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Zimbabwe’s Spotlight Initiative launches High-Level Political Compact to end gender-based violence, harmful practices

October 27, 2021 Michael Gwarisa

THE government of Zimbabwe, the European Union Delegation to Zimbabwe, and the United Nations in Zimbabwe launched the High-Level Political Compact (HLPC) on Ending Gender-based Violence and Harmful Practices in Zimbabwe under the Spotlight Initiative to eliminate violence against women and girls. HealthtTimes Reporter The HLPC launch and signing ceremony, presided over by His Excellency President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, brought together various partners including Senior Government Officials, Head of EU Delegation and team, Development Partners, Heads of UN entities, representatives from traditional and religious leaders as well as Civil Society,…

Cabinet Warns Private Schools Over Illegal Exeat Weekends

October 26, 2021 Michael Gwarisa

PRIVATE schools around the country have been allowing pupils to travel for unsanctioned exeat weekends a move feared could trigger a spike in COVID-19 infections in schools if it goes unabated. By Michael Gwarisa Briefing Journalists during a Post Cabinet media briefing, Information, Publicity and Boradcasting Services Minister, Senator Monica Mutsvangwa said COVID-19 cases in schools were on a downward trend but the illegal movement of pupils during unsanctioned exeat weekend posed a threat The nation is also being advised that the number of new COVID-19 infections among learners in…

Science Poised To Reignite Zimbabwe and UK’s Collaborative Efforts

October 26, 2021October 26, 2021 Michael Gwarisa

RECENTLY, the Quadram Institute of researchers in conjunction with scientists from Zimbabwe published findings detailing how the SARS-CoV-2 variants were introduced and transmitted in Zimbabwe when the pandemic was first reported in March 2020. By Michael Gwarisa The Quadram Institute is a centre for food and health research stationed in the United Kingdom (UK), combining Quadram Institute Bioscience, the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals’ endoscopy centre and aspects of the University of East Anglia’s Norwich Medical School and the Faculty of Science. Even though Zimbabwe and the United Kingdom have…

#JUSTIN: CPU Avails US$5 Million To R

October 22, 2021October 25, 2021 Michael Gwarisa

The Civil Protection Unit has availed $5 mln needed to rehabillitate Manama Mission hospital and the army has since been seconded to carryout construction works at the health institution that was destroyed by heavy rains early this month.

Government, UN sign a new five-year cooperation framework

October 22, 2021 Michael Gwarisa

THE Zimbabwean Government and the United Nations signed a new five-year Zimbabwe UN Development Cooperation Framework (ZUNSDCF 2022-2026) that articulates the strategic engagement of the United Nations Country Team in Zimbabwe to support the country to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). HealthTimes Reporter The ZUNSDCF was signed by the Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet, Dr. Michek Sibanda and the UN Resident Coordinator, Ms. Maria Ribeiro. The Framework was also signed by a total of 25 UN entities committing the UN Development System to draw on the full…

#BREAKING: All 192 Nashville Students Test Negative For COVID-19

October 22, 2021 Michael Gwarisa

AN update by the Gweru COVID-19 task-force indicates that of all the 192 COVID-19 tests that were done on Nashiville Secondary School students, non of them came out positive. By Michael Gwarisa In an update by the task-force, they said, “Following reports circulating on social media on Nashville High school pupils alleging Covid 19 positive …and no reports being made to the responsible Ministry of Health. The following has been expeditiously done by the Response Team and Taskforce authorities headed by the DDC. 1. RRT dispatched by the Min of…

Zim Citizens Warned against Complacency….As New Delta Sub-Variant Wreaks Havoc

October 22, 2021 Michael Gwarisa

NEW coronavirus strains including a Delta variant sub-strain are already giving the world headaches, amidst indications that countries such as Russia and United Kingdom and even China have started recording record high death tolls and new infections linked to new strains. By Michael Gwarisa According to the Russian federal agency inspecting consumer rights protection and human wellbeing, several cases of AY.4.2, a new Delta sub-variant of coronavirus were already being detected. A report by Russia’s coronavirus emergency task force, indicates that the COVID-19 cases went up by 36,339 over the…

MSF Clinical Trial Reports That New Shorter Treatment Regimen Cured 89% Of Patients With Rifampin-Resistant TB

October 20, 2021 Michael Gwarisa

ON the 2nd day of the 52nd Union World Conference on Lung Health (WCOLH) researchers presented data from a study that used genome sequencing to effectively predict strains of tuberculosis susceptible to antibiotics that were likely to develop drug resistance. By Michael Gwarisa The researchers looked at drug susceptible bacteria and aimed to identify mutations that would increase the probability of a bacteria becoming resistant in the future. The mutations confer “pre-resistance”. Monitoring these mutations could prevent the amplification of drug resistance in the population by targeting those bacteria more…

Football champion Didier Drogba appointed WHO Ambassador for Sports and Health

October 20, 2021 Michael Gwarisa

FOOTBALL legend Didier Drogba was today announced as the World Health Organization’s Goodwill Ambassador for Sport and Health. Drogba, from Côte d’Ivoire, will support WHO to promote the Organization’s guidance on the benefits of physical activity and other healthy lifestyles, and highlight the value of sports, particularly for youth. HealthTimes Reporter Mr Drogba, well known for his football career at Chelsea and as a two-time African Footballer of the Year (2006 and 2009), has a long track record of participating in various health campaigns such as healthy lifestyles, anti-malaria and HIV…

“Realizing the right to reproductive health and the future starts with sexual education

October 20, 2021 Michael Gwarisa

“I am 18 years old, and I am already thinking about getting married. In our area, girls get married early. I’m afraid that with my positive HIV status I won’t be able to find a boyfriend, which means I won’t have a family,” said Sayora Akmatova (not her real name), a participant of a training on sexuality education for adolescents living with HIV, held in Osh, Kyrgyzstan. More than 60 young people living with HIV and their parents from different regions of Kyrgyzstan recently participated in a series of trainings for…