during a WHO-hosted webinar on 8 June 2022. We urge countries to adapt integrated approaches, as outlined in the framework, to accelerate progress towards control, elimination and eradication of skin NTDs to achieve the 2030 road map targets,” said Dr…

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MPs demand sole supplementary budget allocation for water, sanitation and hygiene in Zim

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THE water, sanitation and hygiene situation in Zimbabwe needs to be declared a state of emergency while there is need for a sole supplementary budget allocation towards WASH, a parliamentarian said last week. By Kudakwashe Pembere This was a motion was raised by MDC-Alliance Member of Parliament for Warren Park Shakespear Hamauswa last week in Parliament. Now therefore, this House resolves to urgently request for a supplementary budget from Ministry of Finance and Economic Development which will be devoted solely for water and sanitation in the year 2022, in view…

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One year into the bold new strategy on HIV/AIDS, it is vital to speed up progress, say UN Member States

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One year after adopting a new Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS: Ending Inequalities and Getting on Track to End AIDS by 2030, United Nation’s Member States have highlighted the need to work together to speed up progress on implementation. By Ben Phillips In advance of the meeting, the UN Secretary General released a report entitled Tackling inequalities to end the AIDS pandemic on the implementation of the political declaration on HIV/AIDS. The report sets out how inequalities and insufficient investment “leave the world dangerously underprepared to confront the pandemics…

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BLH Zimbabwe: Patience and perseverance are the keys to success, despite the hardships

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  In early June Brave Little Hearts Zimbabwe participated in our National Youth Business Expo, as we are looking at establishing sustainable projects to help empower our communities to attain financial freedom. By Tendai Moyo This is so important because donors are hard to come by, and the financial burden of heart communities is so huge. Our target is to be self-sufficient by 2023 so we can meet every financial need, including surgeries, fees, medications, and hopefully, a community-owned heart centre. As much as we are awaiting government intervention, we…

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No Monkey Pox Cases In Zim:MoHCC

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The Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) has assured the nation that there are no Monkey Pox cases recorded in the country so far but it is monitoring the evolving situation of the outbreak in other countries.Staff ReporterMonkey Pox is a rare zoonotic disease endemic to Central and West Africa. It spreads through close contact with people, animals and materials with the virus. Symptoms of the disease include rash,fever,headache, muscle ache and back pain. The symptoms are similar but milder than the symptoms of small pox.In a statement the…

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Srhr Africa Trust Statement On The Constitutional Court Ruling On Age Of Consent to Sex

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The Constitutional Court ruling of 24 May 2022, will, in effect, raise the age of legal sexual consent in Zimbabwe from 16 to 18 years. However one views the judgement, it will have a significant impact on adolescents in this country. As SAT, we understand the good intentions of those who brought the case, and we recognize the parameters of the case within which the Court found itself dispensing the judgement it gave. We all rely on the primacy of our nation’s constitution, and on the Justices that interpret it,…

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Red Cross launches Comprehensive School Safety Model

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THE Zimbabwe Red Cross Society(ZRCS) together with the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education have launched a comprehensive school safety model which main purpose is to provide safety to learners and workers from death ,injury and harm in schools. By Patricia Mashiri The model was implemented by the ZRCS in the District of Matebeleland South since 2019 targeting 10 schools as the pilot project and later added 5 new schools under phase 2 of the project. The model is made up of four pillars which are contribution to safer school…

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