UNICEF Zimbabwe launches child focused data repository
UNICEF Zimbabwe on Wednesday launched a data repository platform for data and statistics on child-focused indicators to strengthen evidence based, and data driven approach to programming, strategy formation and advocacy. By Staff Reporter The repository, which is a first of its kind in Africa, is a result of accumulated data that was extracted from various
Read MoreOver 4 000 Malnourished Zim children Admitted In Hospital
INCREASING poverty levels coupled with shortages of Ready To Use Therapeutic Foods (RTUFs) like ‘Plumpy-Nut,’ has resulted in 4 300 children being admitted in hospital for wasting, a scenario which threatens to derail the gains made in reducing wasting amongst children under five years. By Kuda Pembere The World Health Organisation (WHO) describes wasting as
Read MoreZimbabwe Gvt Bans Use Of Cancer Causing John & Johnson Baby Powder
FOLLOWING findings from a study which unearthed that a chemical used in the manufacturing of Johnson and Johnson baby power causes cancer, Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) has ordered retailers and pharmacies to destroy or immediately stop selling the J&J baby powder products to the public. By Staff Reporter Research by the
Read MoreSweden Allocates US$5.8 Million to UNICEF for Child Protection Programmes
IN a move that is set to boost support for child protection programs in Zimbabwe, the government of Sweden has allocated an amount to the tune of US$5.8 Million to the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), a UN agency responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide. By Michael Gwarisa The funding will
Read MoreFrench Government supports routine immunization and COVID-19 vaccination in Zimbabwe
WITH World Health Day commemorations slated for April 8, 2023 looming, the Ambassador of France, HE Laurent Chevallier, and the French Regional Counselor for Global Health in Southern Africa, Dr Thomas Mourez, recently had a field visit in Harare assessing how the country is faring in routine immunization. The visit was facilitated by the Ministry
Read MoreKidzCan Zimbabwe Joins St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Global Alliance
IN a move that is set to open international networking and support, educational opportunities and the inspiration of a globally shared mission –finding cures and saving children, everywhere, KidzCan Zimbabwe has join the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Global Alliance. By Staff Reporter Making the announcement, Daniel Mckenzie KidzCan Zimbabwe Executive Director said the recent
Read MoreNearly 40 million children are dangerously susceptible to growing measles threat
Measles vaccination coverage has steadily declined since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, a record high of nearly 40 million children missed a measles vaccine dose: 25 million children missed their first dose and an additional 14.7 million children missed their second dose, a joint publication by the World Health Organization (WHO) and
Read MoreZim medicines regulator intensifies surveillance of ‘child killer’ cold and cough syrups
Zimbabwe’s medicines and medical devices regulator the Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) says it is stepping up its surveillance of four medical products which killed 69 children in Gambia. By Kudakwashe Pembere While chances are slim that the cough and cold syrups might have found their way into the country, the Authority states they
Read MoreChipinge Broken Homes and Blended Families Give Rise Mental Health challenges in adolescents and children
WHEN his parents divorced in 2016, Panashe Dzvivu (19) from Chipinge urban, was doing form three and preparing to write his Ordinary level (O level) examinations the following year. Following the divorce, his father went into neighbouring South Africa and never looked back, leaving him under the custody of his unemployed mother. After some time,
Read MoreEconomic Induced Absenteeism Weighs Heavily On the Mental Health of Rural Manicaland School Children
For Alice Nyatsanga (16), school days are not something to cherish as they usually involve cat and mouse games with school authorities due to non-payment of school fees. To raise money for tuition, stationery and food, Alice is forced to join her grandmother in doing casual work in people’s fields as well as sell firewood
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