#BREAKING: South Africa Approves Dapivirine Vaginal Ring for Use by Women
First long-acting HIV prevention product designed specifically for women Approval paves the way for the monthly ring’s introduction Nearly two-thirds of new adult HIV infections in South Africa occur among women SILVER SPRING, Md. (March 11, 2022)—The nonprofit International Partnership for Microbicides (IPM) today announced that the monthly dapivirine vaginal ring received regulatory approval from
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241 000 Zim Girls Married Before Turning 15
ZIMBABWE’S child marriage woes have reached dire levels having more than 1 million married before the age of 18 with 241 000 of these getting betrothed before they turned 15. By Staff Reporter This emerged in a latest UNICEF report on Child Marriages across the world. Zimbabwe’s statistical profile according to Unicef showed that Matebeleland
Read MoreMP Blames ZINWA For Gwanda,/Beitbridge Water Woes
GWANDA and Beitbridge town have been hit by massive water challenges in the midst of exorbitant prepaid water system charges that are being levied by the Zimbabwe the Zimbabwe National Water Authority’s exorbitant (ZINWA) prepaid water. By Staff Reporter This came to light on Thursday at the National Assembly when Matebeleland South parliamentarian Honourable Sipho
Read MorePSH rolls out HIV treatment literacy campaign, coined ‘Flip the Script’
Population Solutions for Health (PSH), formerly PSI Zimbabwe and the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC), launched “Flip the Script”, a campaign aimed at enhancing HIV treatment literacy and promoting adherence to ART (Antiretroviral Therapy) medication amongst PLHIV. By Patricia Mashiri The campaign is currently being implemented in three areas, namely, Nyabira in Zvimba
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