Care groups as a vehicle for Supporting breastfeeding mothers
By Caroline Chiimba Breastfeeding gives children the healthiest start in life, as breast-milk promotes cognitive child development and acts as a baby’s first vaccine, giving babies a critical boost. Nutrition Action Zimbabwe (NAZ) joins the world in commemorating World Breastfeeding Week celebrated from 1-7 August under the theme, ‘Closing the gap: Breastfeeding support for all.’
Read MoreImport duty on grains removed
By Kuda Pembere In an effort to ensure national food security while lessening the consequences of the drought caused by El Nino, Zimbabwe has loosened restrictions on the importation of grains at the household level. Addressing a post cabinet media briefing, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Dr Jenfan Muswere said Government is currently implementing
Read MoreBulilima Malnutrition Cure Rate Jumps To 74 Percent
By Kuda Pembere in Bulilima Bulilima has been the most improved district in the country raising its malnutrition cure rate from 39 percent in 2022 leaping to 74 percent the following year, HealthTimes has learned. In an exclusive interview during a Mat South Health Resilience Fund (HRF) impact assessment media tour, Matabeleland South Provincial Nutrition
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Zimbabwe Govt Allocates 71,500 Tonnes Of Grain To Feed Over 2 Million Food Insecure Citizens
By Michael Gwarisa Minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare, Honorable July Moyo says government has set aside 71,500 metric tonnes of grain to distribute across food-insecure households during obtaining the lean season. Food situation data estimates that about 2,715,717 people will be in need of food assistance during the peak hunger period, between
Read MoreUSAID Extends US$2 Million To WFP To Address Urban Food Insecurity
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has received a US$2 million contribution from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to support more than 2,000 vulnerable families in three urban areas over the next year. By Staff Reporter Under the initiative, WFP and partners will create community assets and develop vulnerable families’ skills
Read MoreUrban Household Food Insecurity Declines In Zimbabwe
A cocktail of measures and strategies being implemented in Zimbabwe have resulted in positive outcomes to the urban households’ food security situation, the latest Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee (ZIMVAC) survey has projected. By Staff Reporter According to the survey, food insecurity levels for urban areas are projected to have significantly decreased from 42 percent reported
Read MoreOver 4 000 Malnourished Zim children Admitted In Hospital
INCREASING poverty levels coupled with shortages of Ready To Use Therapeutic Foods (RTUFs) like ‘Plumpy-Nut,’ has resulted in 4 300 children being admitted in hospital for wasting, a scenario which threatens to derail the gains made in reducing wasting amongst children under five years. By Kuda Pembere The World Health Organisation (WHO) describes wasting as
Read MoreExclusive breastfeeding in Zimbabwe improves
EXCLUSIVE breastfeeding of children in the country has improved since 2020 when it was less than 50 percent to about 80 percent this year, a Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee (ZIMVAC) 2023 Urban Livelihoods Assessment Report notes. By Kuda Pembere The 10th annual ZIMVAC Urban Livelihoods Assessment Report was presented before the Cabinet by Vice President
Read MoreStunting, Wasting and Overweight drops in Zim
ZIMBABWE has been doing relatively well in improving the nutrition for children under five years over the past ten years as it reduced the stunting prevalence to 21.6 percent in 2022 from 31.1 percent in 2012, a joint United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF) and World Bank report shows. By Kuda Pembere For stunting Zimbabwe is
Read MoreInsect Porridge to Enhance Children Nutrition in Africa
By Bird Story Agency – Learnmore Nyoni January winds blow through mopane forests of Gwanda district in Zimbabwe’s Matebeleland South province. Silibaziso Dube buckles up her waist wrap as she kneels down to blow life to the dying flames at a makeshift fireplace where a large tin of water sits precariously on two rocks. Tswaranang
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