Zim First Lady Appoints TB Champions

FIRST Lady, Amai Auxillia Mnangagwa has appointed 21 Tuberculosis (TB) Champions with the aim of raising awareness of matters to do with TB in communities and  grassroots level. By Michael Gwarisa Officiating at the launch, Amai Mnangagwa said the TB champions initiative was among some of the partnerships government  was exploring to improve the country’s health systems. These partnerships should aim to contribute towards improved knowledge and awareness of the 2 related conditions as well as ensuring universal access to high quality services for both conditions. As Health Ambassador I…

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Free To Shine Initiative To Reduce Childhood HIV By 2030

THE First Lady of Zimbabwe, Amai Auxilia Mnangagwa through the Free to Shine initiative, has pledged to heavily reduce new HIV infections in new born babies by the year 2030. By Michael Gwarisa The Free to Shine campaign, which  is an initiative of the wives of African Heads of State who have come forward to end Child AIDS and keeping mothers alive as part of their contribution towards the global goal of ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030. In a speech read on her behalf by Director…

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First Lady To Champion AIDS Fight

Zimbabwe’s First Lady, Honorable Auxillia Mnangagwa and UNAIDS Country Director, Mr Girmay Haile today agreed to embark on a historic partnership where the First Lady expressed commitment to play a strategic national and international advocacy role in ending HIV and AIDS. HealthTimes Correspondant In a meeting held this morning at the First Lady’s office at Zimbabwe House, Mr. Girmary Haile, UNAIDS Country Director in Zimbabwe briefed the First Lady on upcoming events of the Organisation of African First Ladies against HIV/AIDS (OAFLA) – an organisation affiliated with UNAIDS and outlined…

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