Day: April 14, 2022

UNAIDS warns that the war in Ukraine risks a humanitarian catastrophe for people living with and affected by HIV

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The war in Ukraine has resulted in the destruction and disruption of health services and logistical supply chains that hundreds of thousands of people living with and affected by HIV depend on for survival. One in every 100 Ukrainians are living with HIV, and lack of access to antiretroviral therapy and prevention services would mean a wave of deaths and risks a resurgence of Ukraine’s AIDS pandemic. The community-led networks which are vital to maintaining life-saving services need an urgent upscaling of international support. Own Correspondent More than 40 health facilities…

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Tertiary learning suspended for 2022 Census

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TERTIARY learning institutions will be closed to facilitate the counting of students at their places of residence. Addressing the media at a post cabinet media briefing on Tuesday, Information, Media and Cabinet heard Broadcasting Services Acting Minister said training said among the enumerators are the youth and soldiers. By Staff Reporter The Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Honourable Professor Mthuli Ncube, presented the Update on the 2022 National Population and Household Census. “Cabinet wishes to inform the public that preparations for the 2022 Population and Housing Census are on…

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Zim Migrant Resource Centre on cards

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ZIMBABWE’S first ever Migrant Resource Centre (MRC) for prospective migrants is set to be launched within the second quarter of 2022, HealthTimes has learnt. By Kudakwashe Pembere The MRC ensures potential migrants’ access to accurate sources of information and reliable service providers and it comes in the midst of reports of Zimbabwean women being treated as sex slaves in Arab countries such as Omar and Kuwait. International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Zimbabwe Communications Specialist Mrs Fadzai Nyamande-Pangeti told this publication in an emailed response that the Zimbabwean Government is at…

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NatPharm loses Over US$100,000 to hackers

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ZIMBABWE’S pharmaceutical warehouse and distributor of essential medicines, the National Pharmaceutical Company (NatPharm), was left counting its losses after hackers siphoned an amount to the tune of US$104,706 that was meant for a supplier. By Kudakwashe Pembere Natpharms’s woes unfolded when a clerk at the organisation used his personal email address to communicate corporate transactions with a supplier, exposing the system to cyber terrorists. In the latest Report of the Auditor-General for the Financial Year Ending December 31, 2020 on State Enterprises and Parastatals, the AG, Ms Mildred Chiri said…

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