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Say Good Bye To Fake COVID-19 Certificates Headache, CIMAS QR CODE Is The Real Deal

April 10, 2021 Michael Gwarisa

IMAGINE getting to Robert Mugabe International Airport (formerly Harare Int Airport), bags packed and ready to travel only to be told that your COVID-19 test certificate is invalid and you can’t go beyond the security checkpoint. Heart rending, isn’t it? The golden rule of thumb is never to do shortcuts and use reputable COVID-19 testing centers before traveling. Issues of COVID-19 tests certificates fraud have been on an increase over the past few months as travelers try to bypass testing processes. In January this year, a number of travelers were…

WAG Uses The Safe-Engage Tool To Sensitize Nurses On Termination Of Pregnancy Act

April 9, 2021April 9, 2021 Michael Gwarisa

WAG Executive Director Mrs Edinah Masiyiwa addresses the Zim Nurses Association at the sensitisation meeting

THE Women’s Action Group of Zimbabwe (WAG) is making use of the SAFE ENGAGE (Strengthening Evidence Based Policy to Expand Access to Safe Abortion) media tool to communicate the country’s illegal abortion scenario to various key stakeholders in a bid to raise awareness on Zimbabwe’s abortion situation as well as familiarize communities with the country’s Termination of Pregnancy Act (TOP). By Michael Gwarisa Amongst some of the groups that have benefited from WAG’s sensitization programs are Senators, Parliamentarians, traditional leaders, midwives and recently nurses. Speaking during a half day SAFE…

Universal Health Coverage Hangs In Limbo Due To COVID-19 Impact- CWGH

April 7, 2021April 7, 2021 Michael Gwarisa

THE COVID-19 pandemic has within a short space of reversed health gains that had been attained over a long period and could threaten the attainment of Universal Health Coverage (UHC), the Community Working Group on Health has said. By Michael Gwarisa In his World Health Day 2021 remarks, CWGH Executive Director, Mr Itai Rusike said the pandemic had worsened the already existing inequalities to accessing healthcare services and there was need for an escape plan that also favors vulnerable societal groups. The theme for this year is building a fairer,…

Zim Medical Aid Companies Should Embrace Telehealth Post COVID-19- AHFoZ

April 4, 2021 Michael Gwarisa

THERE was a general decline in contributions to medical aid companies as well as delays in processing claims during the COVID-19 induced lockdown period amidst indications that most players struggled to process claims as they still rely on obsolete manual systems. By Michael Gwarisa Speaking during a virtual dialogue, Association of Health Care Funders (AHFoZ) Chief Executive Officer Ms Shylet Sanyanga said Medical Aid players have to think outside the box and prepare for future emergencies and also ensure they continue offering services even in the presence of global a…

Child Marriages and Teen Pregnancies: Twin Evils Widening Opportunities Gap Between Boys and Girls in Zimbabwe

April 2, 2021 Michael Gwarisa

Mashonaland Central Provincial Nursing Officer in the MoHCC, Anna Chinyemba

GROWING incidences of early marriages and Early Unintended Pregnancies (EUPs) that have also been exacerbated by the prevailing COVID-19 health emergency, have thrown girls and young women in an abyss of poverty, further making them vulnerable to various forms of abuse, the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) has warned. By Michael Gwarisa recently in Bindura According to statistics, there have been increased cases of teenage pregnancies during the COVID-19 induced lockdown period in Zimbabwe owing to a myriad of factors chief among them being the alarming rates of…

Zimbabwe’s 2020 Global AIDS Monitoring Report Shows Progress In Bending AIDS Trajectory

April 2, 2021April 2, 2021 Michael Gwarisa

ZIMBABWE has released its 2020 Global AIDS Monitoring (GAM) report which shows that the country is itching closer to epidemic control despite a myriad of challenges threatening to reverse the gains achieved so far, chief among them being the COVID-19 pandemic. By Michael Gwarisa Addressing a Press Conference where he presented on GAM and progress made so far, National AIDS Council (NAC) Chief Executive Officer, Dr Benard Madzima said the country achieved tits 90-9090 targets and the results from the GAM estimates also tallies with the ZIMPHIA results that were…

Lafarge Hands Over Mothers Waiting Shelter In Chimanimani

March 31, 2021 Michael Gwarisa

LAFARGE Zimbabwe has handed over a four–bed fully contained expectant mothers’waiting shelter in Chikukwa Village, Chimanimani. By Staff Reporter This project is one of the two projects that the cement manufacturing firm contributed in response to the unfortunate occurrence of Cyclone Idai which left a trail of destruction in 2019. The waiting mother’s facility will service a sparse community of approximately 10000 people spanning across a 30km radius. Speaking at the handover event, Larfarge Chief Executive Officer, Precious Nyika said they were fulfilling some pledges they made when the Cyclone…

#BREAKING: Three Rape Cases A Day In Mash Central, Family And Close Relatives Major Perpetrators

March 30, 2021March 31, 2021 Michael Gwarisa

MASHONALAND Central province has been recording alarming rates of rape cases of minor girls and young women, amidst indications that the whole province has been registering not less than three rape cases on a daily basis for the past 12 months. By Michael Gwarisa in Bindura The increase in rape cases has largely been attributed to the COVID-19 induced lockdown as minor girls and young women were locked indoors with abusers who are either their close relatives and or their neighbors. Briefing an International Women’s Day commemorations event in Bindura…

Condom Use Declines Among Zim Sex Workers As Country Misses 2020 Condom Distribution Target

March 29, 2021March 29, 2021 Michael Gwarisa

A total 83 million male condoms and 2.9 million female condoms were distributed in the year 2020, which is a far cry from the 100 million for men and 5.5 million that had been targeted for women during the year. By Michael Gwarisa The target misses were largely attributed to service disruption due to Covid-19. The 2020 figures were the lowest compared to the previous three years. The decline in condom distribution also affected uptake and use of condoms by Female Sex Workers and other HIV high risk groups. Presenting…

Zimbabwe Records Significant Decline In AIDS Deaths

March 29, 2021March 29, 2021 Michael Gwarisa

ZIMBABWE’S AIDS mortality has significantly declined from a high of 488 people in 2010 to 137 people per 100,000 people living with HIV in 2020, indicating a 71.9% decline in AIDS deaths over the past decade, the National AIDS Council (NAC) has revealed. By Michael Gwarisa The development also follows revelations that the number of people living with HIV across the country was stabilizing as a result of increased number of people who are on Antiretroviral Treatment (ART). Making an HIV estimates presentation during a virtual 2021 Global Aids Monitoring…