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oMalayisha save lives for Zimbabweans on ARVs

For Deliwe Dube (37), living with HIV in South Africa has not stopped her from accessing life-saving antiretroviral (ARV) treatment, thanks to an innovative cross-border arrangement coordinated by her mother.Since her diagnosis in 2015, De…

Published: 17 Sep 2025 at 07:56hrs | 46 | 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 first half of 2026.This assurance follo…

Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 15:53hrs | 88 | 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 national needs until the end of 2025.His remar…

Published: 17 May 2025 at 12:20hrs | 89 | 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 shocking, but because they were sadly familiar. One…

Published: 01 May 2025 at 19:53hrs | 993 | 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) medication, amid a worsening shortage of the dru…

Published: 01 May 2025 at 12:11hrs | 738 | 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 Government may reduce aid for HIV and Aids progr…

Published: 10 Apr 2025 at 08:58hrs | 62 | 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 confirmed during a question-and-answer …

Published: 06 Apr 2025 at 11:32hrs | 853 | 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 a recent parliamentary report.The repo…

Published: 09 Dec 2024 at 06:55hrs | 150 | 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 population living with HIV, most are on tr…

Published: 07 Aug 2024 at 17:17hrs | 1092 | by Staff reporter

Covid-19 kills 57 in two weeks

ZIMBABWE has seen a massive jump in Covid-19 cases, with 2 374 cases and 57 deaths reported in two-and-a-half weeks of this month alone, triggering the Government to consider putting more areas under localised strict lockdown to curb the s…

Published: 20 Jun 2021 at 07:21hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

Injectable HIV drug once every 2 months 89% more effective than daily pills

A long-acting injectable antiretroviral drug administered once every two months is "safe and superior" to daily pills taken by women to protect them from contracting HIV, a new study conducted in seven African countries including Zimbabwe …

Published: 10 Nov 2020 at 19:43hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Over 130 000 HIV positive people in Mashonaland East on ART

At least 137 554 people, including 6 873 children, living with HIV in Mashonaland East province were initiated on Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) as of June this year.An estimated 188 254 people in the province are reportedly living with HIV…

Published: 06 Nov 2020 at 19:06hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

Over 130 000 HIV patients resist drugs

OVER 130 000 people living with HIV and Aids in Zimbabwe have become resistant to currently available anti-retroviral drugs.Medical experts say people can become drug resistant after defaulting treatment or via direct infection of a drug r…

Published: 26 Aug 2018 at 07:53hrs | 5 | by Staff Reporter

Mukupe goes after Mnangagwa's aide

Under-fire Finance deputy minister Terrence Mukupe has accused one of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's closest aides of being behind an alleged plot to tarnish his image after the Zanu PF politician latched from one scandal to another last w…

Published: 27 May 2018 at 09:12hrs | 5 | by Staff Reporter

Wiping out HIV and AIDS

Most people get confused with terms HIV and AIDS. They relatively believe that HIV and AIDS are the same but there is a slight difference.Human Immune Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome come from the same pond which is a l…

Published: 30 Mar 2018 at 11:42hrs | 5 | by Daniel Itai

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 drug is a unique South African street drug, wh…

Published: 08 Mar 2017 at 13:30hrs | 22 | by Garikai Mafirakureva

'I hit my wife with a log for pulling my privates'

A Gweru gold panner appeared before Gweru Magistrate Primrose Elizabeth Magomora facing two charges of domestic violence.Linda Sibanda (26), dragged Edias Nyawo (25), of Mkoba 4 to court where he faces two counts of domestic violence after…

Published: 08 Sep 2016 at 10:33hrs | 1910 | by Staff reporter

Children missing ARV treatment

THE Ministry of Health and Child Care is worried that 2,022 children in Midlands province who should be initiated on antiretroviral therapy (ART) are not on the data base, raising fears about their health, an official said. Last year, the …

Published: 20 Jun 2016 at 07:04hrs | | by Patrick Chitumba

Mutare hospital stock expired ARVs - Auditor General

Public hospitals are stocked with countless boxes of expired anti-retroviral drugs which are dispensed to patients, the Auditor General, Mildred Chiri has  said.In a recent audit report for the year ended December 31, 2014, Chiri sing…

Published: 25 Jul 2015 at 09:03hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter

Zimbabweans turn to black market for hard-to-find ARVs

Nkululeko Sibanda, a 19-year-old man in Harare, started taking the life-saving HIV/AIDS antiretroviral drugs, commonly known as ARVs, after falling sick in August 2014."I was almost dying," he told The Anadolu Agency in an interview.But Si…

Published: 07 Jan 2015 at 10:24hrs | 4682 | by AA

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