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Child Marriages Not Part Of Our Culture Says Chief Charumbira

Michael Gwarisa

ZIMBABWE Chief Council (ZCC) president, Chief Fortune Charumbira has castigated grown men who take children as their wives and described the practice as unZimbabwean. By Patricia Mashiri In an interview with HealthTimes, Chief Charumbira said men who take child brides were doing so as a disguise to abuse children and force them into marriages in

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National Lockdown relaxed

Michael Gwarisa

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has announced a relaxation on the National COVID-19 lockdown following a decrease in daily average deaths from twenty to ten. By Patricia Mahsiri Through a televised address, President Mnangagwa said, “The marked decline cases and deaths is a clear demonstration that government’s careful implementation of public health and social measures including lockdowns

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Red Cross Clinic Opens Free Vaccination Center

Michael Gwarisa

IN a move that is likely to boost vaccines uptake among Zimbabwean citizens, the Red Cross Clinic in Harare has opened up a vaccination site that is offering vaccination services free of charge. By Michael Gwarisa The center is situated at the Red Cross Clinic close to Copacabana Clinic in the capital and since the

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HIV Positive People Should Continue ART Therapy Even After Testing Positive For COVID-19

Michael Gwarisa

PEOPLE  living with HIV (PLHIV) and on Antiretroviral treatment (ART) have been urged to continue on their medications as prescribed by their doctors even after they would have tested positive for COVID-19. By Patricia Mashiri Dr Mkholeli Ngwenya the World Health Organization Zimbabwe Technical Officer said all PLHIV should take all recommended preventative measures to

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