Category: Health News

STIs Spike Among Young Boys In Mudzi…As Sex Workers Dish Unprotected Sex For More USD

Michael Gwarisa

INCREASED gold panning activities in Mudzi district have exposed young boys to Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and other health risks at the back of an influx of commercial sex workers who have flooded the mining communities. By Michael Gwarisa Recently In Mudzi Most young people in the area have resorted to gold panning which has become the most resourceful source of income in the area. Payments for gold sales at various mills dotted around the community are done in United States dollars (USD) terms, a factor which has lured sex…

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EU Pours US$60 Million For Zim Health & Resilience Building

Michael Gwarisa

THE European Union (EU) has stepped up its humanitarian efforts in Zimbabwe through an additional US$60 million (EUR 53 million) under its National Indicative Programme. By Michael Gwarisa The funds will directly support Zimbabwe in the fields of health and resilience building. In a statement, the EU Ambassador to Zimbabwe Mr Timo Olkkonen said, “US$38 million will support public health service delivery by strengthening primary care systems, capacitating human resources and enhancing community participation.” US$18 million will support household and communities in vulnerable situations across the country by increasing their…

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E-Nursing Recruitment Not Regionalistic Or Tribal

Michael Gwarisa

HEALTH and Child Care Minister, Dr Obadhia Moyo has castigated sections of civil society whom he accused of misleading the people of Matebeleland into protesting against government’s E-nursing recruitment which they accused of favoring candidates from Mashonaland and other provinces other than Matebeleland. By Michael Gwarisa Minister Moyo said the E-Nursing recruitment system was still anew phenomenon in Zimbabwe and is bound to have technical glitches but allegations of regionalism or favoritism were a creation of uniformed civil society organisation who want to gain relevance  from creating mayhem. We have…

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RHRN Submit Parly Position Paper On Access to SRHR Without Age Restrictions

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RIGHT Here, Right Now Zimbabwe alongside other organisations have submitted their position paper to parliament proposing there be removal of age restrictions to access to Sexual, Reproductive Health and Rights Services. By Kudakwashe Pembere Speaking at a SafAIDS arranged male engagement workshop on removal of access to SRHR to adolescent girls, Youth Engage Programs Manager Ignatius Chipendo said there have been discussions surrounding age of consent to sex, marriage and access to sexual reproductive health. We have already submitted a position paper now to parliament alongside other consortiums and partners…

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Zim Gvt, UN Commit To Ending Early Unintended Pregnancies

Michael Gwarisa

THE health ambassador, First Lady Amai Auxilia Mnangagwa together with the ministries of health and education and the United Nations family in Zimbabwe have committed to ending Early and Unintended Pregnancies (EUPs). By Michael Gwarisa Launching  the Early Unintended Pregnancies (EUP) campaign running under the name LetsTalk Campaign, Amai Mngangagwa said Zimbabwe had progressed in crafting new policies that would address the challenges facing young girls who fall pregnant in school. Being pregnant at school at times means facing social sanctions and difficult choices that have lifelong consequences. Is could…

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USD800K Paid For Global Fund Fifth Replenishment

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ZIMBABWE has honoured USD800 000 of its Global Fund fifth replenishment pledge. By Kudakwashe Pembere The country pledged USD1 million for the Global Fund’s 6th Replinishment on October 10 this year in France. In a recent interview with Zimbabwe Aids Network national coordinator Mr Taurai Nyandoro, he said the country fulfilled USD800 000 of the fifth replenishment. “Remember at the 5th replenishment, our pledge was 1m, to date lm told we have paid about USD800 000.  So we are honoring the pledge,” Nyandoro said. Global Fund convenes over 100 countries…

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Zim Should Honour Abuja Declaration in 2020 Budget

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CIVIL Society Organisations (CSOs) have called on government to increase domestic funding for Zimbabwe’s healthcare in the forthcoming 2020 national budget so as to stimulate Universal Health Coverage (UHC). By Patricia Mashiri Zimbabwe’s healthcare system is currently in intensive care owing to a plethora of factors chief among them being the poor funding from treasury amongst a host of other ills which have literally brought the sector on its knees. Speaking during the Civil Society Engagement on the Development of a Submission Paper on Priority Funding Areas in the 2020…

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Undetectable Viral Load Not a License For Unprotected Sex, Says Govt

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HAVING undetectable viral load does not warrant unsafe sex practices as there are chances of transmitting the HIV virus, a Health Ministry official says. By Kudakwashe Pembere in Kadoma In an interview with Health Ministry HIV/TB public health specialist Dr Clorata Gwanzura said on their message with U=U an acronym for Undetectable = Untransmissible the goal is to ensure people are virally suppressed. “As long as you are taking your medicines correctly and consistently, that is the result that you should see. However, there are various reasons that would cause…

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UNESCO In Regional Drive To Curb Early Unintended Pregnancies

Michael Gwarisa
Mr Masimba Nyamucheta UNESCO

THE United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has embarked on a campaign to reduce cases of Early Unintended Pregnancies (EUPs) in Zimbabwe and other sub-Saharan countries, a move that is set to empower adolescent girls and young people to make informed decisions about their Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH). By Michael Gwarisa in Mazowe Through a partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the Southern Africa HIV and AIDS Information Dissemination Service (SAfAIDS) and Save The Children, UNESCO has already kick-started various media engagements initiatives at a regional…

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CSOs Trained On New HIV/TB Treatment Literacy Manual

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THE new HIV and Tuberculosis treatment literacy manual is set to tackle non-communicable diseases, side effects of Antiretroviral therapies, religion, new regimens and nutrition which will see health civil society organisations take the knowledge to communities they work in. By Kudakwashe Pembere in Kadoma Speaking to Zimbabwe AIDS Network Communication, Health Research and Advocacy Officer Hazel Zemura on the side-lines  of a civil society trainer of trainee workshop in Kadoma, she said they want to equip the CSOs on the trending issues. “This is a civil society trainer of trainee…

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