Day: May 26, 2023

Stunting, Wasting and Overweight drops in Zim

Kuda Pembere

ZIMBABWE has been doing relatively well in improving the nutrition for children under five years over the past ten years as it reduced the stunting prevalence to 21.6 percent in 2022 from 31.1 percent in 2012, a joint United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF) and World Bank report shows. By Kuda Pembere For stunting Zimbabwe is in the high threshold. As for overweight, in 2012, the southern African country had a prevalence of 4.6 percent decreasing it to 2.7 percent in 2022 with a low threshold. The prevalence rate for wasting…

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Zimbabwe/Zambia Ink US$12 Million Deal To Advance Conservation Work

Michael Gwarisa

THE Zimbabwean government and that of Zambia have signed a Memorandum of Understaning (MoU) for the Lower Zambezi Mana Pools Trans-Frontier Conservation Area (LOZAMAP TFCA), which is a commitment to the two countries’ goal to implement the SADC Protocol on Wildlife Conservation and Law Enforcement of 1999. By Michael Gwarisa With funding from the GEF, UNDP and the Zimbabwe Ministry of Environment, Climate, Tourism and Hospitality Industry (USD 300 000) will support the establishment of a co-management arrangement between the two countries to promote the conservation of the TFCA. The…

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