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#BREAKING: Zimbabwe Scraps Masks Wearing Mandate For Vaccinated Citizens

Michael Gwarisa

INFORMATION, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister, Senator Monica Mutsvangwa has announced that fully vaccinated citizens are no longer required to wear masks outdoors. By Michael Gwarisa Briefing Journalists during a Post Cabinet Media Briefing, Sen Mutsvangwa said, “Those who have been fully vaccinated are no longer mandated to wear masks in outdoor public.” She however

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China Considers Offering Attractive Incentives For Families To Have More Children As Birth Drops

Michael Gwarisa

A total of 17 Chinese government departments on Tuesday jointly released a guideline on support policies in finance, tax, housing, employment, education and other fields to create a fertility-friendly society and encourage families to have more children, as the country faces growing pressure from falling birth rates. Analysts said that it is rare to see

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Zimbabwe Piloting Non-Chemical Based Malaria Prevention Measures in Chiredzi

Michael Gwarisa

Chiredzi, Zimbabwe – Malaria remains a public health threat in Zimbabwe, with more than half the population at risk of contracting malaria annually. Despite the progress made, malaria still accounts for about 40% of outpatient attendances in the moderate to high transmission districts, especially during the peak transmission period. Zimbabwe has adopted several chemical-based vector

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130 million African girls and women today married as children

Michael Gwarisa

On the International Day of the African Child, UNICEF calls on African Union member states to accelerate efforts and to increase domestic resources to end child marriage and female genital mutilation Africa is home to 130 million child brides, both girls under the age of 18 who have already married and adult women who were

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