Day: April 29, 2022

US avails USD15 million for Zim malaria fight

Healthtimes

THE United States of America President’s Malaria Initiative (US PMI) last year disbursed USD15 million to Zimbabwe for activities meant to combat Malaria. By Kuda Pembere The World Health Organization (WHO) estimated 241 million malaria cases and 627,000 malaria deathsworldwide in 2020; an estimated 602,000 malaria deaths (96 percent) were in Africa and 80 percent of these deaths in Africa were in children under five. The WHO estimated that $6.8 billion was needed to fight malaria in 2020; current global funding for malaria is around $3.3 billion annually and despite…

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Angels Foundation Launches Men’s Month Campaign

Michael Gwarisa

Angels Foundation Zimbabwe says it will be launching a Men’s Month in coming June as a way to celebrate the sacrifices of men as fathers, uncles, brothers and sons in society and it will be celebrated every year going forward. Staff Reporter Speaking to HealthTimes, Mr Edmore Munyoro said men in general have a poor health seeking behaviour and the launch will try to address that. Angels Foundation Zimbabwe has chosen June because of Father’s day that is celebrated yearly in that month as the organization aims to raise awareness…

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Local NGO Takes TB Fight to Mining Communities

Healthtimes

THE Disaster and Environmental Management Trust (DEMT) has been contracted by the Stop TB Partnership/ UNOPS to implement a project called Promoting meaningful Community involvement in the Zimbabwe National TB Program through Community Disease Committees in Mutoko and Mudzi Rural Districts of Zimbabwe. By Staff Reporter Speaking to HealthTimes, Romeo Chingezi, the project coordinator said both districts are giant mining areas, Mutoko produces over 70% of granite of granite output in Zimbabwe while Mudzi has over 5000 artisanal gold miners. The sizeable incomes from mining are promoting sex work which…

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Zim’s high neo-natal mortality needs urgent attention-Rusike

Michael Gwarisa

THE number of children dying within their first 28 days of life has remained high and unchanged over the past 33 years at the back of numerous factors such as malnutrition amongst a host of others, a United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has said. By Michael Gwarisa Neo-natal mortality refers to the number of deaths during the first 28 completed days of life per 1000 live births in a given year or other period. According to UNCEF’s Annual Report for the year 2021, neo-natal mortality rate has remained practically unchanged…

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