Michael Gwarisa |

Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Ban To Reverse HIV/AIDS Gains Says PEPFAR

March 23, 2023March 23, 2023 Michael Gwarisa

THE recently appointed leader of the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), Ambassador Dr. John N. Nkengasong says the recent move by the Ugandan government to pass a bill that makes identifying as LGBT a crime punishable by death, was not only inhuman but jeopardizes HIV efforts. By Michael Gwarisa According to results of the 2020 Uganda Population-based HIV Impact Assessment (UPHIA), the current prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 years in Uganda is 5.5 percent. However in Uganda, it is estimated that there are…

AWF Helps Zimbabwe Gvt Develop Biodiversity Economy Report

March 23, 2023March 23, 2023 Michael Gwarisa

THE African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) is currently supporting the Government of Zimbabwe in producing the Zimbabwe Biodiversity Economy Report, following a request by the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development to the Ministry of Environment to outline the economic contribution of nature to the Gross Domestic Product of the country. By Michael Gwarisa The move is part of AWF’s mandate to partner and support the Government of Zimbabwe in leveraging their rich biodiversity to promote empowerment, inclusivity, and equitable sharing of conservation benefits. Speaking recently during the the World Wildlife…

Republic of Tanzania declares Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) Outbreak

March 22, 2023March 22, 2023 Michael Gwarisa

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA, 22 March 2023: On 21 March 2023, the Ministry of Health (MoH) of Republic of Tanzania declared an outbreak of Marburg virus disease (MVD) in Bukoba district, Kagera region, north western Tanzania. Cumulatively, eight confirmed cases and five deaths, including a health care worker have been reported (case fatality rate: 63%), while three are undergoing treatment at designated treatment centres. Cases presented with fever, vomiting and bleeding from different body orifices. Samples collected tested positive by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) at the National Public Health Laboratory. This…

Zimbabwe Human Trafficking Victim Now Appeals For US$380 For Appendix Surgery

March 22, 2023March 22, 2023 Michael Gwarisa

FUNGAI Manyara, who made headlines in 2022 after videos of her abuse in Oman surfaced is now appealing for an amount to the tune of US$380 to have an appendix surgery. By Staff Reporter When she called this paper, she indicated that she was in pain and consultations she had had with Sally Mugabe Hospital had indicated that a surgery was the solution to her problem. The hospital requires US$380 and i don’t have the money. Please help me by spreading the word, maybe somebody out there might be moved…

Africa burdened with largest global increase of oral diseases

March 22, 2023 Michael Gwarisa

Brazzaville – Around 44% of the population in the African region suffer from oral diseases, and while the region has experienced the steepest rise globally in oral diseases over the last three decades, spending on treatment costs remains extremely low, a new report by World Health Organization (WHO) finds. Oral health remains a low priority in many African countries, leading to inadequate financial and technical investment, which in turn undermines prevention and care services as well as oral health promotion. Around 70% of sub-Saharan Africa countries spent less than US$ 1…

Love Wins. Applauding the Love Shouldn’t Hurt Campaign

March 21, 2023March 30, 2023 Michael Gwarisa

PSI and implementing partner, Population Solutions for Health, implemented a national branded campaign dubbed #LoveShouldntHurt #RudoHarurove #UthandoKaluhlukumezi with funding from the Swedish Government through the Embassy of Sweden. The project ran for 3 years from January 2020 – December 2022, and aimed to prevent GBV, to change behaviors and attitudes to reduce violence among partners (Intimate Partner Violence), engage male peers to act as inherent change makers and increase the number of men and women who believe GBV should not be tolerated in their communities. Beating partners and children is…

One Confirmed And Four Suspected Cholera Deaths Recorded In Zimbabwe

March 21, 2023 Michael Gwarisa

A cholera confirmed death from Bikita District in Masvingo Province and three suspected Mozambican nationals in Mbire District in Mash Central Province were recorded in Zimbabwe over the past 24 hours. By Michael Gwarisa According to the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) Daily Cholera Situation Report, Results for suspected deaths pending. 15 new suspected cholera cases and 4 laboratory confirmed cases were reported today. These were reported from Mbire (10), and Chimanimani (3) and BeitBridge (2). As of 20 March 2023, 7 cases are hospitalized. These are admitted…

NAC in major cancer fundraising boost

March 19, 2023 Michael Gwarisa

The National AIDS Council has intensified the drive to fight cervical cancer as part of its broader effort to contain new HIV infections and end AIDS by 2030. By Michael Gwarisa Speaking in an interview with HealthTimes on the sidelines of the this year’s eventful Zimbabwe Ladies Golf Union Stroke Play Golf Tournament, NAC Chief Executive Officer Dr Bernard Madzima said the target was to raise plus or minus US$100,000 from the fundraising event. NAC Pro-am golf tournament kicked off on Tuesday and the professional tournament also kicked off on…

Zim recording 8000 new cancer cases every year

March 19, 2023 Michael Gwarisa

AROUND 8,500 new cancer cases are being diagnosed in Zimbabwe annually, amidst indications that more cancer patients could be dying due to lack diagnosis and treatment at the back of ridiculous treatment linked catastrophic costs. By Michael Gwarisa Data from a 2018 Zimbabwe Cancer Registry Report shows that the total number of new cancer cases recorded then among Zimbabweans of all races (including non-melanoma skin cancer) in 2018 was 7 841 comprising 3 301 (42.1 percent) males and 4 540 (57.9 percent) females. The numbers have since gone up to…

More Mozambican Nationals Troop To Zimbabwe For Cholera Treatment

March 17, 2023March 17, 2023 Michael Gwarisa

A total 25 cases, out of 121 suspected Cholera cases that have been reported in Zimbabwe to date, are emanating from one village in Mozambique. By Michael Gwarisa The villagers from Kadunje are currently being treated for Cholera at Chiwenga Clinic, Centenary District, Mashonaland Central Province, bordering Mozambique. While the move could exert pressure on Zimbabwe’s healthcare in the face of a looming local Cholera outbreak where eight cases have already been confirmed, Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Health and Child (MoHCC) says they cannot turn away patients from seeking treatment regardless…