Category: WATER AND SANITATION

MP Blames ZINWA For Gwanda,/Beitbridge Water Woes

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GWANDA and Beitbridge town have been hit by massive water challenges in the midst of exorbitant prepaid water system charges that are being levied by the Zimbabwe the Zimbabwe National Water Authority’s exorbitant (ZINWA) prepaid water. By Staff Reporter This came to light on Thursday at the National Assembly when Matebeleland South parliamentarian Honourable Sipho Mokone lamented how the water crisis was getting out of control as Gwanda is now in its second week. On March 3, 2022, the legislator raised the issue before Parliament and maintains Gwanda due to…

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Coca-Cola Foundation Partners Save the Children In Life-changing Water And Youth Empowerment Projects In Zim

Michael Gwarisa

MORE than 15,000 people including hundreds of patients and staff in five major health facilities, spanning four districts, are set to benefit from reliable, safe and clean water supply, Save the Children has said today. The organisation is also seeking to set up more young people on the path to self-reliance through vocational training, in two separate projects funded by The Coca-Cola Foundation. By Staff Reporter The water project seeks to provide the five health facilities, which also serve as COVID-19 isolation centres, with clean and safe water for their operations,…

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Ruwa Springvale Residents Go For 9 Years Without Running Water

Michael Gwarisa

…ZB Holdings Say they have done their part …Ruwa Local Board mum on the matter RESIDENTS under Springvale, a ZB Financial Holdings Housing project in Ruwa have gone for close to a decade without running tap water, a situation that might soon expose residents to health hazards as some are now getting water from shallow wells and other alternative water sources. By Michael Gwarisa A visit to Springvale revealed that some residents were now being forced to fork out huge amounts of money to install boreholes and water tanks at…

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Harare Water & Sanitation Situation Deteriorates Further…Mayor Blames Politics

Michael Gwarisa
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DEMAND for  clean and safe water has surged in Harare, surrounding smaller towns and local authorities, resulting in the City struggling to sustain the daily water demand of 1,200 Megaliters of Water against a daily water production capacity of 340 Megaliters. By Michael Gwarisa This also comes amidst indications that towns like Chitungwiza, Ruwa local authority and places such as Epworth still rely on Harare water for sustenance. The failure by council to provide adequate water has led to residents in Harare and surrounding areas sinking shallow wells and boreholes…

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Children More Prone To Typhoid Fever: WHO

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THE World Health Organisation (WHO) Zimbabwe National Professional Officer for Expanded program on Immunization, Dr Maxwell Rupfutse  said research shows that children under the age of four are more susceptible to typhoid as compared to other age groups. By Patricia Mashiri Speaking during a virtual media sensitization meeting on Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine Introduction and catch up vaccination campaign, Dr Rupfutse said typhoid fever death rates may rise when left untreated. Severe cases may lead to serious complications or even death. Death rates in typhoid fever range from 1-4% in treated…

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Vice President launches Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine to benefit over 6million children

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THE Vice President and Minister of Health and Child Care has launched a Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine into routine childhood immunisation in Zimbabwe, as part of a broader strategy to eliminate epidemic prone diseases. By Patricia Mashiri The vaccination campaign which is set to start on 24 May up to 4 June 2021 will provide catch up Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine vaccination for over 6 million children aged 9 months to below 15 years in line with recommendations from global and local immunisation experts. Thereafter all children in Zimbabwe will begin to…

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World Vision Celebrates Significant Increase In Access To safe water

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THE World Vision a Christian and child-focused humanitarian aid agency celebrates significant increase in the number of children and families accessing safe water in Zimbabwe By Patricia Mashiri Celebrating this year’s World Water Day running under the theme “Valuing Water, World Vision have made water available in sufficient quantities transforming communities and contributing to their health, education as well as economic benefits. Morris Chidavaenzi, the World Vision Zimbabwe WASH Technical Advisor, said they were thankful to their local and international partners whom they worked with to accelerate the access of…

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When Period Poverty Meets Water Crises: Harare Women and Girls Develop Vaginal Infections As They Go For Hours Wearing Damp Unwashed Reusable Sanitary Pads And Rags

Michael Gwarisa

SHARON Bumhira (26) from Hopley, Zone 3 is unemployed and every month, whenever her period visits, she finds it difficult to manage her menstrual hygiene as she can’t afford to buy sanitary pads. Like many girls in the area, Sharon uses rags and at times a reusable sanitary pad. By Michael Gwarisa For most girls and young women in Hopely, buying sanitary pads is a luxury they can’t even afford and a bucket of water is more important than buying a sanitary pad. The water situation in Hopely has made…

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A Thigh For For A Bucket: Sexual Abuse Reigns Supreme At Boreholes and Waterpoints In Zimbabwe

Michael Gwarisa

THE absence of adequate water and sanitation facilities provides a fertile breeding ground for Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV). In both rural and urban settings in Zimbabwe, girls and women travel long distances to fetch water and, in some instances where ablution facilities are not available, they relieve themselves in the bush, further making girls and young women targets of abuse. By Michael Gwarisa According to the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey of 2019, a sizable number of households in Zimbabwe still lack sufficient Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) facilities…

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NAC/UNICEF Collaborate To Integrate WASH and HIV Programs For Positive Health Outcomes In Sanyati

Michael Gwarisa

IN a bid to reduce diarrhoeal induced morbidity and mortality amongst People Living with HIV (PLHIV) as well as influence behavior change, the National AIDS Council (NAC) has partnered the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNCEF) and the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) to integrate HIV and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene programs in Sanyati districts.   By Michael Gwarisa recently in Sanyati A study conducted by the Anglo-American Group foundation indicate that Diarrhoea remains a very common disease affecting about 90% of people living with HIV in Southern Africa,…

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