- Leaked Memo Shows U.S. May Cut HIV Aid to Zambia to Secure Mineral Access
- FDA Draft Guidance on Flavored Vapes Aims to Protect Youth
- Zimbabwe Wraps Up Japan-Supported Kaizen Programme, Reporting Improved Hospital Patient Outcomes
- Africa CDC Trains Diverse Leaders to Close Africa’s Mental Health Treatment Gap
- Rare HIV ‘Breakthrough’ Cases Reported in Lenacapavir PrEP Trials Across Africa
Leaked Memo Shows U.S. May Cut HIV Aid to Zambia to Secure Mineral Access
Michael Gwarisa A report in The New York Times reveals that the U.S. State Department is considering a significant reduction in health assistance to Zambia as a negotiating tool to gain greater access to the country’s critical minerals. According to The New York Times, a draft memo prepared for Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggests
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FDA Draft Guidance on Flavored Vapes Aims to Protect Youth
Michael Gwarisa In a move likely to curb rising youth vaping in the Global North, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued new draft guidance for flavored electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), establishing the first regulatory framework that emphasises device-level age verification to prevent underage use. Flavored ENDS have long been linked
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Africa CDC Trains Diverse Leaders to Close Africa’s Mental Health Treatment Gap
WATCH: Africa CDC Trains New Leaders to Close Africa’s Mental Health Treatment Gap https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RW1XAFxxtVE&t=34s Michael Gwarisa In 2015, Pamhidzai-Violet Togara lost her job. A few months later, her marriage collapsed, pushing her into a severe mental health crisis. “My husband took another wife soon after I lost my job. He told me to take it
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Rare HIV ‘Breakthrough’ Cases Reported in Lenacapavir PrEP Trials Across Africa
Michael Gwarisa As more African countries begin to introduce lenacapavir into their HIV prevention programmes, scientists are examining new data showing that a small number of people became infected with HIV while using the medication. The drug’s rollout now extends beyond just one or two nations. Countries that have started distributing the twice-yearly injectable or
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Africa CDC, UZ Honour Zimbabwe’s Dr Evelyn Mazike With Named Mental Health Short Course
Watch: Honoring a Legend: The Dr. Evelyn Masike Zimbabwe Mental Health Leadership Course https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LA_2HsML5Y Michael Gwarisa The University of Zimbabwe, in collaboration with the Africa CDC, has named the Zimbabwe Mental Health Leadership Short Course after the late psychiatrist Dr Evelyn Mazike. Dr Mazike, a lecturer in the Department of Mental Health at the University
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South Africa Urged to Secure Better Lenacapavir License Terms With Gilead Before Local Manufacturing
Michael Gwarisa Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has urged South Africa not to rush into local manufacturing of lenacapavir, an injectable HIV prevention drug, without first negotiating stronger, more equitable license terms or using a compulsory license to bypass patent restrictions. Their call follows a recent announcement by the South African government that it is negotiating
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Growing Awareness Slowly Reduces Stigma Around IVF Births in Zimbabwe
Michael Gwarisa For many years, in vitro fertilisation (IVF) has been widely misunderstood and heavily stigmatised in Zimbabwe and across much of Africa. The procedure, which involves fertilising an egg with sperm outside the body in a laboratory before transferring the embryo into the uterus, has often been dismissed as “unnatural” or seen as interfering
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New Global Research Grants Open for Mental Health Nurse Practitioners to Study Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder
Michael Gwarisa Pharmaceutical company Alkermes plc has unveiled a new research funding initiative aimed at supporting psychiatric nurse practitioners who are working to improve treatment for serious mental health conditions. The company announced that applications for the first Alkermes Pathways APN Research Awards™ will officially open on March 16, 2026, offering funding opportunities to advanced
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Over 120,000 Cape Town Teenagers May Need Asthma Care as Pollen Seasons Lengthen
WATCH HERE: Struggling to Breathe: The Silent Burden of COPD & Asthma Michael Gwarisa in Cape Town, South Africa Health experts have warned of a growing asthma burden among children in Cape Town, South Africa, with data showing that over 17 percent of teenagers in the city have a history of asthma and could still
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Misinformation at the Heart of Clause 11 Deletion – Mushoriwa
Michael Gwarisa The Medical Services Amendment Bill [H.B. 6B, 2024] has returned to the National Assembly weeks after passing through the Senate with key amendments. One of the most controversial changes was the deletion of Clause 11, which sought to simplify access to safe abortion under conditions already permitted by Zimbabwean law. Currently, abortion is
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