Day: September 7, 2023

#BREAKING: Cancer Attacks Thokozani Khupe For The Second Time

Healthtimes

Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) proportional representation Member of Parliament (MP) for Bulawayo, Honorable Thokozani Khupe has opened up about the her health condition following the surfacing of her frail looking picture during the legislators swearing in ceremony in Harare. By Staff Reporter Through her  official verified Micro-Blogging account @DrThoko_Khupe, Honorable Khupe confirmed that her cancer had bounced back. I have a second cancer attack. I am doing well, and many thanks to those already wishing me well. Together we can beat cancer,” said Hon Khupe. She was  first diagnosed…

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School Re-entry Program For Pregnant Girls Fails To Attract Takers

Kuda Pembere
Young Preganant Women

With Zimbabwe passing the Education Amendment Act of 2020 which allowed re-entry of pregnant girls and adolescent mothers to school, a June 2023 report dubbed National Assessment on Adolescent Pregnancies in Zimbabwe found that the provision fell on deaf ears as more than 95 percent of pregnant adolescents are not going to school. By Kuda Pembere The report was prepared by the Centre for Sexual Health and HIV AIDS Research Zimbabwe (CeSHHAR) in partnership with the Ministry of Public Service, Labour, and Social Welfare (MoPSLSW), Ministry of Health and Child…

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More 10 Year Old Pregnant Girls Test Positive For HIV In Zimbabwe

Michael Gwarisa

More pregnant young adolescent girls aged 10 and above, are testing positive for HIV upon booking at the Antenatal Clinic (ANC), findings from a new National Assessment on Adolescent Pregnancies in Zimbabwe have shown. By Michael Gwarisa The study was conducted by the Centre for Sexual Health and HIV AIDS Research Zimbabwe (CeSHHAR) in conjunction with the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC), UNICEF, UNESCO and UNFPA as the lead  agency for youth and adolescents. According to the report, an estimated 1,706,946 ANC bookings were made in 1,560 health…

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2023 Zim Health Demographic Survey preps on course

Kuda Pembere

The Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT) has rolled out its officers for a listing exercise of the 2023 Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey (ZDHS). By Kuda Pembere The officers will be in selected according to enumeration areas gathering identification details of households. The Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT) will be conducting the household listing exercise for the 2023 Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey (ZDHS) from 6th September to 16th September 2023. “The listing exercise involves Zimstat enumerators visiting all households in selected Enumeration Areas with the aim of collecting basic…

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Getting Tough On Vaping Drives People Into Smoking Combustible Tobacco

Michael Gwarisa

Despite the massive crackdown on smoking in the form of bans and taxes, coupled with well-coordinated misinformation around emerging Tobacco Harm Reduction (THR) alternatives, World Health Organisation (WHO) data shows that at least 8 million smokers continue to die from smoking-related diseases on an annual basis while one million non-smokers who are exposed to second-hand smoke also die from passive smoking. By Michael Gwarisa Overall smoking rates in Africa remain low by international comparisons, with a prevalence of 8.4 percent across the continent. While smoking prevalence is relatively low on…

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