Springs of Life Zimbabwe welcomes Lenacapavir rollout, calls for decriminalisation and justice for sex workers
Staff Reporter AS Zimbabwe joins the world in commemorating International Sex Workers’ Day, Springs of Life Zimbabwe, a sex worker-led human rights organisation, has welcomed the prioritisation of Lenacapavir, a long-acting injectable HIV prevention drug, while urging urgent reforms to ensure legal protection, dignity, and full access to healthcare for sex workers. The organisation said
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Climate Change Is No Longer Just an Environmental Issue — It’s a Health, Development and Social Justice Crisis
By Tanaka Musungwini BSc Honours Social Work Student (4th Year), Women’s University in Africa Introduction and background Climate change is no longer a distant environmental issue discussed only by scientists and policymakers. It is now a lived reality affecting health, livelihoods, food security, water access, education, mental wellbeing, social protection and community resilience. For Zimbabwe
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Health behind prison walls: River Valley Group Extends Major Support for Shurugwi Female Prison
Staff Reporter Inside the walls of Shurugwi Female Prison, the steady beat of traditional drums and the vibrant movements of dance recently offered more than just entertainment; they served as a reminder that reform and heritage go hand-in-hand. The occasion was the correctional facility’s “Culture Day,” an event that took on extra significance when Ambassador
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The Future of Tobacco Control in Africa Must Include Harm Reduction
By Joseph Magero As Africa marks World No Tobacco Day, governments across the continent must ask an important question: are current tobacco control policies truly tailored to African realities, or are they simply borrowed from elsewhere and imposed without regard for local feasibility? For too long, many African countries have adopted tobacco control approaches copied
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Is your child talking to someone you don’t know?
Abigail T.S Mudokwani If you have a teenager at home, this scene may feel familiar. They are in their room, door slightly closed. The phone is in their hand. They smile, maybe even laugh quietly. You call out, “Uri kuita sei?” or “What are you up to?” “Nothing,” they answer. And life moves on. But
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Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda – where are the vaccines?
Published First on https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/ LSHTM Vaccine Centre Co-Director Dr Muhammed Afolabi discusses the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak, the challenges of developing a vaccine against it and how to prepare for future outbreaks. On 17 May 2026 the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of Ebola disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda
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The Mental Health Toll of Forced Pregnancy in Child Survivors of Rape
By Maceline M. Mukwamba In Zimbabwe and across many parts of the world, a quiet crisis continues to unfold behind closed doors, within families, schools, and communities. It is the story of children, girls often between the ages of 10 and 17, who survive rape only to face a second, prolonged trauma of being forced
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Hantavirus: What You Need To Know
As African health authorities intensify surveillance following a hantavirus outbreak linked to an international cruise ship, many people across the continent are asking the same question: what exactly is hantavirus, and should Africa be worried? The outbreak, which involved passengers travelling aboard the Dutch-flagged cruise ship MV Hondius from South America to Cape Verde, has
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Ghana rejects proposed US health aid deal, citing data concerns, source says
(Reuters) – Ghana has rejected a bilateral health deal with the U.S., a source familiar with the negotiations told Reuters, the latest stumbling block to the Trump administration’s effort to overhaul foreign aid. The government of President John Dramani Mahama balked at terms requiring the sharing of sensitive health data, the source said.
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Biggest Global Vaccine Catch-Up Delivers Over 100 Million Childhood Doses, but Millions Still Miss Routine Immunisation
Health Correspondent A global vaccination recovery drive launched in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic has delivered more than 100 million vaccine doses to an estimated 18.3 million children across 36 countries, helping close dangerous immunity gaps caused by years of disrupted immunisation services. The initiative, known as The Big Catch-Up (BCU), was launched during
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