Day: July 4, 2024

Health Ministry in US$9m Health Resilience Fund boost

Kuda Pembere

By Kudakwashe Pembere Zimbabwe’s Health and Child Care Ministry received medicines and equipment for use in maternal and neonatal care as well as cholera care from the Health Resilience Fund worth over US$9 million. Speaking at the handover ceremony held at the National Pharmaceutical Company (NatPharm) warehouse, Deputy Health and Child Care Minister Honorable Sleiman Kwidini commended the funding and implementing partners of the HRF for procuring these medical essentials noting they will take the country to greater heights in its quest to provide quality healthcare. “You know how difficult…

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Biden administration plans major cuts to AIDS relief programs in Africa

Healthtimes

The Biden administration plans to cut funding by more than 6 percent in fiscal 2025 from the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, the 21-year-old program credited with saving millions of lives in Africa, a senior PEPFAR official told POLITICO. The State Department, which oversees the program, confirmed the cuts. The department has gradually spent down a glut in the PEPFAR budget from years in which funding from Congress exceeded State’s ability to spend it, said a department spokesperson who, like the PEPFAR official, was granted anonymity to discuss sensitive…

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WDN takes a 365 day stand against GBV

Kuda Pembere

By Kuda Pembere The Women Democracy Network (WDN) following 10 days of activism against gender based violence has extended this to 365 days taking the campaign online and via media. The organization also champions the rights of women not only in GBV but in gender-responsive policy making. The campaign, titled “365 Days of Action for Gender Equality,” aims to raise awareness and stimulus conversations about the harmful effects of gender-based social norms and promote policy changes that address gender inequalities. “The campaign, which ran from 17 June to 26 June…

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