March 10, 2021 - HealthTimes

One In Three Women Globally Experience Violence Says WHO

March 10, 2021 NewsRoom

THE World Health Organization (WHO) has called on governments to intensify the fight against violence against women amidst indications that 1 in 3 women, around 736 million, are subjected to physical or sexual violence by an intimate partner or sexual violence from a non-partner, a number that has remained largely unchanged over the past decade. Staff Reporter This violence starts early: 1 in 4 young women (aged 15-24 years) who have been in a relationship will have already experienced violence by an intimate partner by the time they reach their…

Cabinet applauds positive uptake of the Sinopharm vaccine

March 10, 2021 Patricia Mashiri

CABINET has commended citizens for responding to government’s call of getting vaccinated. By Patricia Mashiri Senator Monica Mutsvangwa, Minister of Information and Broadcasting services told a post cabinet media briefing that here has been a great response by the people on Zimbabwe is the uptake of the Sinopharm vaccine. Cabinet wishes to inform the public that the COVID-19 rollout programme is well on course, with a total of 34 400 people vaccinated country wide as of day 12 of the campaign. Progress has been registerd in receiving the second donation…

Zim Misses Male Circumcision Target By 81.1 % Due To COVID-19 in 2020

March 10, 2021 Michael Gwarisa

THE national Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) missed its target of circumcising 412,000 men in 2020 and only managed to circumcise 78,000 due to the COVID-19 pandemic which derailed all circumcision efforts countrywide due to tight restrictions on movement. By Michael Gwarisa Zimbabwe adopted VMMC as one of its main HIV prevention strategies for men in 2008 with studies having shown that the practice can help reduce HIV transmission in men by about 60%. To date, over 2 million men have been circumcised in Zimbabwe since the commencement of the…