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International Condom Day celebrations in Highfield

February 13, 2023February 14, 2023 Kuda Pembere

INTERNATIONAL condom day celebrations for this year are on tomorrow with the event being held in Highfield. By Kudakwashe Pembere The celebrations come at a time when condom use has been prevalent in the country preventing unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Put on hold on the back of the COVID-19 related restrictions meant to control the spread of the virus, the celebrations have returned following the loosening of the restrictions. They start at Lusaka Bus Terminus in Highfield, to Machipisa Shopping Centre, Gazaland Shopping Centre and will be…

Zimbabwe has highest Adolescents Suicide Ideation rate in Sub-Saharan Africa

February 11, 2023 Michael Gwarisa

DATA collected during a study on Suicide Ideation of Adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa conducted by Regional Psychosocial Support Initiatives (REPSSI) shows that Zimbabwe has the highest rates of adolescents who think of committing suicide compared to other countries in the Sub-Saharan region. By Michael Gwarisa Suicidal ideation is when one thinks about killing him/herself. According to the report, a number of variables were associated with an increased risk for suicide ideation in the study. These include being older, being female, not being in school, being orphaned, not having a tap…

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤’𝐬 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬-𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑴𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒚 𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒌 𝒐𝒇 𝒁𝒊𝒎 𝒘𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝙕𝙞𝙢𝙗𝙖𝙗𝙬𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙝𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝘼𝙙𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙎𝙪𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙄𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙎𝙪𝙗-𝙎𝙖𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙣 𝘼𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙖 𝑾𝑯𝑶 𝒁𝒊𝒎 𝑫𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝑫𝒓 𝑨𝒍𝒆𝒙 𝑮𝒂𝒔𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒓𝒂 𝑳𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒁𝒊𝒎𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒘𝒆 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒚𝒂𝒕𝒘𝒂 𝑺𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑬𝑵𝑻 𝑺𝒖𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒁𝒊𝒎’𝒔 𝑵𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝑩𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘 𝑶𝒖𝒕 𝑶𝒇 𝑷𝒐𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒕 𝑬𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝑻𝒐𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝑮𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒔 𝑰𝒏 𝑼𝑺𝑫 𝑻𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒔 𝑨𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒁𝒊𝒎 𝑯𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒅𝒔 𝑼𝒏𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒁𝒊𝒎𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒘𝒆’𝒔 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒈𝒂𝒑𝒔

February 11, 2023 Healthtimes

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Experts call for clampdowns on exploitative formula milk marketing in new Lancet series

February 9, 2023February 9, 2023 Healthtimes

The formula milk industry’s marketing tactics are exploitative and urgent clampdowns are needed to tackle misleading claims and political interference, according to a new three-paper series published in The Lancet today. Industry influence – which includes lobbying against vital breastfeeding support measures – seriously jeopardizes the health and rights of women and children, the papers show. “This new research highlights the vast economic and political power of the big formula milk companies, as well as serious public policy failures that prevent millions of women from breastfeeding their children,” said Professor…

Bandits Kill MSF Medical Staff In Burkina Faso

February 9, 2023February 9, 2023 Michael Gwarisa

ARMED men yesterday morning (8/2/23) shot and killed two Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) medical staff in the Boucle du Mouhoun region, in northwestern Burkina Faso. By Michael Gwarisa The now deceased were on board an MSF vehicle, clearly identified as such, carrying a medical team of four on the road between Dédougou and Touga. The other two managed to escape the attack.The two victims, both from Burkina Faso, had been employed by MSF as a driver, since July 2021, and a logistics supervisor, since June 2020. They were 39 and…

Don’t Arrest Drug Users says local CSO

February 7, 2023 Healthtimes

FOLLOWING the recent announcement by Harare Metropolitan Province Minister, Mr Tafdzwa Muguti that government will be arresting and jailing drug users, a local Civil Society Organisation (CSO), the Zimbabwe Civil Liberties and Drug Network(ZCLDN) has called on government to find alternative ways of dealing with the matter. By Staff Reporter The ZCLDN advocates for safer and less harmful ways of using drugs in those who use rather than criminalization of drug and substance abuse. ZCLDN in a statement said jailing drug users was not the solution. For starters, the utterances…

5.4 percent of Zim Households received Govt COVID-19 social assistance: Survey

February 7, 2023 Kuda Pembere

Approximately 5.4 percent of Zimbabwean households received Government social protection assistance in the form of COVID-19 cash transfers, 3.3 percent got food and grain assistance, as well as the Government public works programme between 2020 and 2022 the Zimbabwe Statistical Agency (Zimstat) said in a survey report. By Kudakwashe Pembere Zimstat conducted a Rapid PICES Monitoring Telephone Survey is based on Poverty, Income, Consumption and Expenditure Surveys (PICES) from July 2020 to August 2022. The COVID-19 pandemic created an urgent need for timely statistics to help monitor and mitigate the…

UN Environment Programme Senior Official Sonja Leighton to Visit Zimbabwe

February 6, 2023 Michael Gwarisa

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Acting Deputy Executive Director, and Director of Corporate Services Ms. Sonja Leighton-Kone will visit Zimbabwe from 06 to 11 February 2023. By Staff Reporter During her visit, Ms. Leighton-Kone will meet with His Excellency President E.D. Mnangagwa; and other senior Government officials including Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade; Minister of Environment, Climate, Tourism and Hospitality Industry; Minister of Energy and Power Development; and Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Fisheries and Rural Development. In addition, Ms. Leighton-Kone will be meeting with the UN…

WHO launches new roadmap on breast cancer

February 4, 2023 Healthtimes

The World Health Organization (WHO) released a new Global Breast Cancer Initiative Framework today providing a roadmap to attain the targets to save 2.5 million lives from breast cancer by 2040. The new Framework launched ahead of the World Cancer Day campaign marked tomorrow, recommends to countries to implement the three pillars of health promotion for early detection, timely diagnosis and comprehensive management of breast cancer to reach the targets. By Staff Reporter There are more than 2.3 million cases of breast cancer that occur each year, which make it…

Nestlé Recipes for your family

February 3, 2023 Healthtimes

Today’s generation has grown up in restaurants and fast-food canteens and the tradition of cooking healthy nutritious meals together slowly starts to disappear. Although the fast-food route might seem convenient, it comes at a price. Restaurant meals and fast foods are usually high in saturated fats, salt and artery clogging-cholesterol. But you can spare yourself from all these with smart home cooking habits and recipes. Preparing and eating meals at home is a better choice for many reasons. Several studies have shown that people who cook more often, instead of…