UNICEF and FAWEZI Launch RISE Programme to Empower 24,000 Adolescent Girls
By Kuda Pembere The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) commemorated the International Day of the Girl Child with the launch of the Adolescent Girls Programme, titled Resilient, Innovative, Skilled, and Empowered Girls (RISE). The initiative will be implemented by the Forum for African Women Educationalists Zimbabwe Chapter (FAWEZI). The event took place at Seke 5
Read MoreVaccination Campaign Gains Momentum as More Children Receive Vitamin A supplements and Measles Jabs
By Kuda Pembere in Ruwa Health officials are upbeat about the increasing number of children being vaccinated under the ongoing vitamin A supplementation and measles rubella vaccination campaign, which began Monday. Although uptake was low on the first day, it improved in the following days after visits by Health Ambassador and Zimbabwe’s First Lady Auxillia
Read MoreZNFPC appoints Machinga as the new CEO
By Columbus Mavhunga Harare: Farai Machinga is the new substantive Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council (ZNFPC) having been in an acting role for some time. In a statement, ZNFPC said Machinga took the position since the beginning of this month. Mr Machinga is a distinguished public health specialist with
Read MoreHivos Hosts High-Level SRHR Meeting in Harare to Tackle Youth Access Barriers
By Kuda Pembere As East and Southern African (ESA) countries continue to grapple with inadequate sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services—particularly for adolescents and young people—Hivos’ Regional Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) Fund convened a high-level strategic meeting in Harare on Thursday. The two-day event, held from Thursday to Friday, brought together a diverse
Read MoreDomestic Health Financing To Be Top Of The Agenda For CPHIA 2025
By Michael Gwarisa The tone has already been set for the hosting of the Fourth International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA 2025) scheduled for Durban, South Africa from October 22 to 25, 2025. The conference will deliberate on numerous issues, chief among them domestic health financing, as Africa seeks sustainable solutions amid dwindling
Read MoreUNFPA Urges Focus on Adolescents, Youth and Quality Healthcare as Zimbabwe Prepares for Ninth Country Programme
By Kuda Pembere As the Zimbabwean Government through Treasury prepares for its ninth country programme in partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the organisation has urged the country to prioritise healthcare quality and improve the livelihoods of adolescents and young people, particularly females who are disproportionately affected by teenage pregnancies, gender-based violence, and HIV.
Read MoreZimbabwe and UNFPA Begin Consultations for 9th Country Programme (2027–2031)
By Michael Gwarisa The Government of Zimbabwe and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) have commenced consultations to develop the 9th Country Programme of Cooperation, which will run from 2027 to 2031. The two-day Stakeholder Engagement Workshop, taking place in Harare from 6 to 7 October 2025, brings together senior government officials, civil society, academia,
Read MoreMhangura Hosts World Contraception Day as Zimbabwe Pushes for Domestic Family Planning Investment
By Kuda Pembere in Mhangura Zimbabwe last Friday belatedly marked World Contraception Day in Mhangura with the launch of the country’s Contraceptive Cost Recovery Framework, aimed at improving domestic financing for family planning commodities and services. The commemorations, held at Mhangura Recreational Club, drew hundreds of community members and health stakeholders. Mashonaland West was selected
Read MoreEight Die as Diarrhoea Outbreak Hits Children Under Five
By Staff Reporter Children under five are bearing the brunt of Zimbabwe’s diarrhoea outbreak, with more than half of the cases reported in the past week affecting this age group. According to the Health and Child Care Ministry’s Weekly Disease Surveillance Report for the week ending September 14, 2025, the country recorded 9 705 cases
Read MoreZimbabwe Faces Severe Shortage of Forensic Pathologists
By Michael Gwarisa Zimbabwe is grappling with a critical shortage of forensic pathologists, a crisis that has forced families to transport bodies across provinces for post-mortem examinations and delayed justice in criminal cases. Health and Child Care Minister Dr. Douglas Mombeshora told Parliament this week that until recently, the country had only one qualified forensic
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