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Zimbabwe evaluates progress of its AMR National Action Plan

Michael Gwarisa

Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), is a growing threat where the substances (“antimicrobials”) used to kill or neutralize pathogens lose their effectiveness. FAO Communication Department Every year, on average, 700,000 people die because of AMR, this number without global action, will continue to rise in tandem with food production losses leading to food insecurity. More recently, a research

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Features HIV/AIDS

Supporting HIV services for flood survivors in KwaZulu-Natal

Michael Gwarisa

Since floods killed 440 people and left many thousands more homeless last week in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), South Africa, UNAIDS has been working with communities, civil society and government leaders to respond. Own Correspondent Together with the UN system in South Africa, donors and other partners, UNAIDS has been urgently evaluating the needs of thousands of

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Community Response Health News

Right to Mobility Organisation Donates Wheelchairs To Persons With Disabilities

Michael Gwarisa

CHILDREN and young adults with disabilities from Mazowe, Chitungwiza, Harare, Masvingo and Zaka received wheelchairs from a charity organization named Right to Mobility last Saturday. By Kudakwashe Pembere The organization still in its infancy, managed to source these wheelchairs for the children with disabilities from various individuals in the United Kingdom. Set up by one

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