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Zimbabwean concerns over condoms cash drying up next year
At a forum organized by SafAids in Harare, concerns were raised by public health practitioners regarding the potential reversal of HIV prevention progress due to the looming end of international fundi...Published: 23 Jun 2024 at 10:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe HIV prevention and accountability report launched
The National Coalition on HIV Prevention recently launched an HIV Prevention and Accountability Report for 2023.The report, launched in Harare, captures the perspectives of communities and civ...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 10:32hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans await US election with apathy, anticipation
THE upcoming vote could mark a major shift in American politics, but it's unclear how the outcome will affect the two nations' frosty relationship.Whether the issue is the coronavirus pandemic...Published: 02 Nov 2020 at 16:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
70 000 Zimbabwean women in risky abortions yearly
Over 70 000 women in Zimbabwe are involved in unsafe pregnancy terminations each year, re-igniting debate on whether the authorities should legalise abortions.A civic society organisation push...Published: 01 Oct 2018 at 18:01hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Ending AIDS by 2030
Zimbabwe AIDS Network (ZAN) convened key populations with the objective of amplifying civil society voices around the need for domestic health funding, proposing strategies for effective key populatio...Published: 17 Mar 2018 at 08:19hrs | | by NANGO
'Distribute condoms to prisoners'
Government must make tough decisions to curb further prevalence of HIV and Aids among groups hardest hit by the disease, health stakeholders have said. These decisions include distribution of ...Published: 13 Jun 2017 at 06:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
MPs want distribution of condoms in prisons
Government has been caught between a rock and a hard surface over the high prevalence of HIV and Aids in prisons, with legislators calling for distribution of condoms to inmates as a way of combating ...Published: 12 Jun 2017 at 07:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's corridors of sexual horror
ZIMBABWE'S highways have become a magnet of sexual exploitation of young girls dropping out of school due to abject poverty, which calls for urgent action to protect thousands of teenage girls fro...Published: 16 Mar 2017 at 10:16hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Bekezela board to conduct evaluation programmes at CASMYN Mining
Bekezela Board and management will be conducting an evaluation programme of the Casmyn Mining on Friday in Bubi and over 200 people are expected to attend.This was revealed by the organisation...Published: 22 Jun 2016 at 06:50hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
'Schoolgirls fuel new HIV infections'
The National Aids Council (Nac) has said schoolgirls staying alone in private lodgings at Murambinda Growth Point are fuelling prostitution in the area, as new HIV and Aids infections increase among a...Published: 11 Apr 2016 at 18:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe introduces HIV self test kit
Stakeholders in the health sector have welcomed the introduction of HIV self test kits but have cautioned that people should always go for pre-counselling before testing themselves.Four Southe...Published: 15 Mar 2016 at 21:54hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Masvingo prostitutes in SA on exchange programme
A group of commercial sex workers from Ngundu Business Center in Chivi, Masvingo reportedly left the country to South Africa recently where they spent a week on an exchange programme with their counte...Published: 25 Jan 2016 at 05:59hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zim sex workers in SA exchange programme
A group of commercial sex workers from Ngundu Business Centre in Chivi travelled to South Africa for a week on an exchange programme with their counterparts in that country.Batanai HIV and Aid...Published: 23 Jan 2016 at 08:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Boost for sex workers
MHONDORO-Ngezi sex workers are now able to protect themselves from violent clients after receiving self defensive sprays.A total of 25 sex workers received sprays after completing training on ...Published: 13 Feb 2015 at 15:50hrs | 1 | by Mirirai Nsingo
'Stop arresting sex workers'
SEX workers are among the key affected populations that are drivers of HIV, hence should not be victimised or arrested as they have the right to access treatment, Health and Child Care Minister David ...Published: 09 Feb 2015 at 09:17hrs | | by Mirirai Nsingo
Cops identify 'mini skirt' attackers, urges victim to press charges
Police in Harare have identified the touts, kombi drivers and conductors who allegedly stripped and harassed a young woman for ostensibly wearing a short dress last week and are appealing for h...Published: 23 Dec 2014 at 04:45hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Condom uptake must cascade to use
The HIV story should remain topical and the media has a role to have it remain visible, this was said by the Deputy Minister of Media, Information and Publicity Honourable Supa Mandiwanzira at ...Published: 12 Jun 2014 at 07:13hrs | | by Catherine Murombedzi
Zanu-PF councilor backs gay rights
Richman Rangwani, a Zanu-PF councillor for Mhondoro Ngezi, has come out in the open to champion rights of homosexuals, a move likely to spark censure from his homophobic party which advocates full e...Published: 19 May 2014 at 14:35hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Miracle herbs' condemned
Southern Africa HIV and Aids Information Dissemination (SAfAids) raised concerns over Epikaizo saying there was need for scientific evidence to back its purported effectiveness....Published: 27 Apr 2014 at 16:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Reduce price of sanitary wear'
Retailers are refusing to slash the prices of sanitary wear in the wake of a 15 percent cut in import duty.Renias Mundingi, Southern Africa Aids Dissemination Service (SafAids) senior programm...Published: 21 Dec 2013 at 01:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Health Minister concerned about escalating rates of STIs cases in universities
Minister of Health and Child Care David Parirenyatwa has encouraged non-governmental organisations and stakeholders in the health sector to look seriously into the issue of escalating rates of sexual...Published: 30 Nov 2013 at 04:09hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Men have role in fighting Gender-based Violence
Advocacy groups says that as the nation launches this year's 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence, one key demand should be the involvement of men in the fight against women and the girl ...Published: 08 Nov 2013 at 04:25hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Limited access to early infant diagnosis affects HIV transmission reduction
LIMITED access to early infant diagnosis (EID) has been hampering efforts to reduce the rate of mother-to-child HIV transmission from 14% to less than 5% by 2015, a local health organisation has said....Published: 04 Aug 2013 at 18:19hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Women who illegally abort will no longer be reported to police
Women who illegally abort and seek post abortion care and treatment at clinics and hospitals will no longer be reported to the police, a Government official has said. This comes at a time when...Published: 01 Aug 2012 at 11:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Parents want schoolchildren to be given condoms
TRADITIONAL leaders and parents in Chiwundura District want schoolchildren to be given condoms to protect themselves from sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancies.&nb...Published: 27 Jul 2012 at 21:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
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