Day: October 29, 2024

Merck Foundation awards 20 more scholarships to Zimbabwean doctors

Kuda Pembere

By Kuda Pembere in Dar Es Salaam The Merck Foundation says it awarded an additional twenty scholarships to Zimbabwean doctors bringing the total number of recipients to more than 122 over the past 12 months. This was revealed by Zimbabwe’s First Lady Dr Auxilia Mnangagwa in her keynote speech, in Dar-Es-Salaam on Tuesday at the Merck Foundation Africa-Asia Luminary. Through our long-term partnership and as the ambassador of Merck Foundation More than a Woman, we have provided more than 122 scholarships of one-year diploma and two-year Masters’ degree to young…

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Zim’s New Age Of Consent Law Wont Address Unintended Pregnancies Crises

Michael Gwarisa

By Edinah Masiyiwa In response to the pressure from early marriages and the rise of adolescent pregnancy, a new law was passed in Zimbabwe that raised the age for sexual consent from 16 to 18 years. This is known as the Criminal Laws Amendment (Protection of Children and Young Persons Act 2024) and it criminalises having sex with persons under the age of 18 years. The law also criminalises deliberate infection of the child with HIV or any other sexually transmitted disease. This is a law that has been passed because Zimbabweans…

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