Category: BREAKING NEWS

UNICEF Zim Donates DNA Analysis Equipment To ZRP To Assist Rape Victims

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IN  a bid to enhance the delivery of justice to survivors of sexual and gender-based violence through DNA evidence, the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has handed over DNA analysis/forensic equipment to boosts capacity for credible evidence when handling Sexual Gender Based Violence (SGBV) cases. By Fungai Masona The equipment was handed over under the Spotlight Initiative after noting that lack of evidence has been hampering justice and a barrier for survivors to report cases of sexual violence. According to UNICEF, Sexual and gender-based violence offenses are often…

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Texas doctor who promoted ivermectin as COVID treatment suspended from hospital

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A doctor was temporarily suspended from a Texas hospital on Friday for promoting anti-parasitic drug ivermectin as a COVID treatment on Twitter. Dr Mary Bowden, an ear, nose throat doctor at Houston Methodist Hospital, had recently joined the staff before she had her privileges revoked. She had posted a series of pro-ivermectin tweets on her social media and also slammed the vaccine mandate. ‘Ivermectin might not be as deadly as everyone said it was,’ she had tweeted on November 10. ‘Speak up!’ The drug ivermectin has not been approved by…

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Race affecting HIV service provision in the United States of America

Michael Gwarisa

HIV service disparities by race have been documented in several parts of the developed world. In the United States of America, black people account for a disproportionately large percentage of new HIV infections in the country: 41% in 2019, although they represent only about 13% of the national population. This is in part due to lower coverage of HIV prevention services. Just 8% of black Americans and 14% of Hispanics/Latinos who were eligible for pre-exposure prophylaxis were prescribed it, compared to 63% of whites. Studies also report significant racial disparities…

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Deaf Community Needs Career Guidance

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INDIVIDUALS with speech and hearing impairment require also require assistance in choosing career paths so as to widen their choices of employment. By Patricia Mashiri In most instances in Zimbabwe, Deaf people end up eking a living from vending or some informal trade, in the process, increasing their vulnerability to economic shocks in the event of an emergency such as the COVID-19 pandemic or political instability occuring. In an interview with HealthTimes, Ms Tinotenda Chikunya, the Deaf Zimbabwe Trust (DZT) Communications said it has always been difficult for Deaf people to…

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Two Years After Nairobi Summit, High-Level Commission calls for urgent, ambitious action to end alarming disparities in sexual and reproductive justice

Michael Gwarisa

Two years on from the Nairobi Summit on ICPD25 — where governments, civil society and the private sector came together voluntarily to recommit to realizing the promises of the landmark 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo — the High-Level Commission on the Nairobi Summit on ICPD25 Follow-up has launched its first report. Own Correspondent The Commission, an independent advisory body of eminent leaders from around the world was formed to track progress on the 12 commitments in the Nairobi Statement.  In its report, “No Exceptions. No…

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Shamwari yeMwanasikana Welcomes High Court Ruling

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Shamwari yeMwanasikana a Non- Governmental Organization that supports the empowerment and emancipation of the girl child in Zimbabwe has welcomed the decision by the High Court to allow fathers to access and obtain birth certificates of children who would have been abandoned by their mothers. HealthTimes Reporter Over the years obtaining a birth certificate in the absence of the mother has been a challenge. In a press statement Shamwari yeMwanasikana highlighted that they have been running a campaign in the importance of acquiring national identity documents. As Shamwari yemwanasikana, we…

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Boost For Zim COVID-19 Fight As Zim Red Cross Receives 35 Oxygen Concentrators That Use Atmospheric Oxygen… No Need for Refills

Michael Gwarisa

THE Zimbabwe Red Cross Society (ZRCS), has received 35 Oxygen Concentrators from the Singapore Red Cross through the International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC) and the Red Crescent Societies that will enhance the country’s capacity to handle oxygen demanding emergencies including COVID-19. By Michael Gwarisa The donation comes ahead of an envisaged 4th Wave of the COVID-19 that many fear could have devastating effects compared to the previous three waves. The 35 Oxygen Concentrators will be installed at the Red Cross Clinic in Harare and will be used in the…

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SAT Calls For Harmonization Of Cultural, Religious And Statute Laws To Improve SRHR Access

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HARMFUL traditional, cultural and religious practices have over the years been major contributing factors towards the perpetration of sexual abuse , Gender Based Violence (GBV) and to a larger extent inhibits access to Sexual Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) services, hence the need to integrate customary laws and statute law.   By Patricia Mashiri Speaking during a harmonization of culture, religion and human rights in promoting SRHR dialogue in Harare, Mrs Hamida Ismail- Mauto , the SRHR Africa Trust (SAT) Country Operations Manager, said SRH Rights should not be infringed by…

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ZNFPC, Partners Launches HIV Prevention Program For Young Girls and Women

Michael Gwarisa

IN a move that is meant to reduce new HIV infections in young people in Southern Africa, the Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council (ZNFPC) and its partners Botswana Family Welfare Association (BOFWA) and Namibia Planned Parenthood Association (NAPPA) have introduced a project that will integrate HIV prevention methods with Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) for Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) and their partners. By Patricia Mashiri The USD$100 872.00 SADC member countries resource mobilization initiative, is a two year funded project which is aimed at building capacity for…

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