Breastfeeding Support Must Begin in Communities, Says Nutrition Action Zimbabwe
By Staff Reporter As Zimbabwe joins the rest of the world in commemorating World Breastfeeding Week 2026, Nutrition Action Zimbabwe (NAZ) has called for stronger community-led support systems to help more mothers exclusively breastfeed their babies, saying communities—not mothers alone—hold the key to improving child nutrition and survival. This year’s World Breastfeeding Week, observed from
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Experts Urge Stronger Prevention Advocacy to Sustain Zimbabwe’s HIV Gains Amid Shrinking Funding
By Patricia Mashiri Zimbabwe must intensify prevention advocacy and strengthen community-led HIV prevention efforts to safeguard decades of progress against HIV as shrinking donor funding threatens the country’s response, health experts have said. The call was made during the inception meeting of the Community Monitoring and Engagement for Transformation (COMET) Community-Led Monitoring (CLM) Pivot Pilot
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Women Urged to Turn Voices into Action as WCoZ Launches 2026 State of Women Report
By Patricia Mashiri Women leaders have called for stronger collective action to accelerate gender equality and women’s empowerment, saying Zimbabwe must move beyond commitments and deliver tangible improvements in the lives of women and girls. The calls were made on Thursday during the Women’s Coalition of Zimbabwe (WCoZ) Annual Women’s Summit, held under the theme
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Zimbabwean Youth Demand Greater Role in Policy-Making and National Development
By Alice Mudzingwa HARARE – Young people from across Zimbabwe have called for greater participation in governance and policy-making, urging government, development partners and civil society organisations to create more opportunities for youth leadership and meaningful involvement in national development. The calls were made during a Youth Indaba, where delegates discussed key issues affecting young
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Harare Hosts National Youth Indaba to Elevate Youth Voice
By Alice Mudzingwa ​HARARE – Young leaders from across Zimbabwe, government officials, development partners, and civil society representatives have gathered in Harare for a two-day National Youth Indaba aimed at strengthening youth participation in policymaking and advancing youth-led solutions to Zimbabwe’s development challenges. ​The Indaba is being convened under the Youth Collective Action for Social
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The $5 Billion Question in Rio: Will Leaders Invest in Young People or Leave Them Behind?
Own Correspondent RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – July 28, 2026 — At the 26th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2026), the world’s HIV leaders are on notice. Young people and advocates have one clear message: fund the next chapter of the Global Fund with genuine partnership, not empty promises. Fail to do so, and the world
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600,000 People Set to Receive Twice-Yearly HIV Prevention Injection by End of 2026 as Global Access Drive Accelerates
By Michael Gwarisa in RIO DE JANEIRO An estimated 600,000 people are expected to be receiving the groundbreaking twice-yearly HIV prevention injection lenacapavir by the end of 2026, with the number projected to surpass one million early next year, as global efforts to rapidly expand access to long-acting HIV prevention gather pace. The milestone was
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East and Southern African Countries Meet in Harare to Chart Future of Immunisation Programmes
By Kuda Pembere Zimbabwe is hosting a five-day Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) Managers’ Meeting, bringing together representatives from 21 East and Southern African countries to explore ways of making immunisation programmes more sustainable as governments assume greater ownership of vaccination initiatives. The meeting has attracted development partners, officials from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, global
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Undetectable Isn’t the Whole Story: Study Finds Signs of HIV Immune Activity in the Brain
By Michael Gwarisa For millions of people living with HIV, achieving an undetectable viral load is the ultimate treatment milestone, a sign that antiretroviral therapy is working and that the virus is under control. But scientists are increasingly discovering that what happens in the blood may not tell the whole story. New research unveiled during
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SI330 Deserves Parliament’s Toughest Questions
By Anorld Moyo Good legislation is not measured by how quickly it is passed, but by how rigorously it is scrutinised. As Parliament considers the proposed SI330 amendments, its duty is not simply to approve or reject reform—it is to ensure that every significant legal, economic and healthcare consequence has been fully tested. The proposed
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