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Funding cuts threaten decades of HIV progress in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's hard-won gains in HIV care are under serious threat as funding cuts from the U.S. and other donor nations disrupt critical treatment and support services. Community advocates, including Ang...Published: 03 Sep 2025 at 08:45hrs | 165 | by Staff reporter
Aids council focuses on street dwellers
PEOPLE living on the streets are recording a high default rate on antiretroviral treatment (ART), largely due to inconsistent access to medication and challenges in adhering to the treatment regimen, ...Published: 17 Jul 2025 at 09:02hrs | 222 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe assures continued ARV availability
The government has reassured the public that antiretroviral (ARV) medicines will remain accessible to all who need them through the end of 2025, with plans already underway to secure supplies for the ...Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 15:53hrs | 87 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe showers rare praises on America
Zimbabwe's Foreign Affairs Minister Amon Murwira has extended rare and glowing praise to the United States of America, acknowledging its significant humanitarian and investment contributions throughou...Published: 05 Jun 2025 at 14:20hrs | 837 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe assures steady ARV supply amid US funding cuts
Health and Child Care Minister Dr Douglas Mombeshora has moved to dispel growing fears over antiretroviral (ARV) drug shortages, assuring the nation that Zimbabwe has adequate supplies to meet n...Published: 17 May 2025 at 12:20hrs | 88 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's rot of corruption began at the top - that's where it must end
No one can deny that Zimbabwe has become synonymous with corruption.This morning, I woke up to deeply disturbing news reports that shook me to the core - not because they were shoc...Published: 01 May 2025 at 19:53hrs | 991 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
HIV patients pay hidden fees as ARV shortage deepens in Zimbabwe
A growing crisis is unfolding in Zimbabwe as some nurses at public clinics in Harare are reportedly charging people living with HIV illicit fees for access to lifesaving antiretroviral (ARV) medicatio...Published: 01 May 2025 at 12:11hrs | 735 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe allays fears of ARV shortages
The Government has assured Zimbabweans that the country has adequate stocks of anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs), following concerns about potential shortages after reports that the United States Governmen...Published: 10 Apr 2025 at 08:58hrs | 59 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe secures 3 month ARV supply
Zimbabwe has secured an additional three-month supply of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs to ensure uninterrupted treatment for people living with HIV, Health and Child Care Minister Dr. Douglas Mombeshora ...Published: 06 Apr 2025 at 11:32hrs | 850 | by Staff reporter
USAID suspends 83% of programs, leaving Zimbabwe and Africa in crisis
Health, education, and various other sectors in Zimbabwe and across Africa face a tough period ahead following the announcement that 83% of USAID-funded programs have been suspended.United Sta...Published: 11 Mar 2025 at 07:20hrs | 6751 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe secures 6 month stock of ARVs
Zimbabwe has secured enough antiretroviral (ARV) drug stock to last for the next six months, with additional procurement efforts already in progress to ensure supplies are sustained until the end of t...Published: 20 Feb 2025 at 18:30hrs | 297 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Braces for HIV Resurgence as US Aid Evaporates
Rumbidzai, a sex worker from the bustling settlement of Epworth in Harare, has been taking antiretroviral drugs since 2017. For over two years, the mother of three has relied on mobile clinics that re...Published: 12 Feb 2025 at 11:29hrs | 394 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's New Start Centre suspends ART, PrEP refills
The Population Solutions for Health (PSH) New Start Centre in Harare's Central Business District (CBD) has temporarily suspended its services for patients on Antiretroviral Treatment (ART) and those s...Published: 07 Feb 2025 at 06:44hrs | 1322 | by Staff reporter
US Embassy pauses regime change funding in Zimbabwe?
The United States Embassy in Zimbabwe has announced a comprehensive review of all funds released to the country through the State Department and USAID, in line with President Donald Trump's "America F...Published: 05 Feb 2025 at 20:13hrs | 2601 | by Staff reporter
ARVs shortage hits Tsholotsho
Tsholotsho district in Matabeleland North is grappling with a severe shortage of anti-retroviral (ARV) medication, despite having the highest number of people living with HIV in Zimbabwe, according to...Published: 09 Dec 2024 at 06:55hrs | 147 | by Staff reporter
HIV patients limited to one-week ARV supplies amid shortages
Health facilities in Matabeleland are grappling with severe shortages of antiretroviral drugs (ARVs), forcing healthcare providers to reduce the amount of medication dispensed to HIV patients....Published: 27 Nov 2024 at 12:05hrs | 650 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans to buy their own condoms?
Donors have reportedly started scaling down their support for HIV response measures in Zimbabwe, raising concerns that essential resources like condoms may no longer be provided for free in the near f...Published: 12 Nov 2024 at 11:01hrs | 1111 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe hunts for 100 000 HIV positive people running away from treatment
The National Aids Council (NAC) in Zimbabwe is urgently searching for approximately 100,000 individuals who are HIV positive but not receiving antiretroviral treatment (ARVs). Despite 10.6% of the pop...Published: 07 Aug 2024 at 17:17hrs | 1088 | by Staff reporter
Tsholotsho residents in the diaspora accessing ARVs from local clinics
Over 5,000 diaspora residents from Tsholotsho in Matabeleland North province receive their antiretroviral (ARV) drugs from local clinics, facilitated by cross-border transporters known as Omalayitsha....Published: 05 Jun 2024 at 07:08hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
From Ramaphoria to Ramageddon
Many political observers have reacted with both "shock and awe" to the astounding performance of the Umkhonto we Sizwe Party in one of South Africa's most contested elections.Indeed, to borrow...Published: 03 Jun 2024 at 15:01hrs | 6 | by Sipho Seepe
Smith & apartheid regimes were angels compared to 44-Year-Old 'independent' Zimbabwe
Talking in terms of segregation, oppression and savagery towards those considered as foreigners or political undesirables, no present or past government in Southern Africa matches the black Shona supr...Published: 15 Apr 2024 at 15:56hrs | 28 | by Israel Dube
HIV drugs to be taken twice a year
The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) treatment is awaiting government approval on the new drug Sunlenca (Lenacapavir) being taken twice a year by people with multi-drug resistant HlV type one....Published: 15 Jan 2023 at 08:56hrs | 15 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
'HIV mothers can breastfeed their babies'
FAITH Karuru (not her real name) was infected with HIV by her boyfriend, who fled to South Africa after committing a crime seven years ago."I discovered I was HIV positive when I went to regis...Published: 08 Aug 2022 at 05:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Door-to-door ARV distribution plans advanced
People living with HIV/AIDS will soon have anti retroviral (ARV) medication delivered to their homes under a programme meant to reduce cases of defaulting and enhance uptake. The programme, which will...Published: 19 Jun 2022 at 10:04hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Hunger stalks Matebeleland South
HUNDREDS of families in drought-prone Matebeleland South are in urgent need of food aid after poor harvests.To avert a food crisis, a government taskforce has been set up in the province to re...Published: 02 Jun 2022 at 06:47hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean woman's successful fight against HIV
THE words "we are very sorry, your blood shows that you are HIV positive", gave Ms Sithethelele Nkomo nightmares, confusion, suicidal thoughts and rang in her mind for two good months without disclosi...Published: 01 Apr 2022 at 08:54hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
'Men lagging behind in PrEP uptake'
MALE uptake of interventions to prevent HIV such as Pre-Exposure Prophylaxix (PrEP), has remained low despite improved availability and affordability, health experts have said.PrEP is an effec...Published: 30 Mar 2022 at 07:26hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans in SA still collect ARVs locally
ZIMBABWEANS living in South Africa continue to collect antiretrovirals (ARVs) locally as many are undocumented and cannot access the health care facilities easily in the neighbouring country, a situat...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 20:09hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Shamva hospital pharmacy gutted by fire
DRUGS worth thousands of United States Dollars were lost at Shamva district hospital pharmacy after it caught fire this morning....Published: 23 Nov 2021 at 19:07hrs | 13 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mnangagwa's wife gets UK invite
A United Kingdom-based organisation - NCD Global Alliance which fights non-communicable diseases (NCDs) has written to the First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa inviting her to join their organisation as an N...Published: 29 Sep 2021 at 06:41hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
'Vaccines safe for HIV+ people'
A SENIOR health official has said COVID-19 vaccines being used in Zimbabwe are safe for people living with HIV, especially those on anti-retroviral therapy.Paul Chinakidzwa, the deputy directo...Published: 03 Aug 2021 at 07:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
New ARVs to be taken once a month
IN a major milestone that will curb pill fatigue and reduce default cases, Zimbabwe will among other countries introduce a new HIV preventive drug that will be taken only once a month.In the c...Published: 20 Jun 2021 at 07:23hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo, Harare, Matebeleland South top HIV stats
MATABELELAND South has the highest HIV prevalence in the country at 21,9 percent, latest official statistics show, in what experts attribute to spousal separation caused by migration to neighbouring S...Published: 25 Apr 2021 at 07:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga says 'more innovative health solutions critical'
Government has pledged to be innovative and always on hand to curb threats posed by Covid-19 in the country's quest to attain high health standards for citizens. Vice President Dr Constantino ...Published: 15 Apr 2021 at 06:46hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Fears of ARVs shortages allayed
The National Aids Council (NAC) says Zimbabwe has enough stocks of antiretrovirals (ARVs) to take the country through the year amid indications that most resources are being channelled towards the fig...Published: 04 Apr 2021 at 09:45hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Private players will open path for counterfeit vaccines
Counterfeit drugs are a menace and a definite threat to global peace and stability. Inert drugs are being peddled on the drug market to an unassuming market with dire consequences. Entire communities ...Published: 12 Mar 2021 at 06:37hrs | 14 | by Sapien Sapien
Prominent HIV researcher succumbs to Covid-19
Dr David Katzenstein, a leading Zimbabwe-based US researcher specialising in HIV research through collaborative efforts with local universities and medical research institutions has died.He su...Published: 01 Feb 2021 at 19:12hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
ARVs shortage hits Bulawayo
BULAWAYO has been hit by a shortage of antiretroviral drugs (ARVs), with patients saying the COVID-19 lockdown period had worsened the situation.Some of the patients, who spoke to Southern Eye...Published: 26 Jan 2021 at 07:11hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Fighting HIV and AIDS in times of COVID-19
The World AIDS Day is marked every on 1st December every year to raise awareness about the disease. The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) is the UN entity tasked with fighting HIV in...Published: 30 Dec 2020 at 17:37hrs | 1 | by Zipporah Musau
Zimbabwe to resume manufacturing ARVs
ZIMBABWE will now resume local manufacturing of Antiretrovirals (ARVs) and other drugs using local pharmaceutical companies as the country has been losing millions of foreign currency by procuring the...Published: 20 Dec 2020 at 06:47hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga targets sex workers
ZIMBABWE new HIV annual infections have fallen from 47 000 recorded in 2016 to current statistics of 40 000 while AIDS related deaths have declined to 20 000 in 2019 from 54 000 in 2010.This, ...Published: 05 Dec 2020 at 06:24hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe makes huge strides in combating HIV/AIDS
Zimbabwe has made commendable progress in reversing the course of the AIDS pandemic through prevention of new HIV infections and the provision of treatment to those infected despite economic challenge...Published: 01 Dec 2020 at 06:45hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
ARV shortage hits Zimbabwe
A shipment of Antiretroviral (ARV) drugs meant for Zimbabwe will not be arriving in time due to Covid -19 induced delays, forcing the Ministry of Health and Child Care to reduce its six-month multi-dr...Published: 25 Nov 2020 at 06:11hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Masiyiwa's comments offer hope on end to the Pandemic
African Union Special Envoy in the fight against COVID-19, pan-African businessman Strive Masiyiwa, has said an end to the deadly pandemic could be in sight as new treatments emerge that offer hope fo...Published: 13 Nov 2020 at 19:03hrs | 3 | by Agencies
Hospital loses essential equipment to thieves
There was an alleged break-in at Mvurwi hospital where an Administrator's laptop and scan equipment was stolen last week, Bulawayo24.com has learnt.Sources familiar with the incident allege th...Published: 08 Oct 2020 at 14:59hrs | 1 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
ARV shortage fears dismissed
Natpharm has assured Zimbabweans on second regimen antiretroviral treatment that the current stocks which are low will be expeditiously replenished. There had been concerns among those who tak...Published: 31 Aug 2020 at 05:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe winning HIV/Aids war
ZIMBABWE is continuing to do relatively well in its fight against HIV/Aids - with latest regional figures placing the country fifth among 16 nations that are battling the pandemic.This comes a...Published: 29 Aug 2020 at 16:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Xenophobic arrests and raids in the so called 'multi-pronged Approach'
The Constitution of South Africa enshrines the right to Human dignity, equality of treatment before the law and in the enjoyment of all rights, the freedom and security of the person which includes no...Published: 11 Aug 2019 at 17:14hrs | 3 | by V Sibanda
ARVs shortage hits Bulawayo
SOME people living with HIV in Bulawayo are failing to access antiretroviral (ARV) drugs due to shortages in the city blamed on distribution inefficiencies as Government says the country has adequate ...Published: 30 Jul 2019 at 07:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
HIV testing fees reviewed
NEW Start Centres across the country have reviewed their charges for HIV testing and counselling to $9, a situation that will likely discourage people from testing, at a time when the country is worki...Published: 28 Jul 2019 at 09:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
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