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HIPH and Pamumvuri Sign MOU

June 19, 2024June 19, 2024 Healthtimes

By Khulumani Sithole. In a significant development, the Harare Institute of Public Health (HIPH) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Pamumvuri to strengthen evidence-based programing for mental health interventions in Zimbabwe. The partnership thrives to link research and practice in the mental health space, aligning with the country’s efforts to improve public health. The partnership aims to connect research and practical application in the field of mental health, in line with the nation’s endeavors to enhance public health. Addressing Journalist at the conference, the Principal of the Harare…

Precious Hearts Haven Commemorates Day Of The African Child

June 19, 2024 Healthtimes

By Nthokozo Gudu Iin Zvimba Precious Hearts Haven a non-profit organization working towards the elimination of sexual and gender based violence against women and girls in Zimbabwe joined the world in commemorating International Day of The African Child on 15 June 2024. The commemoration event was held in Zvimba and brought together different organizations in Zimbabwe, Unathi Children’s Network Trust which advocates for all the rights of children and Population Services Zimbabwe (PSZ) which specializes in providing pregnancy crisis management, contraception and family planning services across the country also collaborated…

Amid Diaspora Parenting and Child-Headed Families, Comprehensive Sexuality Education Comes To The Rescue in Bulawayo

June 19, 2024June 21, 2024 Michael Gwarisa

By Michael Gwarisain Bulawayo A few years ago, Vuzu Sex parties made headlines in Bulawayo Metropolitan province as young people of school-going age engaged in various forms of indecent behavior including sexual orgies, drug and substance abuse amongst other ills. For Simangalisiwe Ndlovu* (19), from Gwabalanda in Bulawayo, attending these parties was easy since both her parents stay out of the country and there was no parental supervision at home. Her parents work in South Africa and Simangalisiwe lives with her two siblings, her younger brother who is 15 and…

Zim medicines regulator attains WHO Maturity Level 3

June 17, 2024June 17, 2024 Kuda Pembere

By Staff Reporter The Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) has been certified as a Maturity Level 3 (ML3) medicines and vaccines (non producing) regulator by the World Health Organization (WHO) making it the sixth African country to attain this level on the continent. Zimbabwe joins the United Republic of Tanzania in 2018, Ghana in 2020, the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Republic of South Africa and the Arab Republic of Egypt in 2022 as the only countries that have attained the Level 3 benchmark. After a comprehensive assessment and the…

Health Resilience Fund Support Enhances Uptake Of Long-Term Family Planning Methods In Matabeleland South

June 16, 2024June 16, 2024 Michael Gwarisa

By Michael Gwarisa in Gwanda The risk of unplanned pregnancies is very high in the absence of Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives (LARCs) Family planning methods. Women in low-resource settings experience interruptions that may increase the risk of unintended and unplanned pregnancies. In most cases, the poorest couples have the highest fertility, the lowest contraceptive use and the highest unmet need for contraception. In Gwanda, Matabeleland South, women such Florence Kungai (31), from Gwanda who in the past experienced two separate occasions of contraceptive failure due to interruptions in her schedule, now…

New Study Shows Black Girls Are Getting Their Period Earlier

June 15, 2024 Healthtimes

By Staff Reporter While the ideal age for girls in their first period ranges from 10 and 15 years old, a new study has found that girls of colour, particularly Black girls, are beginning their menstrual cycles at younger ages than their peers, HealthTimes has learnt. The study titled “Menarche and Time to Cycle Regularity Among Individuals Born Between 1950 and 2005 in the US” was conducted by Professor Zifan Wang et al and examined the menstrual trends in girls to explore some of the factors leading to an early…

Making Communities Safe For Women: How Zimbabwe’s GBV Program Has Improved Access To Services In El Nino Affected Districts

June 15, 2024June 18, 2024 Michael Gwarisa

By Michael Gwarisa In every emergency, the vulnerability of women and girls increases. In Zimbabwe, the prevailing El Nino-induced drought has amplified the susceptibility of women and girls to numerous forms of abuse. In both Matabeleland North and South provinces, cases of elderly women getting abused sexually have been on the increase. In Gwanda and Umguza Districts where mining is rampant, artisanal miners have been sexually abusing young children, girls,women and even elderly women under the false belief that it gives them fortune in their mining endeavors. In Umguza District,…

YAZ calls for unrestricted access to SRH services for young persons

June 13, 2024June 13, 2024 Kuda Pembere

By Kuda Pembere With the clause for the wilful transmission of HIV set to be removed from the the Criminal Laws Amendment (Protection of Children and Young Persons) Bill appluaded, the Youth Advocates Zimbabwe (YAZ) finds there is still some unfinished business to settle regarding the status on access to sexual reproductive health services amongst young persons. This follows some clarifications on the clause by the Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister, Ziyambi Ziyambi in Parliament recently. Commending the move to withdraw the clause, YAZ Executive Director Tatenda Songore said…

National Health Insurance stakeholder consultations begin in Zim

June 11, 2024 Kuda Pembere

By Kuda Pembere The Health and Child Care Ministry has commenced consultative engagements with stakeholders for the implementation of the National Health Insurance, a much expected and mulled over for 25 years health insurance product. At a time when over 90 percent of the country are uninsured health-wise, this NHI comes in designed to pool funds to provide access to quality, affordable basic health care services for the population of Zimbabwe according to their health needs, irrespective of their socioeconomic status. Speaking to journalists on the sidelines of the stakeholders’…

Zim, Belarus medicines authorities sign MOU

June 10, 2024June 10, 2024 Healthtimes

By Staff Reporter The Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a Belarusian health products research agency which seeks to foster innovation in Zimbabwe’s pharmaceutical sector. The MoU was signed in Belarus with the Republican Unitary Enterprise Center for Examinations and Tests in Health Service (RUE-CETH) Belarus. “MCAZ is pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Republican Unitary Enterprise Center for Examinations and Tests in Health Service (RUE-CETH) Belarus. “This significant agreement marks a new chapter of collaboration…