Global Gag Rule Returns: A Threat to Women and Girls’ Sexual and Reproductive Health
By Edinah Masiyiwa On the 20th of January, the day that Donald Trump was sworn in as the president of the United States of America, I was really moved by the title of an article on the Safe Abortion Action Fund site which read, “We Wish US Politics Didn’t Have a Big Impact on Global
Read MoreZimbabwe to Expand Electronic Health Records to 500 More Facilities in 2025
By Michael Gwarisa The rollout of the Impilo Electronic Health Records (EHR) system has gained momentum, with 500 more health facilities set to adopt the technology in 2025. These new deployments will add to the 1,197 health facilities across Zimbabwe that have already implemented the system since the project’s commencement in 2021. Speaking in an
Read MoreMajority of Deaths in Zimbabwe’s Rural Communities Go Unregistered
By Michael Gwarisa While 70% of deaths in Zimbabwe occur in rural communities, nearly half of those deaths are not registered with the Civil Registry Department. Although Zimbabwean law mandates compulsory death registration, compliance in rural areas remains low, with many deaths going unrecorded. This has raised concerns about the accuracy of national demographic data,
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Global Gag Rule Returns: A Threat to Women and Girls’ Sexual and Reproductive Health
By Edinah Masiyiwa On the 20th of January, the day that Donald Trump was sworn in as the president of the United States of America, I was really moved by the title of an article on the Safe Abortion Action Fund site which read, “We Wish US Politics Didn’t Have a Big Impact on Global Abortion Access,
Read MoreEbola Breaks Out in Uganda as US Halts Foreign Aid
By Nakisanze Segawa, GPJ Uganda KAMPALA, UGANDA — One nurse died from the Sudan Ebola virus in Uganda on Jan. 29. Two more cases were confirmed days later — and hundreds of people were direct contacts. The virus spreads fast, and it’s deadly: The Sudan strain’s fatality rate ranged from 40% to 100% in past
Read More#EpidemiologyUpdate: Zimbabwe Records Four Suspected Measles Cases
According to the Ministry of Health’s weekly disease surveillance report for the week ending January 19, 2025, four new suspected measles cases were recorded across three provinces. The cases were distributed as follows: one in Mashonaland West, one in Mashonaland East, and two in Harare Metropolitan Province. This brings the cumulative number of suspected measles
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