Day: January 15, 2024

‘I Was All Alone’: Why Some Zimbabwean Women Kill Their Babies

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By Linda Mujuru, Global Press Journal Zimbabwe This story was originally published by Global Press Journal. HARARE, ZIMBABWE — “I just want to forget about it,” Tariro says. The 24-year-old woman remembers the night in January this year when she gave birth to twins, then buried them alive in a shallow grave behind a neighbour’s house. The memory lingers in her mind, though she deeply longs to erase it. “I had stomach cramps the whole night until I gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl. I was all…

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WHO Calls For Urgent Action As 400 Cholera Patients Are Hospitalized In Zimbabwe

Michael Gwarisa

By Michael Gwarisa World Health Organisation in Zimbabwe (WHO Zimbabwe) representative, Professor Jean-Marie Dangou has warned that a business-as-usual approach is detrimental to the prevailing Cholera situation in Zimbabwe. His call follows a recent surge in new Cholera infections and hospitalisations which could bring the healthcare sector to its knees should the situation continue for a few more weeks as 60 districts have reported cases so far in the country. Through his Micro-Blogging platform, Prof Dangou said there was need to act swiftly and address the deteriorating health situation. Indeed,…

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