Author: Kuda Pembere

Concern over poor ART coverage in Zim children

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By Kuda Pembere While hovering above 50 percent in terms Antiretroviral Treatment (ART) coverage amongst children seemingly looks fancy compared to other African countries with coverage as low as 6 percent, Zimbabwe needs to improve to fulfil its promises for the Global Alliance to End AIDS in Children by 2030. Global Alliance to End AIDS in Children by 2030 was launched in Montreal Canada in 2022. To achieve the goal of ensuring that 95 percent of children aged between 0 and 19 know their status, get placed on ART to…

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UZ takes SAYWHAT’s SASI Debate championship

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By Kuda Pembere After claiming the SAYWHAT Quiz Challenge championship, the University of Zimbabwe’s (UZ) thirst for more saw the institution doubling down, to be crowned the Speak And Solve Initiative (SASI) Debate tournament titleholders Friday afternoon following a heated challenge against the Midlands State University (MSU), National University of Science and Technology (NUST) and Chinhoyi University of Technology(CUT). Trailing the UZ on second position was CUT, with MSU being the second runner up leaving NUST on number four. UZ took the title from Great Zimbabwe University (GZU) which won…

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Childhood Cancer International president hails KidzCan, ACCZ partnership

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By Kuda Pembere Visiting Childhood Cancer International president Mr Rodney Wong on Wednesday commended the partnership between the Apostolic Christian Council of Zimbabwe (ACCZ) and KidzCan noting it will have a great impact on the lives of children in early diagnosis, and treatment of cancer. At a time when the apostolic church is most of the time perceived to be against the seeking of medical services, ACCZ and KidzCan last week signed a memorandum of understanding for the sensitization of apostolic sect members on the importance of seeking cancer services for children.…

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UZ wins 2024 SAYWHAT Quiz Challenge

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By Kuda Pembere The University of Zimbabwe (UZ) emerged this year’s champions for the SAYWHAT National Quiz Challenge after a nail biting contest. It was the sudden death question,the decider, which saw UZ outsmarting and relieving last year’s winners, the National University of Science and Technology (NUST). From the 12 schools, trimmed from the semifinal were the Chinhoyi University of Technology (CUT), Gwanda State University (GSU), Harare Institute of Technology (HIT) and Bindura University of Science Education (BUSE). In the semis were debutants Marondera University of Agriculture, Sciences and Technology…

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SAYWHAT’s sixth Quiz Edition roars to life

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By Kuda Pembere Paving way for the forthcoming Southern African Regional Students and Youth Conference (SARSYC) in Botswana this July, SAYWHAT held its sixth Quiz Challenge at their Studio of Choice pitting students from 12 State Universities in Zimbabwe in the battle for top honours of the competition. The competition held annually provides the students drawn from the countries’ State Universities to exhibit their knowledge on various issues. “This year’s 6th edition is coming ahead of the SARSYC conference which will be held in July in Botswana. The quiz challenge is…

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Health Ministry allays COVID-19 fears.

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The Health and Child Care Ministry has allayed COVID-19 fears amidst the surge of flu-like infections across the country stating there are no new flu-like viruses. In a statement, the Health Ministry’s Permanent Secretary Dr Aspect Maunganidze stated that the flu-like infections are just the common cold. “The Ministry of Health and Child Care would want to reassure the public that the flu-like illnesses seen in the country are due to the common cold,” he said. Of the 3 634 suspected influenza cases reported recently, Mashonaland East and Mashonaland West…

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Zim launches Feed and Fodder multistakeholder platform

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By Kuda Pembere The newly launched Multi-stakeholder Platform to strategize implementation of the Resilient African Feed and Fodder Systems (RAFFS) will among other issues seek to address the issue of food and nutrition security in Zimbabwe. With Zimbabwe not being spared by the effects of the El Nino induced drought, this has affected the food and nutrition security to an extent that an estimated 2.6 million people, including 1.7 million children, are projected to require urgent humanitarian assistance in the country, according to a UNICEF report. Speaking at the launch…

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Malabo declaration target on stunting reduction unreachable for Zim

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By Kuda Pembere Zimbabwe is among 19 African Union (AU) member states that are off-track to reduce stunting prevalence to 10 percent by 2025 as ratified in the Malabo Declaration. This was said during a Resilient African Feed and Fodder Systems (RAFFS)workshop organized by the Africa Union InterAfrican  Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR). To eliminate child-undernutrition by 2025, Africa Union (AU) member states in 2014 promised to reduce stunting to 10 percent. “In the 2024 Cadebayanu Review Report, the data shows that 26.7% of Zimbabwean children are stunted. So Zimbabwe…

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Zim government committed to improve feed and fodder sector

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By Kudakwashe Pembere In its bid to improve the livestock sector at a time the El Nino induced drought claimed about 10 000 cattle, the Zimbabwean Government is seized with improving the feed and fodder sector having a cocktail of measures such as the Presidential Silage scheme and the Presidential legume pasture program (creation of fodder banks) to mention but these. This was said by Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development Deputy Minister Dr Davis Marapira during Resilient Feed and Fodder Systems (RAFFS) workshop in Harare. The RAFFS is an…

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Government of Zimbabwe and partners recognise midwives in Zimbabwe

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Harare, Zimbabwe, 22 May 2024 – The Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) through the Zimbabwe Confederation of Midwives (ZICOM) with support from the Embassy of Sweden and the United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA) Wednesday commemorated the International Day of the Midwives with recognition of 15 midwives from Zimbabwe’s 10 provinces who have excelled in their work. The International Day of the Midwife (IDM) is an important calendar day for all midwives and partners worldwide. It was established in 1992 by the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) to honour…

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