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Bulawayo refutes 90% HIV positivity report
THE Bulawayo City Council has refuted media reports claiming that 90 percent of women aged between 16 and 50 that tested for HIV in Bulawayo in June came out positive and that there is a 71.7 percent ...Published: 15 Aug 2024 at 12:49hrs | 478 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe introduces injectable HIV drug
ZIMBABWE has introduced Cabotegravir long-acting (CAB-LA), an injectable pre-exposure prophylaxis drug, to add to the HIV prevention regime in the country.The drug, an ARV designed to suppress...Published: 11 Apr 2024 at 08:35hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Testing HIV negative when on HIV medication, what's happening?
HIV tests especially self-tests (blood or oral) occasionally give false-negative result in people living with HIV who are taking HIV treatment.Explanation:...Published: 17 Jun 2023 at 07:21hrs | 1 | by Erick Matotoba
Medication to prevent yourself from getting HIV
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is medication taken to prevent getting HIV, it is extremely effective(99%) in preventing HIV when taken consistently i.e one pill a day.This medication is recom...Published: 31 May 2023 at 17:32hrs | 22 | by Erick Matotoba
'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
Pregnant women can use PrEP- study
PREGNANT women who are HIV negative can use the Dapivirine ring and oral Truvada as a means to prevent HIV infection in the last stages of their pregnancies, a recent study has revealed.It is ...Published: 16 Jul 2021 at 07:30hrs | 13 | by Staff Reporter
Let's not ignore other killer diseases, says Chiwenga
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga yesterday said the country should not neglect other killer diseases while concentrating on the COVID-19 pandemic. Chiwenga, who is Health minister, said thi...Published: 05 Feb 2021 at 06:40hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
500 Zimbabweans to be used as HIV guinea pigs
Zimbabwe has become the first country in the Sub-Saharan Africa region to complete the successful enrolment of participants who are taking part in the ongoing large-scale HIV vaccine efficacy trials w...Published: 08 Jul 2019 at 07:50hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
HIV vaccine trial gathers momentum
AN African-led first HIV vaccine trial has given hope to millions of people who will only need a few shots to be immunised against the virus.The clinical trial, running from 2018 to 2022 and d...Published: 30 Apr 2019 at 06:41hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Deliberate transmission of HIV: The pros & cons
THE most topical issue this past week was the announcement by Justice minister of government's plans to revoke section 79(1) of the Criminal (Codification and Reform) Act, which makes the deliberate t...Published: 30 Mar 2019 at 17:39hrs | 3 | by Miriam Tose Majome
'Ditch ARVS,' HIV-positive man instructs family
WHILE other people see HIV and Aids as a curse and something one should be ashamed of, a man from New Lobengula suburb in Bulawayo who with his daughter (23) and her two sons aged nine and five years ...Published: 13 Jul 2018 at 06:50hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
ARVs for high-risk groups
Government has started giving out antiretroviral drugs to selected HIV negative people who are at high risk of contracting the virus, to reduce chances of infection, Dreams and Key Population coordina...Published: 09 Jul 2018 at 07:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Comedienne faces arrest
LAWYERS have spoken against comedienne Mai Titi's decision to reveal the HIV status of her ex on social media platform, Facebook.Mai Titi, real name Fellistas Maruta, on Monday and yesterday b...Published: 30 May 2018 at 15:55hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Avenues IVF programme results in eight test tube births
The in vitro fertilisation (IVF) programme reintroduced at The Avenues Clinic in Harare in 2016 is proving successful, with eight live births so far and 20 ongoing pregnancies.The IVF Zimbabwe...Published: 29 Mar 2018 at 11:25hrs | 1 | by Agencies
MDC leader discloses HIV status
The Youth Secretary General of the Movement for Democratic Change led by Professor Welshman Ncube Discent Collins Bajila has urged young people to do an overall check up of their health status a...Published: 28 Mar 2018 at 16:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
8 test tube babies born in Zimbabwe
The in vitro fertilisation (IVF) programme reintroduced at The Avenues Clinic in Harare in 2016 is proving successful, with eight live births so far and 20 ongoing pregnancies.The IVF Zimbabwe...Published: 28 Mar 2018 at 11:58hrs | | by Chengetai Chinembiri
HIV+ man's jail term for infecting partner reduced
AN HIV positive man heaved a sigh of relief after the High Court reduced his 10-year sentence to two years for allegedly infecting his partner with the virus.Nevison Mpofu (39) filed an appeal...Published: 22 Nov 2017 at 05:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pathologist nails wife 'killer'
A PATHOLOGIST who examined the remains of a Bulawayo woman who died after giving birth concluded that the cause of death was due to widespread bacterial infection emanating from the wounds inflicted d...Published: 29 Jul 2017 at 10:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
PEPFAR, partners breathe new life into Harare’s First Street
The OK- PEPFAR First Street Stage in central Harare was a hive of activity with scores of individuals queuing to get tested for HIV as well as receive health information on Wednesday. The...Published: 05 May 2017 at 06:51hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
The importance of breast milk banks in Africa
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of an infant's life is the cornerstone of good health and survival....Published: 02 May 2017 at 10:41hrs | 1 | by Agencies
Woman withdraws charges against HIV+ lover
A PRISON officer, who accused her HIV positive boyfriend of exposing her to the deadly virus by deliberately having unprotected sex with her, has withdrawn the charges before plea.The comp...Published: 09 Dec 2016 at 05:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
ARVs for HIV negative people
HIV negative people who are at high risk of contracting the deadly virus will soon be given anti-retroviral drugs as a preventive measure.Currently, life prolonging anti-retroviral drugs are b...Published: 05 Dec 2016 at 06:22hrs | | by Alice Dube
Unprotected sex lands HIV+ man in trouble
AN HIV positive Bulawayo businessman was yesterday taken to court by his girlfriend who accused him of deliberately having unprotected sex with her.Bulawayo regional magistrate Mrs Sibongi...Published: 01 Dec 2016 at 05:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
HIV+ Woman arrested for infecting partner
A WOMAN from Gwanda who did not disclose her status and had unprotected sex with her lover has been arrested for deliberately exposing him to HIV.Sophie Ndlovu (29) of 309 Marriage Cottage...Published: 12 Nov 2016 at 18:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
HIV+ woman survives on herbs
The Diocese of Mutare Community Care Programme (DOMCCP) has called on research and investment into local herbal treatment amid revelations that a 51-year-old HIV positive woman from Nyanga is surv...Published: 18 Oct 2016 at 07:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man (32) infects teen girlfriend with HIV
A BULAWAYO man has been arraigned for deliberately infecting his 15-year-old girlfriend-cum-tenant with HIV.The man (32) who cannot be named to protect the minor, also impregnated the girl....Published: 30 Jul 2016 at 14:50hrs | | by Thandeka Moyo
Terminally ill woman burns in bedroom
A 47-YEAR-OLD Bulilima woman was burnt beyond recognition in her bedroom hut in a suspected case of suicide following a long illness.Sikhona Dube of Madlambuzi died on Wednesday morning while ...Published: 10 Jun 2016 at 06:41hrs | | by Sukulwenkosi Dube
Rescued trafficking victims expected today
Thirty-two Zimbabwean women who were lured to Kuwait to work as housemaids, but ended up as sex slaves, are expected back in the country today after a Parliamentary delegation secured their evacuation...Published: 30 Apr 2016 at 20:25hrs | 1 | by Lloyd Gumbo
'My husband accepted my HIV+ status'
"I spent three months without telling my husband and I pretended to have a problem of continuous bleeding to make sure that we did not sleep together. I knew if I was to ask him for protected sexual ...Published: 20 Mar 2016 at 13:10hrs | | by Sharon Kavhu
Are you looking for love
Have got a partner now thank you. Stop contacting me. Contact: 0772 650 868.****Thanks Dateline l found the one. To all those who were communicating with me l would like to say may the lor...Published: 05 Mar 2016 at 08:04hrs | 9 | by Staff writer
Traumatised model speaks out
SHE was called all sorts of names, received death threats, assaulted, laughed at and humiliated by people from all corners of the world for a crime she did not commit. For two nights, she slept in an ...Published: 03 Mar 2016 at 05:23hrs | 3 | by Tendai Rupapa and Ellah Mukwati
HIV positive complains that hubby denies her sex because she is positive
A HOUSEWIFE of Lusaka has complained in the Matero Local Court that her husband of five years has been denying her conjugal rights after she was found HIV positive.The Zambia Daily Mail reported t...Published: 01 Mar 2016 at 06:04hrs | | by Staff Reporter
High Court upholds HIV+ rapist's sentence
THE Bulawayo High Court has dismissed an appeal against conviction and a 20 year jail term by an HIV positive rapist who turned his 15 year-old sister-in-law into a sex slave for four years.Fo...Published: 17 Feb 2016 at 05:36hrs | | by Mashudu Netsianda
Govt to put all HIV+ people on treatment
The government wants to put all people living with HIV on treatment upon testing positive, head of Aids and Tuberculosis Unit in the Ministry of Health and Child Care, Dr Owen Mugurungi, has said. Pre...Published: 25 Dec 2015 at 00:31hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
HIV+ men can be circumcised
Men living with HIV are increasingly undergoing male circumcision as it helps reduce the chances of getting re-infected.This has also been proven to decrease the risk of passing on the human-p...Published: 20 Dec 2015 at 09:23hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Sister-in-law 'rapist' acquitted
A TSHOLOTSHO man who was accused of sexually abusing his orphaned sister-in-law for three years and allegedly infected her with the deadly HIV virus, was yesterday acquitted of rape charges.Th...Published: 02 Dec 2015 at 07:28hrs | | by Mashudu Netsianda
'We need zero new HIV infections'
There is no need for people who are HIV negative to get infected as this represents failure of HIV interventions in place to save them, Namibia's Minister of Health and Social Services Dr Bernard Hauf...Published: 02 Dec 2015 at 05:11hrs | | by Paidamoyo Chipunza
Church leaders urged not to lie to congregants
Religious leaders have been chastised to desist from giving false hope to their congregants by misrepresenting to them that healing sessions free them from HIV and AIDS.This emerged at a works...Published: 20 Sep 2015 at 18:01hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwean teens spreading HIV/Aids
More and more HIV positive youths are sexually active and are causing the spread of the virus.Yemurayi, 19, who is HIV positive, admitted to having had unprotected sex with her best friend. Sh...Published: 12 Aug 2015 at 18:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man hides HIV status from wife, jailed
A 42 year old Binga man kept his HIV status a secret to his wife who later discovered after she stumbled upon his medication at their matrimonial home a few days after their wedding.They only...Published: 11 Jul 2015 at 07:47hrs | | by Staff Reporter
New aggressive HIV strain discovered in Cuba
A new strain of the human immuno-deficiency virus (HIV) known as recombinant has been discovered in Cuba.The HIV strain is said to be very aggressive and develops into AIDS twice as fast as th...Published: 21 Feb 2015 at 20:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Criminalisation of HIV transmission challenged
A LAW criminalising the transmission of HIV comes under the spotlight today when the Constitutional Court hears an application filed by a Bulawayo woman challenging its constitutionality.The w...Published: 18 Feb 2015 at 08:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
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HIV testing and counseling, gateway to national development
The HIV/AIDS pandemic has had an unprecedented devastating impact at individual, household and community levels in Zimbabwe. An ill population is not good enough for national development. This makes i...Published: 24 Nov 2014 at 11:06hrs | | by Suitable Kajau
Nurse fakes hubby's HIV test so he could sleep with lover
A counsellor at Gokwe District Hospital was recently dismissed while a nurse at the same health institution has been suspended pending investigations after the two worked together to issue false HIV t...Published: 13 Aug 2014 at 08:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Makosi Today' to air on a UK channel
Makosi Musambasi's television show, "Makosi Today" is set to air on a United Kingdom channel, as its popularity continues to grow. This was revealed by the show's director, Munya Dodo d...Published: 18 Jul 2014 at 06:23hrs | 1 | by Brenda Phiri
Phillip Chiyangwa caught up in nasty domestic spat
FLAMBOYANT businessman Phillip Chiyangwa has been caught up in nasty domestic spat involving paternity tests of his two minor children with a Harare woman Pamela Rusere.Rusere, who hogged the ...Published: 11 Jul 2014 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Blind prostitute a hit at Ngundu Business Centre
A blind prostitute has become a hit with men who seek the services of ladies of the night in the red light zone at Ngundu Business Centre in Masvingo Province along the Masvingo-Beitbridge highway....Published: 08 Jun 2014 at 10:21hrs | 5 | by Vusumuzi Dube
Chiyangwa says he is HIV negative
Businessman Phillip Chiyangwa claims he is HIV negative basing his assertions on what he says is a January laboratory test.This is contained in a $250 million defamation lawsuit against a Un...Published: 21 May 2014 at 11:27hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'No circumcision for HIV+ men'
The government-run National Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) programme has ruled-out the nip for HIV-positive men owing to limited resources.Rudo Chikodzore, Matabeleland South provi...Published: 22 Apr 2014 at 08:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
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