- First Possible HIV Cure Reported in Canada After Bone Marrow Transplant
- Ministry of Health Bans Unauthorised Vehicles From Transporting Medicines to Curb Drug Leakages
- Mozambique Rolls Out Lenacapavir for HIV Prevention
- World Health Summit Regional Meeting 2026 Opens in Nairobi with Strong Call for Action on Resilient Health Systems
- WHO Team in Zimbabwe to Assess MCAZ for Top Global Regulatory Standard
“Handisi Mu Departure Lounge!” Pioneer Of HIV/AIDS Anti-Discrimination Campaign Still Going Strong
SOME of you might still remember back in the day, around 2004 when a man, Pastor Reki Jimu would appear on a Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) Television sponsored program Positive Talk saying these words, “Handisi Mu Depature Lounge, ndiri kurarama ndiri HIV positive,” loosely translated, I am not in the departure lounge, I am just
Read MoreHealth CSOs Consortium Sets New Priorities for COP22 PEPFAR funding cycle
IN the Country Operational Plan for the year 2022 (COP22), Zimbabwe’s health civil society organisations under the Advocacy Core Team (ACT) banner are embedding new health advocacy points which now qualify for funding by the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). By Staff Reporter Health civil societies came up with health priorities they felt
Read MoreFour years of the Fast-Track cities project—what have we achieved and learned, and what is next?
Implementation of the joint UNAIDS–International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (IAPAC) Fast-Track cities project started in 2018 under the management of UNAIDS and IAPAC, with financial support from the United States Agency for International Development. Recognizing the important role that cities play in achieving national and global HIV targets and in ending AIDS by
Read More‘We Found Love In a Hopeless Place:’ The tale of a Young HIV Positive Zimbabwean Couple
THERE was once a very dark period in HIV and AIDS when an HIV diagnosis was equivalent to a death sentence. It was during those days when many lives both young and old, were lost to the ravenous AIDS pandemic owing to the absence of effective treatment regimens, stigma and discrimination against people with HIV,
Read MoreNew HIV Super Variant: UNAIDS Calls For Increased HIV Treatment and Testing
THE Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has called for an urgent need to scale up HIV treatment and testing at a global level to ensure the newly discovered HIV sub-type does not spread to the level of crippling the global health system. By Michael Gwarisa A newly published research from the Netherlands revealed
Read MoreNew Highly Infectious HIV Variant That Progresses To AIDS Faster Discovered
A newfound variant of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, has been uncovered in the Netherlands and appears to cause faster disease progression compared with other versions of the virus. SOURCE: LIVESCIENCE The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infects and destroys immune cells called CD4 cells in the body, causing the number of these cells to
Read MoreNew Y+ Global and Her Voice Fund Strategic Plans Launched
THE 2022/25 Y+ Global and Her Voice Fund strategic documents which will be used to inform Y+ Global’s approach to all areas of work including building networks, advocacy programs, fundraising, administration and partnerships have been launched. By Michael Gwarisa The HER Voice fund initiative was created in recognition of the vital role adolescent girls and
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150 000 New HIV infections Recorded Among Children In 2020
THE Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) says most of the 150 000 new HIV infections recorded among children in 2020 could have been prevented if interventions targeting the most affected groups had been implemented. HealthTimes Reporter According to the UNAIDS weekly update, a strong start would be to better engage women
Read MoreNAC In Drive To Scale Up HIV Treatment And Testing Coverage In Males
THE National AIDS Council in Zimbabwe (NAC), has devised a number of strategies to bring men and boys on board, with the aim of increasing HIV treatment and testing coverage in males. By Michael Gwarisa The development comes in the midst of indications that globally, men continue to lag behind across the HIV testing and
Read MoreUNAIDS Mourns Archbishop Desmond Tutu
UNAIDS says it is saddened at the passing of Archbishop Desmond Tutu who fought against apartheid in South Africa and combated racism and injustice worldwide and was also a powerful voice in the fight against AIDS, combating denial, demanding access to treatment for all, calling out against discrimination of people living with HIV, and championing
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