Cyclone Idai Pushes Up Malaria Cases and Deaths
MALARIA cases and deaths rose by 11 percent and 18, 5 percent respectively from the beginning of the year on the back of flooding caused by Cyclone Idai, a Health and Child Care Ministry official said on Thursday. By Kudakwashe Pembere Speaking on behalf of Health Minister Dr Obadiah Moyo, the ministry’s Acting Permanent Secretary
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Engage Males In SRHR Programs: UNFPA
BOYS and men should not be left out in sexual reproductive health and rights (SRHR) programs, a United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) official has said. By Kudakwashe Pembere UNFPA Zimbabwe Country Representative Dr Esther Muia said this at the launch of the State of the World Population (SWOP) 2019 Report on Wednesday. “The title for
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Adolescents Birth Rate Rises In Zim…Despite Increase In Contraceptives Coverage
ZIMBABWE has progressed in availing modern contraceptive methods to its population from 42% percent in 1994 to 67% in 2018, while the fertility rate has declined from 4.3% to 4 percent in 2018, the 2019 State of the World Population (SWOP) report has revealed. By Michael Gwarisa Giving the findings of the SWOP 2019 report,
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