Category: Health News

WFP’s Nutritional support gives hope to Zim mothers

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By Tatenda Rodney Macheka WFP is supporting more than 7000 children in Zimbabwe reap the long-term benefits of a healthy start to life. For Deladina Chiota, the anticipated joys of motherhood did not meet her exact expectations. When Deladina unexpectedly gave birth to twin girls — Gracious and Precious — her husband blamed her for bringing a double burden to his life, and left her. As a young, newly-single mother, Deladina braced herself and decided to embrace what life had offered.“There are two things in life for which we are never truly prepared: twins,” says…

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HIV Testing Now Mandatory in Zambia, Should Zim Follow Suit?

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By Mathew  President Edgar Lungu of Zambia yesterday announced the legalisation of HIVtesting and treatment in all hospitals without informed consent of patients. He made the announcement during the inaugural launch of a HIV campaign in the capital Lusaka. “Just the same way we don’t consult you for consent when we are testing for Malaria, we will go ahead and test you for HIV and we will counsel you and if you are positive, we will commence treatment,” he said. Just the same way we don’t consult you for consent when we…

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#BREAKING: Prophets Now Require Licences To Heal

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By Michael Gwarisa PROPHETS and churches are now mandated to obtain licences to carry out deliverance and healing sessions, or administer any healing ointments or herbs to their followers, a top government official has said. The move is aimed at curbing extremism and healing malpractices obtaining in modern day churches and religious groupings which have resulted in many innocent souls losing their lives or falling victim to extreme health conditions. ALSO READ: Prophets Fueling HIV Drug resistance Briefing Journalists this afternoon(16/08/2017), Health and Child Care Deputy Ministry Hon Aldrin Musiiwa…

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Manicaland Records Highest Rate of Stunted Children

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By Michael Gwarisa MANICALAND province recorded a 49% stunted growth rate in children in 2016, against an average of 26% owing to a high malnutrition incidence in the area. Briefing a Child Parliamentarians engagement meeting on Nutrition Budget advocacy in Bindura, Sustainable Rural Community Development Organisation Executive Director January Mvula singled out the high prioritisation of cash crops over food crops as the major driver of malnutrition and stuntedness in children in the area. “Stunting rate of Zimbabwe is at 27% with high number of boys. This Translate to 1…

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6 Things Every Guy Hates About Girls. #5 Is Shocking

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1. Men hate spandex/leggings as pants! Well, I’ll tell those men that for us spandex is the best as they keep our curves in the right places.   2. The common issue ‘pouting & plumping.’ Yeah! This can be an issue with men that they don’t like duck faces and fat lips, but this is how we look sexy.   3. Some men say that high waisted shorts and trousers make them think of their mothers and grandmothers. Okay, let’s throw our high waist stuff in a trash!   4.…

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Zim women celebrate in solidarity with SA counterparts

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Contributor  Women must redefine the meaning of freedom for today’s generation in order to enhance their contribution in an unequal society, a veteran educationist said on Tuesday. “Today …we are celebrating the past where tens of thousands and millions of women fought and also died to achieve certain things which they thought were important,” said Fay Chung (in picture), an educator who has served in many capacities in Zimbabwe and abroad. “In Zimbabwe and South Africa, that included racism and apartheid…and women were prepared to fight for freedom through education,…

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Save The Children Rolls Out Ambitious Nutrition Project

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By Michael Gwarisa SAVE the Children United Kingdom has availed US$6 000 towards a child food and nutrition project in Zimbabwe in a bid to complement government’s budgetary allocation towards nutrition. Speaking to HealthTimes on the sidelines of Scaling up nutrition training workshop in Harare,National Coordinator -Zimbabwe Civil Society Organizations Scaling Up Nutrition Alliance (ZCSOSUNA) Kudakwashe Zombe said they were engaging child Parliamentarians inn Mashonaland Central in a bid to drive this project. “This is a project that we want to implement in Mash Central, the reason why we are engaging these…

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Economic crisis worsens HIV pandemic

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STAFF WRITER ZIMBABWE’S deepening economic crisis is severely affecting the government’s ability to fund public health delivery and restricting poor people’s access to health care, economists, government officials and health experts agree. The southern African country’s economy had shown signs of modest improvement under the government of national unity (GNU) between 2009 and 2013, when President Robert Mugabe and his long-ruling Zanu-PF party shared power with the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC). However, industry has been performing poorly and company closures have picked up since Zanu-PF won general elections…

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USAID Avails US$20 Mln To Africaid To Scale Up Zvandiri Model

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By Michael Gwarisa THE U.S Agency for International Development (USAID) has availed a US$20 million grant towards HIV treatment, care, and support services for youths in particular those living with HIV. The grant is being awarded to a Zimbabwean private voluntary organization, Africaid who are spearheading the Zvandiri model which is targeted at young people who were born HIV positive. Speaking during the signing ceremony, USAID/Zimbabwe Mission Director Stephanie Funk said “USAID is proud to partner with Africaid to help Zimbabwean children and adolescents live longer, healthier lives. The United…

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Maternal deaths reach 176

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By Staff Reporter Over 170 expecting mothers died giving birth since the beginning of the year with teenagers being at high risk. In its weekly disease statistical update, the Ministry of Health and Child Care said there were two maternal deaths. “The Ministry of Health and Child Care weekly disease report has shown that two maternal deaths were reported during the week ending July 23, 2017. “The deaths were reported from Harare Central Hospital. The cumulative figures for maternal deaths are 176,” read the report. At high risk of maternal…

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