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Funds dwindling for HIV/AIDS fight in Zimbabwe
The U.S. has provided over $1 billion in the past 5 years to Zimbabwe's fight against HIV/AIDS, but experts say reduced funding may hamper the African country's target of ending the epidemic by 2030....Published: 05 Dec 2024 at 13:34hrs | 208 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt decries resurgent new HIV infections
Zimbabwe recorded 15,400 new HIV infections in 2023, with over 9,000 cases among women, underscoring the disproportionate impact of the pandemic on women and girls. Health and Child Care Minister Dr. ...Published: 02 Dec 2024 at 07:17hrs | 279 | by Staff reporter
Apostolic sect embraces AIDS commemorations
Mashonaland Central provincial chairperson for Apostolic church (Vapositori for ED) Biggie Musanzika (Madzibaba Jonah ) led his congregants to the belated World AIDS commemorations in Muzarabani on Th...Published: 04 Jul 2024 at 19:58hrs | 15 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Muzarabani
There is neither second republic nor new dispensation
GOOD day, President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Your Excellency, from where I stand, there is neither a new dispensation nor a second republic to talk about. As I see it, the late former President Robert Muga...Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 04:43hrs | 1 | by Cyprian Muketiwa Ndawana
Zimbabwe achieves milestone in HIV/AIDS Fight, recognized among top performers in Africa
Zimbabwe has emerged as one of the leading nations in Africa making significant progress in the battle against HIV/AIDS, surpassing the 95-95-95 targets set by UNAIDS well ahead of schedule. The comme...Published: 10 Dec 2023 at 09:49hrs | 33 | by Staff Reporter
'20 000 Zimbabweans succumbed to Aids-related diseases last year'
Speaking during World Aids Day commemorations at Chinotimba Stadium in Victoria Falls yesterday, United Nations resident and humanitarian co-ordinator Edward Kallon said the impact on women is particu...Published: 02 Dec 2023 at 05:42hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
World AIDS Day: CIASA says climate change creates breeding ground for infectious diseases
The Citizens In Action Southern Africa has lamented that the climate change that has resulted in droughts and floods, disrupting agricultural production, leading to food insecurity and malnutrition co...Published: 01 Dec 2023 at 17:42hrs | 16 | by Stephen Jakes
Outward migration fuelling HIV in Matebeleland North
Matebeleland North is witnessing a surge in HIV incidence rates, a challenge exacerbated by factors such as outward migration, according to the National Aids Council (Nac). During a press briefing on ...Published: 28 Nov 2023 at 05:13hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's new HIV infections drop 8,4%
NEW HIV infections in the country dropped from 25 000 in 2020 to 22 800, which translates to 8,4%, in 2021, National Aids Council chief executive officer Bernard Madzima said yesterday.Madzima...Published: 02 Dec 2022 at 05:03hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says HIV remains a public health threat
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has deplored people not to sit on their laurels because HIV continues to be a major public health issue.In his state of the nation address on the eve of the World ...Published: 19 Dec 2021 at 07:09hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe HIV prevalence drops from 13,9% to 11,8%
VICE PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga, who also doubles as the Health Minister, has said despite the Covid-19 induced disruptions to HIV/AIDS service delivery in 2020, the government's response to HIV w...Published: 03 Dec 2021 at 20:00hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt says to build 32 hospitals
GOVERNMENT plans to construct 32 hospitals and refurbish existing health infrastructure to improve access to healthcare for the majority of Zimbabweans.This was said by Health deputy minister ...Published: 02 Dec 2021 at 05:35hrs | 1 | 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
Chiwenga flown out for treatment
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has been flown to China for treatment - just months after declaring that the government was banning health tourism.The 64-year-old former army general has n...Published: 08 Dec 2020 at 07:49hrs | 10 | 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 | 2 | by Staff reporter
COVID-19 increases vulnerability to HIV infection
COVID-19 is said to be increasing vulnerability to HIV infection, increasing the need for Zimbabwe to scale up its fight against the epidemic.This was revealed by the National Aids Council in ...Published: 30 Nov 2020 at 06:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance Women's Assembly lights up Lupane
MDC Alliance Women's Assembly hosted annual World Aids day event in Dandanda Lupane West constituency yesterday.The assembly lighted up...Published: 29 Nov 2020 at 08:47hrs | 1 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Pokello tests for HIV publicly
November is HIV Testing Campaign month and local influencer, personality Pokello Nare has initiated an HIV Testing campaign in order to encourage locals to get tested and know their status. Th...Published: 18 Nov 2020 at 05:20hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Mashonaland East consumes 7 million condoms
ABOUT seven million condoms were distributed across Mashonaland East province last year alone, in a bid to combat sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and new HIV infections.Addressing score...Published: 08 Jun 2019 at 07:56hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa hits out at Prophet Magaya
FIRST lady Auxillia Mnangagwa yesterday launched a thinly-veiled attack on Prophetic Healing and Deliverance ministries leader Walter Magaya following his recent claims that he had discovered a cure f...Published: 02 Dec 2018 at 10:42hrs | 1 | by Staf reporter
Zimbabwe records 250 new HIV infections weekly
ZIMBABWE is recording 250 new HIV infections weekly said to be fuelled mostly by adolescent girls, a development which may hinder progress towards ending Aids by 2030. The country, which has t...Published: 27 Nov 2018 at 05:58hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe targets HIV free generation by 2030
Zimbabwe has reiterated its commitment to end AIDS as well as achieve an HIV/AIDS free generation by 2030.This was said by the First Lady Amai Auxillia Mnangagwa when she addressed the 20th Or...Published: 29 Jan 2018 at 15:16hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Oliver Mtukudzi teams up with fastjet to release new song in support of World AIDS Day 2017
A new partnership between African low-cost airline fastjet, and AIDS organization, (RED), will be launched with the release of a new track, 'Holiday', by legendary singer songwriter Oliver Mtukudzi....Published: 27 Nov 2017 at 06:50hrs | 3 | by Agencies
Zimbabweans eke out a living selling ARVs to Nyaope users in S.A
A recent investigation brought out a shocking revelations of a sudden increase on an illegal exportation of ARVs to neighbouring South Africa for resale to Nyaope peddlers.The highly addictive...Published: 08 Mar 2017 at 13:30hrs | 17 | by Garikai Mafirakureva
Nkosi Johnson honoured on the World Aids Day in Bushbuckridge
On Thursday 01 December 2016, more than 300 children gathered at Thulamahashe New Stadium in Thulamahashe ,Bushbuckridge to raise awareness about World AIDS Day through soccer ac...Published: 06 Dec 2016 at 20:43hrs | 5 | by Adam Sibuyi
ZLHR reminds govt to allocate adequate resources to fight HIV and AIDS
The Zimbabwe Human Rights Lawyers has challenged the government to allocate adequate resources in the national budget to the fight against HIV and AIDs.In a FaceBook post, posted by the organi...Published: 03 Dec 2016 at 07:27hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Mnangagwa toasts 'enemy' US
Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa has hailed the relationship between Zimbabwe and the United States in the fight against HIV and Aids despite their political differences. He said the US gover...Published: 02 Dec 2016 at 05:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sex at knifepoint
SEX workers in the mining town of Zvishavane are living in fear of artisinal miners who are allegedly using machetes to demand unprotected free sex.Popularly known as 'mabhemba', the makorokoz...Published: 01 Dec 2016 at 16:23hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Youths sexual behaviour a major cause of concern in fight against HIV, AIDS
The sexual behaviour of youths in tertiary institutions has been described as a major cause of concern in the fight against the HIV and AIDS.This came out during the belated Mashonaland Centra...Published: 13 Jun 2016 at 23:36hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Kwekwe named HIV hotspot
KWEKWE will this year host the annual World Aids Day commemorations on December 1 amid indications that the city is in the red in terms of national hot spot mapping.According to recent estimat...Published: 09 Jun 2016 at 06:54hrs | | by Patrick Chitumba
World Aids Day: Unite to sustain progress to getting to zero
Panos Institute Southern Africa (PSAf) has urged stakeholders to adopt a rights based approach to HIV prevention as a way of sustaining progress towards the Getting to Zero target."While...Published: 02 Dec 2015 at 05:58hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
'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
Botswana President concerned over ART cost
FRANCISTOWN - Botswana's President Ian Khama on Thursday expressed concern over the escalating cost of the anti-retroviral therapy.President Khama voiced his concern while addressing the ...Published: 03 Jan 2015 at 07:03hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
HIV prevalence rate high among widows, widowers
MORE than half of widowed women and men in Zimbabwe are HIV positive, a study has revealed.Ward 4 Councillor Silas Chigora on Wednesday told participants at the belated Bulawayo provincial...Published: 19 Dec 2014 at 08:55hrs | 1 | by Auxilia Katongomara
Dr Parirenyatwa warns prophets
THE Minister of Health and Child Care, Dr David Parirenyatwa, has warned traditional and faith healers against misleading people by claiming that they had powers to heal HIV.Dr Parirenyatwa sa...Published: 07 Dec 2014 at 08:24hrs | | by Tinomuda Chakanyuka
All Zimbabwean families to be tested for HIV/AIDS
Government has embarked on a family test and treat HIV and Aids campaign aimed at increasing the number of men and children accessing anti-retroviral drugs.Officially launching the campaign, e...Published: 24 Nov 2014 at 08:25hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Chiefs opposed to teenage condom use
TRADITIONAL leaders from Matabeleland North Province are divided over the use of condoms by youths.The traditional leaders and their spouses who were attending an HIV/Aids sensitisation meetin...Published: 15 Nov 2014 at 17:07hrs | 2 | by Leonard Ncube
Over 50 000 infected with STIs in Harare
Over 53 000 people were infected with sexually-transmitted diseases in Harare between January and June this year, the National Aids Council (NAC) has said.Health experts said this might ...Published: 04 Oct 2014 at 02:28hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Govt to encourage parents living with HIV to have their children tested
Government will soon embark on a campaign to encourage parents on HIV treatment to have their children tested as well.At an HIV and Aids workshop organised by the National Aids Council in Kad...Published: 27 Sep 2014 at 09:00hrs | 1 | by Paidamoyo Chipunza
Liverpool FC legend in Zimbabwe
LIVERPOOL legend John Barnes arrived in the country yesterday for his maiden visit to Zimbabwe, a country he said he heard a lot about from his "good friend" Bruce Grobbelaar.The Jamaican-born...Published: 14 Mar 2014 at 09:59hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
John Barnes visits Zimbabwe on Thursday
LIVERPOOL legend John Barnes will be in Zimbabwe on Thursday courtesy of Standard Chartered Bank.The Jamaica-born former English footballer and manager currently works as a commentator and pu...Published: 11 Mar 2014 at 07:02hrs | | by Sports reporter
Isidingo actress dies
Lesego Motsepe, who played Letti in TV soap Isidingo, died on Monday, according to a statement released by Motsepe's family via Oresego Holdings.According Oresego's Twitter account, Lesego wa...Published: 20 Jan 2014 at 16:25hrs | 1 | by Channel24
Door to door HIV testing for Zimbabweans
Government is adamant that it wants to introduce voluntary door-to-door HIV testing arguing it is the cornerstone to prevention.David Parirenyatwa, Health and Child Care minister, says ...Published: 03 Dec 2013 at 15:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
'No child should be born with HIV' says Grace Mugabe
First Lady Grace Mugabe has said no child should be born with HIV or be infected at birth because preventive treatment is readily available and accessible in the country.In a speech read on h...Published: 02 Dec 2013 at 04:05hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Sexual transmitted infection cases spike in Matabeleland North
THE National Aids Council (NAC) in Matabeleland North on Tuesday said it had recorded an increase in cases of sexual transmitted infections (STI) in the province.Addressing stakeholders during...Published: 28 Feb 2013 at 06:31hrs | | by Health reporter
New HIV infections are falling dramatically in Africa
Africa is pulling out all the stops in its race to curb the AIDS pandemic by 2015, a deadline set by UN member states. From making anti-retroviral drug therapy (ART) readily available to the masse...Published: 14 Jan 2013 at 19:34hrs | 1 | by Jocelyne Sambira
Zim commemorates World AIDS Day
Zimbabwe this Saturday joined the rest of the world in commemorating World AIDS Day.World Aids Campaign which includes the World AIDS Day commemorations in Zimbabwe is held under the facilitat...Published: 01 Dec 2012 at 20:43hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Masvingo PA urges stakeholders to resume debate on condoms at schools
MASVINGO Provincial Administrator Mr Felix Chikovo has urged stakeholders to resume the debate on the distribution of condoms at schools, arguing the issue was not given due attention.Giving a...Published: 15 May 2012 at 05:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Matabeleland youths demand condoms at schools
Matabeleland Aids Council (MAC) community capacity building manager, Musa Sibindi, has said youths across the Matabeleland region "demanded" condoms in their schools on the grounds that they were alre...Published: 18 Dec 2011 at 06:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF bigwigs snubs a voluntary HIV testing session at the ZITF
Zanu PF bigwigs snubbed a voluntary HIV testing session at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF), leaving school pupils to participate. The party's senior officials who were supposed to lead by...Published: 10 Dec 2011 at 20:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
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