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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 | 87 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe HIV+ pregnant women number among world highest
ZIMBABWE has been ranked one of the 22 countries with the highest burden of pregnant women living with HIV.This is despite the country having made major strides in testing and preventing the v...Published: 01 Aug 2022 at 06:37hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
COVID-19 weighs down Zimbabwe's TB fight
ZIMBABWE'S gains from the Global Fund's efforts to fight HIV and Aids and tuberculosis ( TB) are on a downward spiral due to the COVID-19 pandemic which continues to take its toll.The Global F...Published: 26 Jul 2021 at 06:43hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
US supports Zimbabwe despite diplomatic row
Despite fresh diplomatic clashes between the United States and Zimbabwe, the global giant has committed to support HIV programmes for women girls and vulnerable children in the Southern Africa country...Published: 27 Aug 2019 at 18:08hrs | 9 | by Staff Reporter
Women protest over banned ARV drug
Women living with HIV and Aids from sub-Saharan Africa, including Zimbabwe, staged a demonstration at the 2018 Aids conference in Amsterdam, demanding that line ministries stay clear of their decision...Published: 26 Jul 2018 at 07:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Students urged to use condoms
PARLIAMENT has urged students at tertiary institutions to use condoms, provided by the National Aids Council (NAC) to reduce HIV prevalence, even if they disliked them.The recommendations were...Published: 27 May 2017 at 09:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Random door to door HIV testing starts
RANDOM door to door HIV and Aids testing started in Binga yesterday as part of the Zimbabwe Population Based HIV Impact Assessment (ZIMPHIA) targeting 15,000 households countrywide.The survey,...Published: 27 Oct 2015 at 05:35hrs | | by Whinsley Masara
Borrowing responsibly: Africa's debt challenge
Countries may be borrowing too much and too fast It's been a rough year for the West African countries most affected by the Ebola virus that has ra...Published: 17 Jun 2015 at 17:48hrs | 1 | by Jocelyne Sambira
Govt must engage sex workers, homosexuals in fight against Aids
Government has acknowledged the need to come up with programmes for key populations including sex workers and homosexuals as it battles to contain HIV. Homosexuality and sex work are ille...Published: 19 Dec 2014 at 08:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
HIV - AIDS denial killing more men in Zimbabwe
Messages about the importance of using condoms have been pushed by HIV/Aids activists and health professionals for decades, but while many men admit they understand the risks associated with low condo...Published: 16 Sep 2013 at 09:23hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Men infect 14,000 children with HIV in Zimbabwe
LACK of male involvement and support in the prevention-of-mother-to-child-transmission of HIV programmes is hampering Government efforts to reduce child maternal mortality.According to the Hea...Published: 10 Sep 2013 at 04:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gay men in marriage of convenience to beat stigma
Steve is a 43-year-old gay man who for seven years was married to a woman. But then things - because of his sexual orientation - never gelled and now he is caught in a love triangle.Scared of ...Published: 27 May 2013 at 06:15hrs | 5 | by Gugulethu Nyazema
National Aids Council to put 70K more people on ARVs
National Aids Council (NAC) chief executive officer Dr Tapuwa Magure last week said owing to the stabilisation of the economy, the National Aids Trust Fund is expected to put 70 000 more people on ARV...Published: 20 Feb 2012 at 00:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Combating HIV infections among African women
Schoolgirl Nomasonto Masango giggles as she lists the things she and her friends want boyfriends to buy them. "If you have an older boyfriend, he can buy you things and it is nice to show your friends...Published: 08 Feb 2012 at 06:03hrs | | by Kerry Cullinan, Durban, South Africa
Mugabe Hails HIV Fight - World Aids Day,
Despite the declining rate of HIV prevalence in Zimbabwe, the country still needs to expand on the prevention of mother -to-child transmission while increasing the number of facilities that provide H...Published: 01 Dec 2011 at 12:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
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