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NAC Partners Zimbabwe Ladies Golf Union
THE National AIDS Council (NAC) has for the third time partnered the Zimbabwe Ladies Golf Union (ZLGU) in an effort to sensitize women about the need to seek and utilize services for HIV testing, cervical and other cancers screening as well as COVID-19 screening. By Patricia Mashiri In partnership, NAC has sponsored an amount to
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40 Years Into The AIDS Epidemic, Africa Must Embody The spirit Of Ubuntu If We Are To End AIDS
FORTY years ago, on 5 June 1981, the Centers for Disease Control’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report described five cases of Pneumocystis pneumonia in gay men. The report foreshadowed the global AIDS epidemic, which has since resulted in over 75 million HIV infections and 32 million deaths worldwide. By Dr Aeneas Chuma Since the 1980s,
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The U.S. and ZNNP+ Announce PEPFAR Heroes Award
ON its 18th anniversary in Zimbabwe, the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has announced the 2021 PEPFAR Heroes Award for outstanding individuals who have made a meaningful contribution towards Zimbabwe’s response to HIV and AIDS over the past 18 years. HealthTimes Reporter PEPFAR has partnered with the Zimbabwe Network of People Living
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COVID-19 and coronavirus in people living with HIV
Key points People with HIV appear to have a slightly increased risk of dying from COVID-19. People with HIV who have underlying health conditions such as obesity, poorly controlled diabetes and high blood pressure appear to be at higher risk. In general, the most important risk factors for death from COVID-19 are old age, an
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Ensuring a better future for future generations: A journey towards curbing the HIV epidemic
IT is past midday and Portia* (22) arrives at a local Clinic in Filabusi, Matabeleland South, after a seven-kilometre walk from her homestead. Winter is fast approaching, and it is windy, she bends down to wipe the dust off her feet using a cloth and fixes her mask as she walks briskly towards the gate.
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ZNNP+ Holds Candlelight Ceremony To Honor Departed HIV/AIDS Heroes
ZIMBABWE National Network of People Living with HIV (ZNNP+) in partnership with The United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) hosted a Candlelight ceremony in remembrance and in honour of those who passed away due to also to keep hopes alive for those who continue with the fight to end HIV, through education,
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Macheke Married Woman Turns To Sex Work To Raise University Tuition
ELIZABETH (not real name) (33) could not enroll in University or College at a young age owing to a myriad of factors chief among them being economic factors and lack of funds to support her through tertiary education. When the Women’s University In Africa (WUA) opened up applications for block release studies, she applied and
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DREAMS Program Reignites Hope In Rushinga Girls
AT the age of 11, Patience Chikozomba from Mukwatsa village and a primary school pupil at Magaranhewe Primary school in Rushinga  was already thinking of dropping out of school since her parents couldn’t  afford school fees for her and her siblings. Other girls her age or slightly older have already eloped or been married off
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Bridging The ART Access Gap During A Pandemic, CATS Hold The Fort In Zimbabwe
WHEN the COVID-19 was reported in Zimbabwe in 2020, government announced a national lockdown with the view of curbing the spread of the virus and limiting community transmissions. In the process other essential health services were also locked down, leaving People Living with HIV (PLHIV) especially young people living with HIV and on Antiretroviral Therapy
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Consultations Around Youth Engagement In Global Fund Grant Kick-Off
YOUTH Engage Zimbabwe, together with Country Coordinating Mechanism (CMM) to end HIV, Tuberculosis (TB) and Malaria, have embarked on massive youth consultations following a Global Fund award to Zimbabwe of US$75.073 million which is aimed at strengthening community health systems and constructing an improved resilient to deal with the effects of COVID-19. By Patricia Mashiri
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