Day: March 24, 2023

19 000 households to benefit from UNICEF, Zim Govt Emergency Social Cash Program

Kuda Pembere

ABOUT 19 000 households are set to benefit from a new phase of the emergency social cash transfer program launched recently in Bulawayo by the Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare, UNICEF and their partners. By Kuda Pembere The program funded by the German Government through KfW and delivered together with the Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare, UNICEF, Goal and World Vision. This social cash transfer program will provide cash payments to five new districts-Binga, Rushinga, Mudzi, Mangwe and Makoni, while providing a further three…

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Incapacitated DR-TB Patients Bear The Brunt of Catastrophic Costs

Michael Gwarisa

Nqobizitha Nkomo and his wife from Insiza District in Matebeleland South, were both diagnosed of Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (DR-TB) about a year ago. Even though they say they are feeling better,  Nkomo recounts how their situation almost reduced them to beggars of some sort in their quest to sustain their treatment and recovery journey. By Michael Gwarisa Drug-resistant TB (DR-TB) is a form of tuberculosis which has developed resistance to the main medicines used to treat TB. This form of TB can be resistant to one or more anti-TB medicines.…

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