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ZICHIRE Takes Fight Against Drug Abuse and Teen Pregnancies to Epworth

Michael Gwarisa

By Kuda Pembere The Zimbabwe Community Health Intervention Research Project (ZICHIRE) took its campaign against drug and substance abuse, as well as teenage pregnancies, to Epworth last Friday. Amid growing concerns over these social ills across the country, ZICHIRE noted that men often avoid visiting health facilities. In response, the organization conducted an integrated outreach at Solani Shopping Centre in Epworth to bridge this gap. Speaking to HealthTimes during the outreach, Samantha Mugudubi, ZICHIRE’s Programs Officer for Epworth, explained that they were targeting men—who typically shun health facilities—with various health…

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Harare water crisis technical committee given another 100 days

Kuda Pembere

By Kudakwashe Pembere As Harare’s water challenges appear to be a thorn in the flesh for both the local authority and central government, a technical committee appointed to come up with solutions to mitigate this crisis has been afforded another 100 days to round up their task. This on Wednesday was said by the Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development Dr Anxious Masuka during a progress report presentation of the committee’s first 100 days. He said Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa in October last year tasked a committee…

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Zimbabwe’s First Ever Safe Market To Protect Women and Children Against Abuse Ready To Open

Michael Gwarisa

ZIMBABWE’S Ministry of Women Affairs Community, Small and Medium Enterprise Development and its partners have set up a sample safe market in Harare, Epworth Overspill area in a bid to reduce incidences of abuse, Gender and Sexual Based violence (SGBV) amongst women and children by providing women with a safe operating environment. By Michael Gwarisa The markets are part of Women affairs ministry’s Safe Cities program. According to studies conducted, a number of SGBV cases as well as abuse of children occur in unregulated public spaces such as market spaces.…

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Journalist Donates Food Hampers To Starving Epworth Households

Healthtimes

ONLINE news publication, ZimboLive.TV Journalist, Brighton Gumbodete today donated an assortment of food hampers to vulnerable households in Epworth, Harare. HealthTimes Reporter According to the World Food Programme (WFP), Zimbabwe is likely to record a sharp increase in the number of urban households in need of food assistance due to the drought induced hunger. The COVID-19 induced lockdown has also disrupted livelihoods and their capacity to generate income and bring food on the table. In interview with HealthTimes, Gumbodete said it was their charity arm, Devine Might Foundation International’s initiative…

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