October 7, 2021 - HealthTimes

#BREAKING: Former Health Minister Obhadia Moyo Acquitted

October 7, 2021 Healthtimes

High Court Thursday quashed charges against former health minister Obadiah Moyo, arrested in June last year for awarding US$60m contracts to Drax International without following tender process. Justice Kwenda said charges did not disclose elements that constitute an offense Former health minister was being charged with criminal abuse of office over the alleged awarding of a $60m contract for Covid-19 supplies. He was sacked by Emmerson Mnangagwa for inappropriate conduct by a public official. According to court papers then, Moyo allegedly awarded a multimillion tender to Drax International LLC, headquartered…

VISUS initiative to address school safety assessments in Zimbabwe

October 7, 2021 Healthtimes

More than 70 participants joined the launch session of the Visual Inspection for defining the Safety Upgrading Strategies (VISUS) Initiative which helps to assess the safety of schools in Zimbabwe, with an initial focus on schools in Chimanimani district. This initiative is being implemented in the context of the Zimbabwe Idai Recovery Project (ZIRP) funded by the World Bank and managed by UNOPS. The launch session which was held on 4 October 2021, drew participants from the government, academia, civil society organisations and local schools. Some physically attended the launch…

Parental Involvement, The Missing Link In The SRHR Conversation- Australian Ambassador

October 7, 2021 Patricia Mashiri

AUSTRALIAN ambassador to Zimbabwe, Bronte Mousles has urged parents to have Sexual Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) conversations with their kids so as to avoid mistakes and untold stories of the past. By Patricia Mashiri Speaking during the International Day of the girl child Sexual Reproductive Health symposium which was hed under the theme, “Digital Generation, Our Generation,” Ambassador Mousles said times have changed and parents need to step up take part. If we don’t talk about these issues or be part of them, a gap will be left which will…