Those with Less Share More What the World Must Do for Rights, Equality, Empowerment
By Lydia Zigomo, Regional Director, UNFPA East and Southern Africa The road stretched endlessly, dust curling in the air, and the sun hanging heavy, unrelenting, pressing down on the parched earth. I was in northern Uganda, and I stopped in a small village. Beneath the shade of a lone mango tree, women gathered, their faces,
Read MoreSouth African Legislator Proposes Denying Foreigners Access to ARVs After PEPFAR Funding Halt
By Michael Gwarisa Controversial South African Member of Parliament Gayton McKenzie has proposed an immediate halt to all medical assistance, including Antiretroviral Treatment (ART), in response to the gap left by the cessation of aid from the United States government. In the final week of February, PEPFAR-funded HIV organizations in South Africa, which receive funding
Read MoreHon Kwidini Urges Parliamentarians To Develop Maternity Waiting Homes
By Kuda Pembere As Zimbabwe continues to face a high number of maternal mortalities due to complications like hypertension, parliamentarians have been urged to use the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) and Devolution Fund to support the construction and maintenance of maternity waiting homes. Health and Child Care Deputy Minister Hon. Sleiman Kwidini made the call
Read MoreZimbabwean Legislators Lay Groundwork for Private Member’s Bill on Abortion
By Michael Gwarisa Members of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Health have begun preparations for a Private Member’s Bill seeking amendments to the Termination of Pregnancy Act (ToP). The proposed changes aim to broaden the legal grounds for abortion, allowing for greater access under specific circumstances. A Private Member’s Bill is a proposed law introduced
Read More#BREAKING: Braids Worn By Black Women Contain Cancer Causing Toxins
By Staff Reporter The NBC news has reported that Ingredients that can cause cancer were found in 10 synthetic hair products used in braids, extensions and other hairstyles popular with Black women, including artificial hair from popular brands such as Magic Fingers, Sensationnel and Shake-N-Go, according to a Consumer Reports study published Thursday. Lead, which
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