Category: BREAKING NEWS

WHO prequalifies a second malaria vaccine

Michael Gwarisa

WHO has added the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine to its list of prequalified vaccines. In October 2023, WHO recommended its use for the prevention of malaria in children following the advice of the WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on Immunization and the Malaria Policy Advisory Group. The prequalification means larger access to vaccines as a key tool to prevent malaria in children with it being a prerequisite for vaccine procurement by UNICEF and funding support for deployment by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. The R21 vaccine is the second malaria vaccine…

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Zim Kambucha officially an Alcohol

Kuda Pembere

By Kuda Pembere With a majority of Zimbabweans defending Kambucha as a non-alcoholic beverage, it has emerged that it is a liquor, an alcoholic substance. The beverage is touted as “a health drink made from natural ingredients such as lemon, garlic, black pepper and ginger”. Manufactured by Fresh Kambucha Zimbabwe, the product was Tuesday granted a wholesale liquor license by the Liquor Licensing Board. This means it is actually an alcohol quashing notions from its consumers that it wasn’t. Fresh Kambucha Zimbabwe is owned by one Mr Willard Chinguwa with…

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STREAM Network launches in Zimbabwe

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By Nthokozo Gudu Zimbabwe has launched its chapter of the STREAM Network,  a new system born out of the STREAM Network created out of a 4-day meeting held in Nairobi, Kenya ,from 30 September to 3 October 2022. In Nairobi, the Network is hosted by Positive Young Women Voices of Kenya and has launched its strategic plan for Zimbabwe in Harare this week. STREAM Network Zimbabwe’s Board Vice Chairperson, Barnabas Muhoma goutlined the objectives of the launch. STREAM stands for Stepping Stones Trainers Engaging with Activists Movements, it was formed…

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Road Accidents Kill More Young People Than HIV and AIDS- Data

Michael Gwarisa

By Michael Gwarisa Even though the latest World Health Organisation (WHO) report on Road Safety shows a 5 percent reduction in traffic deaths globally, data from the same report confirm that road accidents are increasing at an alarming rate. The report shows that road traffic deaths have fallen slightly to 1.19 million per year. However, the price paid for mobility remains far too high as countries continue to lose more young productive people to road-related accidents. According to the report, there were an estimated 1.19 million road traffic deaths in…

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WHO Africa welcomes Gavi’s commitment to Africa vaccine manufacture, immunization and pandemic preparedness

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Brazzaville – The quest to protect Africa from vaccine-preventable diseases has received a significant boost, with the commitment of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance to invest US$ 1.8 billion to support  African vaccine manufacturing, catching up missed children and pandemic preparedness. The decision taken last week by the Gavi Board at its meeting in Accra, Ghana will help the continent to recover from the impact COVID-19 pandemic and be better prepared to respond to future public health emergencies. This commitment comes at an opportune time when the sub-Saharan African region is…

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WAG Ends 4-month Campaign Marking 40 Years Of Championing Women’s Rights

Kuda Pembere

By Kuda Pembere The Women Action Group (WAG), an organization championing the rights of women and adolescents has ended its four-month campaign amidst calls by a cabinet minister to continue the fight against gender-based violence, while at the same time rallying for sexual reproductive health rights to mitigate child marriages and teenage marriages. Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Minister Senator Monica Mutsvangwa  in a speech read on her behalf by the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary Dr Mavis Sibanda said these ills against women, young women and adolescent girls…

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Over 2000 Sexual Violence Criminal Acts Recorded In Zimbabwe In The Past Three Months

Michael Gwarisa

By Michael Gwarisa Crimes of a sexual nature, coupled with the increased occurrence of intimate partner violence and gender-based violence (GBV) continue to dominate Zimbabwe’s Crime data, official statistics have shown. Data gathered by the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) shows that rape is still a major crime in Zimbabwe, with men constituting the largest number of perpetrators. According to the Zimstat data relating to Crimes and Prison admissions for the Third Quarter of 2023, the national crime rate was 1,201.8 crimes per 100,000 people in the third quarter, an…

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Harare Declaration For African Women Who Use Drugs Launched

Michael Gwarisa

By Michael Gwarisa In a move that is to end discrimination, as well as promote harm reduction interventions for African women who use drugs, women who use drugs recently read out content to the Harare Declaration by and for African Women who Use Drugs at the 22nd edition of the ICASA conference. Despite the growing adoption of policies and  mechanisms to protect women on the continent, Sub-Saharan African women who use drugs continue to experience inequality, violence, stigma, high exposure to HIV and discrimination from all sections of society. Even…

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#BREAKING: Zimbabwe Among Five Africa Countries Battling Anthrax Outbreak

Michael Gwarisa

By Own Correspondant Brazzaville – Five countries in East and southern Africa are experiencing anthrax outbreaks, with more than 1100 suspected cases and 20 related deaths reported since the start of the year. A total of 1166 suspected and 37 confirmed cases have been recorded in Kenya, Malawi, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe – where the disease is endemic, with seasonal outbreaks every year – according to data reported to World Health Organization (WHO). Of the five countries, Zambia is witnessing its largest outbreak since 2011, with nine of its 10…

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Zimbabwe’s Goal to End AIDS Is So Close. Why Are Health Experts Worried?

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By Gamuchirai Masiyiwa, Global Press Journal Zimbabwe HARARE, ZIMBABWE — Precious rarely takes her medication in public. If she must, she keeps the pills in an unmarked case and discreetly opens it inside her handbag before taking the medication. Even at home in Mabvuku, a suburb east of Harare, Precious makes sure the pills remain in her secret place — the unmarked case. The 31-year-old has her reasons. In 2004, Precious, who asked to use her middle name for fear of stigma, was diagnosed with HIV. She was put on…

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