Author: Patricia Mashiri

Generation Health partners ZMCA for Health cover

Patricia Mashiri

Generation Health Medical Aid Fund has joined hands with Zimbabwe Christian Ministers Association (ZCMA), in a partnership that will see members from the ZIMCA access various medical aid packages as well as wellness programs. By Patricia Mashiri Speaking during the signing ceremony, Mary Chitando, Generation Health, Head Sales and Marketing said morbidity knows no boundaries hence there is need for a medical aid package that is tailor-made to cater for the needs of minsters of the word of God as well as their congregants. As we embark on this journey,…

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UMP chiefs commit to protect the girl child from sexual abuse and child marriages

Patricia Mashiri

CHIEFS from Uzumba, Maramba and Pfungwe (UMP) have launched the Chiefs’ commitments on promoting child protection and ending child marriages in an effort to reduce harmful practices that perpetuate child sexual abuse and marriages. By Patricia Mashiri With the help of Rozaria Memorial Trust, Ministry of local governance and public works and the Ministry of Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium  Enterprises Development, the chiefs  who pledged their commitment are Chief Nyajina of Uzumba, Chief  Chipfiyamiti of Uzumba, Chief Chinhanga of Maramba and Chief Chitsungo of Pfungwe. Addressing the National…

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WALPE pushes for enactment of sexual harassment Act

Patricia Mashiri

The Women Academy for Leadership and Academy for Excellence (WALPE) is pushing for a stand-alone sexual harassment act to be passed into law in order to protect women and girls from sexual predators in the workplace. By Patricia Mashiri The said law will have a stipulated penalty for offenders unlike under the current scenario whereby sexual harassment is covered by the Labour Act (28.1) and the criminal law codification and reform Act (9.23) where the WALPE argues that they are inadequate to protect women. Speaking during a meeting on the…

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Media Trained On Improved Attitudes Towards Safe Abortion

Patricia Mashiri

The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists together with the Population Services Zimbabwe (PSZ) held a three day media training workshop to  improve  the knowledge and attitude towards safe abortion in Zimbabwe. By Patricia Mashiri The training termed the Value Clarification Attitudes Transformation (VCAT) was also centred on discussions around religious and cultural beliefs around abortion, the legal framework that guide abortion in Zimbabwe and how to report sensitively on the issue so as to change the attitudes of the society . Mrs Edna Masiyiwa, the Women’s Action Group (WAG)…

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All set for Inaugural Zim Reproductive Health Arts festival

Patricia Mashiri

SAYWHAT, a youth and student centered organisation which works around sexual reproductive health (SRH) says they are ready to host the creative Reproductive health arts for transformation (CRAFT) festival on the 22nd of October 2022 in Harare. By Patricia Mashiri The CRAFT  is a national event that brings together winners of The CHASE competition drawn from all provinces around Zimbabwe. Its participants are first position winners in poetry, drama, music and public speaking. A total of 36 winners from across provinces will be participating at the festival. Running under the…

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SAT Holds Adolescent Activism Awards

Patricia Mashiri

The Sexual Reproductive Health Rights Africa Trust (SAT) held its fifth edition of Adolescent Activism Awards in honour of the youths that have excelled in SHRH activities in their communities during the past year. By Patricia Mashiri The award are meant to appreciate the efforts done by youths in different communities of the country in as far as SRHR issues are concerned. Speaking during the event, The guest of honour the Child President, Unathi Nyoni represented by Vimbai Jukwa, the child Member of Parliament Zengeza West and also the Minister…

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Drug and Substance Use Grows in Zim Prisons and Among Officers

Patricia Mashiri

PRISON and Correctional Services facilities have become hot-spots for drug and substance abuse with indications that both correctional officers and inmates were engaging in illicit use of substances and harmful drugs, a top Zimbabwe Prisons and and Correctional Service (ZPCS) health expert has warned.   By Patricia Mashiri To reduce the growing burden of drug and substance abuse in these institutions, the ZPCS, ZRP, Spotlight (Brotha 2 brotha initiative) and the National AIDS Council have come together to sensitize these communities on the effects of drug and substance use. Speaking to…

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Zim Smallholder Farmers Grow Small Grain Crops To Beat Climate Change

Patricia Mashiri

IN the midst of Climate change induced effects such as droughts and other natural disasters, small scale farmers in Zimbabwe’s communal lands are slowly replacing maize with small grains as they seek to adapt to the ever changing environment, a top researcher has said. By Patricia Mashiri A case study of rural Mbire which was done to evaluate the nutritional and psychological health impacts showed that there was a shift from maize farming in areas that receive below normal rainfall to drought tolerant crops such as  sorghum, millet and Rapokko.…

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Oral Health For Mental Health Patients Manual launched

Patricia Mashiri

Mental and Oral Health professionals have launched an Oral Health for Mental Health Patients Manual as a response to health practitioners request to help improve the oral care of mental health patients in the country. By Patricia Mashiri The manual aims to increase oral and mental health awareness whilst equipping health professionals in the role they play in management of oral health of patients living with mental health conditions . The project is also meant to uphold mental and oral health professionals, abolish oral and mental inequalities and pursuit of…

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No Monkey Pox Cases In Zim:MoHCC

Patricia Mashiri

The Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) has assured the nation that there are no Monkey Pox cases recorded in the country so far but it is monitoring the evolving situation of the outbreak in other countries.Staff ReporterMonkey Pox is a rare zoonotic disease endemic to Central and West Africa. It spreads through close contact with people, animals and materials with the virus. Symptoms of the disease include rash,fever,headache, muscle ache and back pain. The symptoms are similar but milder than the symptoms of small pox.In a statement the…

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