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HIV Vaccine Trials Discontinued After It Fails To Prevent HIV Infection
THE HVTN 705/HPX2008 or Imbokodo study, which began in 2017 to test whether the Imbokodo vaccine regimen could prevent women in Sub-Saharfan Africa from getting HIV has been discontinued following indications that the vaccine did not provide sufficient protection against infection. By Michael Gwarisa In a statement, Johnson & Johnson said data showed the investigational
Read MoreMukando Boost For People Living With HIV In Mash Central
THE Zimbabwe National Network of People Living With HIV (ZNNP+) has improved livelihoods of People Living With HIV (PLHIV) in Mashonaland Central through Internal Savings and Lending (ISAL) projects or Mukando. By Patricia Mashiri Through assistance from Troicare, ZNNP+ gave Kushinga group based in Nyakudya village, Masembura in Mashonaland Central a total of US$150 to
Read MoreBHASO’s Community Outreach Delivers ARVs To More Than 3000 Clients
THE Batanai HIV and AIDS Service Organisation (BHASO), a community based HIV and AIDS civil society organisation based in Masvingo has delivered Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) to not less than 3000 clients at the back of its community outreach programs. Staff Reporter Through their official page, BHASO said the, “Community Outreach is one form of decentralizing
Read MoreCeSHHAR Awarded Templeton World Charity Foundation Grant To Implement Zvandiri Project
Dr. Webster Mavhu, CeSHHAR Deputy Director, has been competitively awarded a three-year grant from the Templeton World Charity Foundation to implement the project “The Zvandiri (As I am) character strength and its constructs among adolescents living with HIV in Zimbabwe”. This project will examine and measure how the Zvandiri programme can sustainably engage adolescents living
Read MoreZim Still Among High Cervical Cancer Burden Countries In Africa
ZIMBABWE is still in the top five cervical cancer high burden countries on the continent, despite numerous efforts by the ministry of health and child care (MoHCC) and development partners to address the scourge, a United Nations Aids (UNAIDS) report has gathered. By Michael Gwarisa According to the 2021 Global AIDS Update report, majority of
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Ending Harmful Practices Starts With Allowing Girls & Women Bodily Autonomy- UNFPA
THE United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Zimbabwe’s Assistant Country Representative, Ms Abbigail Msemburi says woman and girls should have power to make decisions over their bodies as a first step towards ending child marriages, traditional harmful practices and all forms of abuse. By Michael Gwarisa Presenting findings from the 2021 State of the World Population
Read MoreEarly Infant HIV Diagnosis Improves In Zimbabwe
EVEN though the country still has high rates of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV, there has been marked improvement in terms of advancing early HIV diagnosis in infants, a new report has said. By Fungai Masona Presenting findings from the Gender Assessment Of The National HIV Response Draft Report during a virtual meeting on
Read MoreYoung People With HIV Lament COVID Impact On Healthcare Workers
ZIMBABWE Young Positives (ZY+), a youth led network that advocates for the needs of Young People Living With HIV (A & YPLHIV) has bemoaned the pressure COVID-19 has exerted on health systems which has resulted in healthcare workers being overwhelmed and turning a blind eye to the Sexual Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) needs of YPLHIV.
Read MoreNo Evidence Of Drug Interaction Between ARVs And COVID-19 Vaccines- MoHCC
THE Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) has says there is no possibility of drug interaction if a Person Living with HIV (PLHIV) takes the COVID-19 vaccine, hence persons with HIV and on Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) should not hesitate to get the jab. By Michael Gwarisa Speaking during a virtual Media Briefing on HIV
Read MoreMSF Donates Over USD 150,000 Worth Of TB Medication To NATPHARM
INTERNATIONAL medical humanitarian organization Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) today handed over a consignment of TB medication to Zimbabwe’s National Pharmaceutical Company (NATPHARM). Health Reporter This is part of MSF’s contribution to ending TB in Zimbabwe. We are happy that Zimbabwe continues to make huge strides in containing and raising awareness on TB, and we congratulate
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