WHO preps 44 Zim government officials to deal with SA ZEP returnees’ mental health
FORTY-four government officials received mental health and psychosocial support training from the World Health Organization ahead of the return of about 180 000 returnees from South Africa who had Zimbabwe Exemption Permits. By Kudakwashe Pembere With the deadline for the Zimbabwe Exemption Permits expiry looming, mental health disorders such as depression and even drug and
Read MoreAn uptown girl’s battle with drug and substance use
By Kuda Pembere DRUG and substance abuse in Zimbabwe is usually synonymous with the ghetto streets. A dirty, shabby, red eyed male figure is probably the first picture one envisions when they think of drug users and abusers. Well, here is a Newsflash, the drug crisis is equally endemic and deep rooted in uptown residential
Read MoreGay People are sick in the head says Museveni
Uganda Attorney General, Kiryowa Kiwanuka recently informed President Yoweri Museveni that the Anti-Homsexuality bill if passed by Parliament in its current form criminalizes even those who voluntarily come out to have practiced homosexuality and need to be helped. By Staff Reporter The development resulted in President Museveni returning the controversial bill to parliament for fine-tuning
Read MoreDrug and Alcohol Abuse Criminal Offenses Spike in Zimbabwe
About 6 700 cases were recorded by the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) in connection alcohol, drug and substance abuse last year. By Kudakwashe Pembere The reports were recorded in the last quarter of 2022 were compiled by the Zimbabwe Statistical Agency (Zimstat) in partnership with the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP). The information contained here is
Read MoreDivorced and Single Persons Constitute Largest Number Of People Who Inject Drugs In Zimbabwe
LONELINESS and mental health challenges associated with being single and not having a partner has led to an increase in drug and substance abuse among single and divorced persons in Zimbabwe, a report has gathered. By Michael Gwarisa According to 2022 data, Zimbabwe’s divorce rate was estimated to be at least 44.2 percent. However, as
Read MoreEastern and Southern Africa Commission on Drugs
The Eastern and Southern Africa Commission on Drugs (ESACD), has been formally today (11/02/23) in Cape Town South Africa. By Michael Gwarisa The ESCAD is a high-level regional advocacy mechanism designed to find new ways of addressing a growing drug epidemic in the region that is affecting cities, towns and villages in every country and
Read MoreZimbabwe has highest Adolescents Suicide Ideation rate in Sub-Saharan Africa
DATA collected during a study on Suicide Ideation of Adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa conducted by Regional Psychosocial Support Initiatives (REPSSI) shows that Zimbabwe has the highest rates of adolescents who think of committing suicide compared to other countries in the Sub-Saharan region. By Michael Gwarisa Suicidal ideation is when one thinks about killing him/herself. According
Read MoreDominican Convent Expels Eight Girls For Drug Use
HARARE stationed Private Catholic girls high school, Dominican Convent has expelled eight students for partaking in illicit drugs and substances at a recent trip in Nyanga. By Staff Reporter In a letter written to parents by the Head of Upper School at Domincan Convent, Sr Kudzai Mutsure, she said they had exhausted all disciplinary channels
Read More‘Old Mental Health Act qualifies Zim for Special Initiative for Mental Health’
Zimbabwe is doing well compared to other countries by having a Mental Health Act which however dates back as far as 1996. By Kudakwashe Pembere Despite having legal guidelines to mental health issues, the country has had mental health strategies which seek to decentralise while augmenting to the existing mental health structures and this qualified
Read MoreZim losing US$163 million to mental health disorders per year
Lack of support for mental health issues is costing Zimbabwe US$163 million annually, a leading psychologist said on Wednesday noting more money could be saved if funding or investment in interventions is availed by Government, private sector and technical funders. By Kudakwashe Pembere Speaking on the sidelines of the Abused Substances Diagnostics and Management (ASDM)
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