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Shamwari yeMwanasikana Welcomes High Court Ruling

Michael Gwarisa

Shamwari yeMwanasikana a Non- Governmental Organization that supports the empowerment and emancipation of the girl child in Zimbabwe has welcomed the decision by the High Court to allow fathers to access and obtain birth certificates of children who would have been abandoned by their mothers. HealthTimes Reporter Over the years obtaining a birth certificate in

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Boost For Zim COVID-19 Fight As Zim Red Cross Receives 35 Oxygen Concentrators That Use Atmospheric Oxygen… No Need for Refills

Michael Gwarisa

THE Zimbabwe Red Cross Society (ZRCS), has received 35 Oxygen Concentrators from the Singapore Red Cross through the International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC) and the Red Crescent Societies that will enhance the country’s capacity to handle oxygen demanding emergencies including COVID-19. By Michael Gwarisa The donation comes ahead of an envisaged 4th Wave of

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Health News REPRODUCTIVE SRHR

SAT Calls For Harmonization Of Cultural, Religious And Statute Laws To Improve SRHR Access

Michael Gwarisa

HARMFUL traditional, cultural and religious practices have over the years been major contributing factors towards the perpetration of sexual abuse , Gender Based Violence (GBV) and to a larger extent inhibits access to Sexual Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) services, hence the need to integrate customary laws and statute law.   By Patricia Mashiri Speaking during

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Health News HIV/AIDS REPRODUCTIVE SRHR

ZNFPC, Partners Launches HIV Prevention Program For Young Girls and Women

Michael Gwarisa

IN a move that is meant to reduce new HIV infections in young people in Southern Africa, the Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council (ZNFPC) and its partners Botswana Family Welfare Association (BOFWA) and Namibia Planned Parenthood Association (NAPPA) have introduced a project that will integrate HIV prevention methods with Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)

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