Day: April 15, 2022

Love Shouldn’t Hurt Campaign Movement Grows in The Grassroots

Michael Gwarisa

IN a move that is set to empower males to speak out and act against intimate partner violence in the homes and relationship settings, Population Solutions for Health (PSH) has taken the Love Shouldn’t Hurt campaign to rural and marginalised communities in Zimbabwe. By Michael Gwarisa in Bindura The Love Shouldn’t Hurt campaign is a two-year program that is implemented by Population Service International (PSI) through their partner Population Solutions for Health (PSH) with funding support from the Swedish Embassy. The campaign which started off as a mass media blitz…

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Zim Drug Masterplan architects reject Prof Mavima to lead implementation

Michael Gwarisa

THE Independent Technical Working Group on Drugs involved in drafting the Zimbabwe National Drug Masterplan (ZNDMP) want a National Coordinator instead of a Cabinet Minister to lead the implementation of the country’s drug masterplan. By Kuda Pembere In September last year, Zimbabwe adopted the ZNDMP (2021-2023), whose aim is to provide a clear roadmap to addressing the cross-cutting drug use problem in the country. The ZNDMP, which was developed through an inter-ministerial collaboration taking into account current measures in place to address the drug use problem, also highlights a results-based…

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Gvt Moves In To Address PSMAS Medical Aid Shortfalls

Michael Gwarisa

THE Zimbabwean government says is engaged in talks with the Premier Service Medical Aid Society (PSMAS) with the paying capacitating ensuring civil servants who are PSMAS members accessing health services at health institutions of their choice without the need to pay top up fees to service providers. By Michael Gwarisa PSMAS members have been paying a monthly amount subscription rate of US$10.00 which according local health economists in no longer feasible. All along, government has been paying 80% (US$8.00) of the tariff for civil servants, while the civil servant has…

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