Facing The Elephant In The Room: How Disinformation Is Standing In The Way Of Tobacco Harm Reduction
The American Centre for Disease Control (CDC) defines harm reduction as any behaviour or strategy that helps reduce risk or harm to yourself or others. For almost every societal problem, there are available harm reduction options. For example, to reduce the risk of contracting or transmitting HIV, one needs to practice safer sex or safer
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Facing The Elephant In The Room: How Disinformation Is Standing In The Way Of Tobacco Harm Reduction
By Michael Gwarisa The American Centre for Disease Control (CDC) defines harm reduction as any behaviour or strategy that helps reduce risk or harm to yourself or others. For almost every societal problem, there are available harm reduction options. For example, to reduce the risk of contracting or transmitting HIV, one needs to practice safer sex
Read MoreAll You Need To Know About Breast Cancer
By Marjory Haruwandwi Bayayi: Bachelor Of Science In Nursing Science Student at University Of Zimbabwe Breast cancer is the uncontrolled proliferation (increase) of cells and it comes in various forms. This is determined by the location of cancer in the breast. A breast is made of three main parts namely the lobules, ducts, and connective
Read MoreZimbabwe’s per capita spending on health drops to US$20
THE Zimbabwean Government through the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development allocated US$20 per citizen towards healthcare provision, which is US$25 lower than the US$45 it spent on an individual in 2021. By Kudakwashe Pembere This allocation or spending on a single person or single citizen is also known as per capita spending or per
Read MoreValues clarification workshops to improve abortion knowledge and attitudes: Post assessment
By Mufaro Musiyazviriyo The Termination of Pregnancy Act of 1977 states that it is illegal to terminate a pregnancy unless it has been sanctioned by Government authorities which includes, the court and state hospitals agreeing that the pregnancy in question was as a result of unlawful intercourse (rape/incest). The Act also allows for termination of
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