Race for Men’s Health: Cimas iGo Marathon Champions Cancer Awareness and Wellness
By Staff Reporter Cimas Health Group is gearing up for the annual Cimas iGo half-marathon, set to take place over two weekends in November across Harare and Bulawayo. This year, the event champions men’s health awareness, highlighting prostate and testicular cancer under the theme “Men’s Health Champions Build Healthier Communities.” The Harare marathon will be held
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Zimbabwe Resumes Pediatric Heart Surgeries After Five-Year Hiatus
By Kuda Pembere Amid an annual caseload of 4,500 Zimbabwean children born with heart diseases, the country has resumed open-heart surgeries after a five-year hiatus, with a week-long medical camp at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals. With the last medical camp for open-heart surgeries conducted in 2018, the Gift of Life International and local surgeons are now operating on
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Zim’s New Age Of Consent Law Wont Address Unintended Pregnancies Crises
By Edinah Masiyiwa In response to the pressure from early marriages and the rise of adolescent pregnancy, a new law was passed in Zimbabwe that raised the age for sexual consent from 16 to 18 years. This is known as the Criminal Laws Amendment (Protection of Children and Young Persons Act 2024) and it criminalises having sex with persons
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WHO adds an HPV vaccine for single-dose use
By Staff Reporter WHO announced that a fourth WHO-prequalified human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine product, Cecolin® has been confirmed for use in a single-dose schedule. The decision is made based on new data on the product that fulfilled the criteria set out in the WHO’s 2022 recommendations for alternative, off-label use of HPV vaccines in single-dose schedules. This
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Cimas Health Group CEO urges men to get screened for breast cancer.
By Staff Reporter As October marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Cimas Health Group Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Vuli Ndlovu, has called on men to undergo breast cancer screenings, challenging the misconception that breast cancer only affects women. Mr Ndlovu made the remarks on Friday when Cimas hosted the Cimas Pink-Tober Breast Cancer Breakfast Meetingat theirBorrowdale Office
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Zimbabwe’s HPV Vaccination Coverage Nosedives
By Kudakwashe Pembere The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination coverage is failing to recover from the harsh effects of the COVID-19 era with data showing that the country is off-trail and coverage has plummeted to record low levels. Health and Child Care Minister Dr Douglas Mombeshora told this publication on the side-lines of the World Health Day
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Silencing the Abused: Mbire Villagers Sweep Girls Sexual Abuse Cases Under the Rug
By Michael Gwarisa in Mbire It’s an early Friday morning, and villagers from communities surrounding Mushumbi Pools growth point in Mbire, troop to Mushumbi High School, where several partners are offering Gender Based Violence (GBV) services under a Mobile One Stop Centre setup. Over 100 women and girls arrived at the venue by 9:00 am. However,
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Mobile One-Stop Centre Eases Referral Pathway Hurdles for Mbire GBV Survivors
By Michael Gwarisa in Mbire At the height of COVID-19 in 2021, when she was only 17 and about to sit for her ordinary-level examinations, Tracy Mushonga (not her real name) from Nyakatsa B1 Village in Mbire, Mashonaland Central was impregnated. She dropped out of school and went to live with her husband. A few months into her
Read MoreWard-Based Mass Drug Administration Sets Zimbabwe On Elephantiasis Elimination Trajectory
By Michael Gwarisa in Gwanda Approximately 48 Kilometres outside Gwanda town in Sifanjani Village, 68-year-old Reuben Sibanda sits amongst his fellow village men and women under a giant Baobab tree. They all listen attentively to the health worker educating them about Lymphatic Filariasis also known as Elephantiasis and why they should partake in the ongoing Mass Drug
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Family led MAUC: Fighting Malnutrition amid El-Nino drought
By Caroline Chiimba Placing mothers at the center of malnutrition screening strategies acknowledges that they are in the best position to detect the earliest signs of malnutrition in their children. Using a multifaceted approach to fighting malnutrition in vulnerable communities, the EU funded ‘Enhanced Resilience for Vulnerable Households in Zimbabwe’ (ERVHIZ) project trained more that
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