Category: BREAKING NEWS

Zimbabwe’s First Ever Safe Market To Protect Women and Children Against Abuse Ready To Open

Michael Gwarisa

ZIMBABWE’S Ministry of Women Affairs Community, Small and Medium Enterprise Development and its partners have set up a sample safe market in Harare, Epworth Overspill area in a bid to reduce incidences of abuse, Gender and Sexual Based violence (SGBV) amongst women and children by providing women with a safe operating environment. By Michael Gwarisa The markets are part of Women affairs ministry’s Safe Cities program. According to studies conducted, a number of SGBV cases as well as abuse of children occur in unregulated public spaces such as market spaces.…

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Time To Challenge Gender Bias and Inequalities

Michael Gwarisa

THE Ministry of Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprise Development has called on women rights advocate groups to push for active participation and involvement of more women in key decision-making positions to ensure inequalities associated with gender are addressed. By Michael Gwarisa Speaking at the Harare Spotlight Initiative consortium’s commemorations of the Women’s Day celebrations, Harare Metropolitan Provincial Development Officer in the Ministry of Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprise Development, Mr Ernest Chimboza said it was high time women claim their rightful position at the top table.…

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Parirenyatwa, Higherlife Partner To Offer FREE COVID-19 Testing To School Children As Schools Reopen

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PARIRENYATWA Group of Hospitals in partnership with Higherlife Foundation is offering free of charge COVID PCR testing and certification for students in Secondary Schools and Tertiary institutions. In a statement, Parirenyatwa Hospital said “The voluntary free of charge testing will take place between 15 and 22 March 2021 at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals casualty car park. 150 students are targetted per day on a first come first serve basis. The testing will be done between 8am and 3.30 pm everyday. Students coming for testing should bring their institution identity card…

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Zimbabwe Wellness Virtual Summit On The Cards

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THE Mind Body and Soul Festival (MBSF) is set to hold a virtual wellness summit for Zimbabwe in June with the aim of imparting health and wellness information as well as promote a health seeking culture and health consciousness. Staff Reporter In a statement, MBSF  events coordinator, Linda Chibwe said the summit the first of its kind in Zimbabwe and was relevant especially these days,where people’s health has been affected by Covid-19 induced lockdowns and a seismic shift in ordinary day to day life. The trailblazing virtual Wellness Summit will…

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One Year Into The COVID-19 Pandemic, 12 Million Women Experience Contraceptives Interruptions

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AN estimated 12 million women have experienced disruptions in their family planning services due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to 1.4 million unintended pregnancies, according to new estimates released today by UNFPA and Avenir Health. The projections – which take into consideration real-world observations and data – were announced on 11 March, one year since the uncontrolled spread of COVID-19 was officially declared a pandemic. These latest figures come even as many countries, particularly high-income countries, show early signs of steeply declining birth rates. Together, the findings demonstrate how severely…

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Africaid-Zvandiri Improves Viral Load Testing Coverage in Beitbridge

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THE Zvandiri Program supports and cares for children, adolescents and young people living with HIV (CAYPLHIV) aged 0-24 years. The organization began working in Beitbridge in all 19 health facilities, in October 2020, with funding from USAID. By Africaid Zvandiri Before implementation started, the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) and Africaid-Zvandiri conducted a baseline survey which showed that only 345 out of 1845 (19%) CAYPLHIV in the district had a documented and valid viral load (VL) result. Shortages of testing reagents at the district laboratory, transportation of blood…

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Government’s Free Dialysis Initiative Saves Kidney Patients’ Lives

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GOVERNMENT continues to offer  free dialysis and kidney care in the Zimbabwe’s Public Health Institutions, a move that has taken off the high cost burden associated with the procedure at a time most citizens cannot afford hospital care and stay owing to depressed incomes and lack of health insurance. By Patricia Mashiri Celebrating World International kidney day which ran under the theme: ‘Living Well With Kidney Disease,’ Dr Fabian Mashingaidze, the Gweru Provincial Hospital Medical Superintendent  said they are currently treating not less than 31 patients a week. The cost…

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Catastrophic 3rd Wave Beckons In Zimbabwe As Complacency Kicks In, Expert Warns Of COVID-19 Armageddon

Michael Gwarisa

ZIMBABWE’S COVID-19 situation could get ugly in the not so distant future amidst indications of an increased daily positivity rate which may signal the arrival of a third wave which is likely to be deadlier and lethal owing to the emergence of new variants. By Michael Gwarisa The rise in new infections in Zimbabwe also follows the relaxation of the lockdown regulations from level four to an unspecified lower level which has seen daily activities and gatherings returning to normal as citizens try to fend for their families as well…

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Midlands Provincial Hospital Performs Maiden Hip Surgery

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GWERU Provincial has broke the record for being  the first provincial hospital in Zimbabwe to successfully  perform  a total hip replacement surgery. By Patricia Mashiri Their first patient was an eighty-two old female patient. The surgery was performed by  Brian Paketh, an Orthopaedic surgeon and his team under the logistic support from Medical Superintendent Dr Fabian Mashingaidze.  Mr Brian Paketh, head of the surgery team said the operation went on well as the patient didn’t have any complications and the patient was recovering well. The initial operation was a success…

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Government of China invests $1,24 million for the health of women and girls in Cyclone Idai affected districts of Zimbabwe

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THE Government of China and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has donated  reproductive health medical equipment and medicines as part of the US$1,24 million support to the Government of Zimbabwe‘s Health Assistance Project for Women and Girls in Zimbabwe Affected by Tropical Cyclone Idai in Chimanimani and Chipinge districts. The objective of the health assistance project is to enable the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) to strengthen emergency obstetric and neonatal care in the cyclone affected areas in Zimbabwe. This is in turn expected to contribute to the…

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