Month: November 2024

Breaking Barriers: PSH Uses Sports to inspire Drug and Substance Use Prevention and access to Sexual reproductive health

Healthtimes

By Edward Makuzva In a world where social and economic barriers often limit access to healthcare and opportunities, Population Solutions for Health (PSH) an organization is using sports to break down these barriers and promote health and inclusion. PSH is on a mission to empower marginalized communities and individuals, providing them with the tools and support they need to thrive. As PSH continues to champion health, inclusion, and empowerment, the organization’s recent sports tournament at Chemhanza grounds in Glenview, highlighted the impact of inspirational role models like Eddie Mashiri. A…

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Govt To Introduce Digital Health IDs and Cards

Kuda Pembere

By Kuda Pembere Government is working on introducing digital health IDs and health cards, a digitization strategy to track patients easily as well as a digital health payment system. This was said by Health and Child Care Dr Douglas Mombeshora while officiating a Digital Health Indaba in Harare on Thursday. Having created the Impilo Electronic Health System, the Health Ministry’s flagship multifaceted digital tool, they are planning to enhance all digital systems. We are expanding digital health systems to all regions, introducing the individual health ID and health card with…

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Zimbabwe Moves to Lift Ban On Advertising Medical and Health Services

Michael Gwarisa

By Michael Gwarisa The Minister of Finance , Professor Mthuli Ncube has proposed an amendment to the law barring medical practitioners and health services from advertising. Current legislation in Zimbabwe does not allow Health Practitioners and Medical Institutions to advertise services as such practices are deemed unethical Presenting the 2025 National Budget, Professor Ncube said such a law was hindering uptake of Health services due to lack of public awareness. In order to promote access to local specialist medical services and related value chains for pre and post medical attention,…

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Finance Minister introduces ‘fast-food tax’

Kuda Pembere

By Kuda Pembere Fast food outlets and restaurants will starting next year be levied a tax to promote healthy eating among Zimbabwean citizens. Finance Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube proposed this tax while presenting the 2025 National Budget today. Fast food joints and restaurants will be levied for coming up with products such as tacos, burgers and chips and amongst others. The Finance Minister said the proposed tax comes after observing high consumption of fast-food products leading to non-communicable diseases. “In view of the above, I propose to introduce a Fast…

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To end AIDS, protect everyone’s human rights – UNAIDS

Henry Damisoni

By Mr Henry Damisoni The world has made enormous progress in reducing the impact of HIV over the last 15 years. Globally, a total of 30.7 million people—77% of those living with HIV—were on treatment in 2023, up from just 7.7 million in 2010. This has resulted in a dramatic decline in AIDS-related deaths, down by 51% over the same period. In Zimbabwe, 95% of the 1.3 million people living with HIV were on treatment in 2023. Treatment coverage increased by 40% from 55% in 2010. The country surpassed the…

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PSZ takes SRH services to Madziwa’s doorstep

Michael Gwarisa

By Kuda Pembere recently in Madziwa On Wednesday, November 27, Population Services Zimbabwe (PSZ) delivered crucial Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) services to Shamva District in Mashonaland Central under a project titled Self-Care. Scores of people gathered at the PSZ tent, where the organization provided free reusable pads to school-aged children and jadelle implants to adolescents and young women aged 10 to 24 years. The Self-Care project, funded by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) under the Safeguarding Young People program, is supported by the Swiss Development Cooperation and the Embassy…

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#Breaking: Newly Elected WHO Afro Regional Director Dies

Michael Gwarisa

By Michael Gwarisa  The Speaker of Tanzania’s National Assembly, Dr. Tulia Ackson, has confirmed the passing of Dr. Faustine Ndugulile, a member of Parliament in Tanzania and newly elected World Health Organization African Region Director. Dr Ndunguile was Member of Parliament for Kigamboni and had been undergoing medical treatment in India. He died on the night of November 27, 2024. Reacting to the deaths through his X account, WHO Director, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the  Director-General of the World Health Organization said,  “Shocked and deeply saddened to learn about the…

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WCoZ concerned by high rates of GBV, early child marriages in mining areas

Kuda Pembere

By  The Women’s Coalition of Zimbabwe (WCoZ) has decried the high GBV, early child marriages and high rates of new HIV infections in mining communities In a statement commemorating the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence, WCoZ said child marriages are still problematic in a country which seems to have made significant legal strides. “Whilst Zimbabwe has made significant strides since then in promoting gender equality through progressive laws and policies such as the Zimbabwe National Strategy to Prevent and Address Gender-Based Violence (2023-2030), systemic gaps in accountability…

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Data ecosystem for Zim’s feed and fodder in the works

Kuda Pembere

  By Kuda Pembere Zimbabwe has begun working on the data harmonization of the feed and fodder value chain through the creation of a data ecosystem. With the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development (MoLAFWRD), the Zimbabwe Statistical Agency (Zimstat), researchers and the private sector having the data synchronised to facilitate evidence driven policies. Speaking on the sidelines of an Africa Union InterAfrica Bureau of Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) Resilient African Feed and Fodder Systems (RAFFS) meeting held in Harare, the organization’s Data and Information Systems expert Leonard…

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Feed and Fodder can generate USD25 billion for Zim

Kuda Pembere

By Kudakwashe Pembere Zimbabwe for years has been neglecting the viability of the feed and fodder value chain which has the capacity to generate US$25 billion over the next five years. This amounts to an estimated US$5 billion economic sub-sector. Feed and fodder is an important component in the growth of the livestock sector. This was said by Zimbabwe’s Feed and Fdder Multistakeholder Platform vice chairperson Mrs Tendai Marecha in an interview following the Africa Union InterAfrica Bureau of Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) Resilient African Feed and Fodder Systems (RAFFS) meeting…

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