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Lois Chingandu appointed Interim Executive Director of Frontline AIDS

Michael Gwarisa

Lois Chingandu will be stepping in as the Interim Executive Director of Frontline AIDS in January 2023, having successfully worked as our Director of Evidence and Influence since 2019, the Frontline AIDS has announced. Lois will be joined by Divya Bajpai, Director of Programmes and Partnerships, who will be acting as Deputy Executive Director during

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SASA Project Records Gains from Partnering Chiefs in Ending Sexual and Gender Based Violence against Women and Girls

Michael Gwarisa

WHILE Chiefs have traditionally been blamed for preserving harmful cultural practices that perpetuate abuse of women and girls, the SASA project being implemented by the Zimbabwe Association of Church related Hospitals (ZACH) has managed to rope in chiefs and other traditional leaders as allies in ending Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) in communities. By

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MCAZ issues directives on medicines importation by retail pharmacies

Michael Gwarisa

In a bid to plug the influx of unregistered medicines while curbing their wanton importation, the Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) is issuing importation permits for retail, hospital pharmacies which satisfy the Authority’s requirements. By Kudakwashe Pembere Retail or community pharmacies as well as hospital pharmacies are at the bottom of the pharmaceutical supply

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