Matebeleland North has highest maternal mortality rate in Zimbabwe

DESPITE efforts by the Government to halve the maternal mortality rate as part of achieving development goals, more women continue to die while giving birth in Matebeleland North than in other provinc...

Sons preference contributes to high birth rates - Report

MOST communities in Zimbabwe and in the world still prefer the birth of sons over daughters, a development which a recently released State of World Population (SWOP) 2019 report says contributes to hi...

Zimbabwe has the highest teenage fertility rate in sub-Saharan Africa - Study

One study revealed that Zimbabwe has the highest teenage fertility rate in sub-Saharan Africa with one in every 10 girls aged between...

Zimbabwe struggles with teen pregnancies

TEENAGE pregnancies, which are a major contributor to maternal and child mortality, remain high at 22 percent in the country at a time Government has set a target to reduce them to 12 percent by 2020....