Women and girls who experience Gender Based Violence (GBV) are at high risk of contracting HIV. According to UN Women, GBV is a risk factor for HIV infection, and a consequence of stigma. Addressing violence and gender inequality is therefore essential to ending the AIDS epidemic and protecting the human rights of all people to safety, equality and the highest attainable standard of health. By Michael Gwarisa For Roselyn Magaso* 24, from Ngangu, Chimanimani, having been married at the age of 16, she experienced all forms of abuse at the…
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Protecting adolescents from unplanned pregnancies through access to comprehensive SRHR services
By Dr Mildred T. Mushunje Adolescents’ sexual and reproductive health matters, and their lives matter!! Adolescents and young people constitute the bulge of population in the Sub-Saharan region, Zimbabwe in particular. An adolescent is any persons aged between 10 and 19 years. Very young adolescents are defined as those aged between 10 and 14 years and older adolescents as those aged between 15 and 19 years[1]. Investing in their good health and well-being increases their chances for better and more productive adult lives (SRHR Africa Trust, SAT, 2021[2]) yet they…
Read MoreSt Giles appeals for US$100,000 to revive paediatric unit…Facility using cloths to secure children in wheelchairs…Donor Support Shrinks
Donor fatigue and declining corporate support at Zimbabwe’s leading medical rehabilitation centre, St Giles, is hampering efforts to effectively deliver comprehensive rehabilitation services to children with the with Cerebral Palsy (CP). By Michael Gwarisa Cerebral Palsy happens when there is damage to an immature brain before the age of five years thereby causing permanent disability though not progressive. In Zimbabwe, the prevalence of Cerebral Palsy is estimated to be at 1.55 per 1000 live births in rural areas and 3.3 per 1000 births in urban areas. While majority of adult…
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