UNICEF donates cholera medicine to Zim Health Ministry
By Kuda Pembere The Ministry of Health and Child Care has received US$265 000 worth of cholera treatment medicines and equipment from Unicef to help Zimbabwe in the containment of the outbreak. Speaking at the handover ceremony at NatPharm Warehouse in Harare on Friday, the Health and Child Care Minister Dr Douglas Mombeshora said it
Read MoreCall to reduce out-of-school rates in Zimbabwe
By Staff Reporter Inasmuch as Zimbabwe has managed to see 90 percent of children to school, much needs to be done to reduce the number of out of school children for the nation to realise inclusive education, Unicef Representative to Zimbabwe Dr Tajudeen Oyewale said. With the world commemorating the International Day of Education, Dr
Read MoreUnicef launches campaign targeting adolescents
UNICEF Zimbabwe has launched a three month communication campaign to address the needs and challenges faced by adolescents in Zimbabwe. By Kuda Pembere Themed “Nothing for us without us”, the communication campaign will be running from this month to December. It comes at a time when the country is seized with containing high teenage pregnancies
Read MoreSweden Allocates US$5.8 Million to UNICEF for Child Protection Programmes
IN a move that is set to boost support for child protection programs in Zimbabwe, the government of Sweden has allocated an amount to the tune of US$5.8 Million to the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), a UN agency responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide. By Michael Gwarisa The funding will
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5.4 percent of Zim Households received Govt COVID-19 social assistance: Survey
Approximately 5.4 percent of Zimbabwean households received Government social protection assistance in the form of COVID-19 cash transfers, 3.3 percent got food and grain assistance, as well as the Government public works programme between 2020 and 2022 the Zimbabwe Statistical Agency (Zimstat) said in a survey report. By Kudakwashe Pembere Zimstat conducted a Rapid PICES
Read MoreUNICEF is concerned about the impact of measles outbreak
UNICEF is deeply concerned with the numbers of cases and deaths among children due to a measles outbreak in Zimbabwe. By Dr. Tajudeen Oyewale, UNICEF Representative in Zimbabwe On 10 April 2022, Mutasa District in Manicaland Province was the first district to report a measles outbreak. According to the latest data shared by the Government
Read MoreMore funding needed for the child protection sector in Zimbabwe
At a High-Level Policy Dialogue event, key stakeholders in child protection agreed that more needs to be done to address the many protection issues children face  The Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare, UNICEF and the Zimbabwe Economics Society today convened a High-Level Policy Dialogue on Child Protection Financing in Zimbabwe. The
Read MoreZim Launches Pledge To End To Child Marriages
THE Ministry of Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Development together with the United Nations (UN) in Zimbabwe and its agencies, UNICEF, UN Women and UNFPA convened in Harare to launch a pledge to end child marriage, amidst growing calls for increased women involvement to end child marriages in the country. By Michael Gwarisa
Read MoreShot In The Arm for Zimbabwe’s Healthcare Sector
THE Ministry of Health and Care (MoHCC) has received a donation of medical equipment from the United Kingdom (UK) government and Northern Ireland and the United Nations (UN) donor agencies, through support from the Japanese government that will improve the management of COVID-19 as well as maternal healthcare services in the country’s healthcare system.  Michael
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