Delays in visa processing at German embassies put the participation of people from countries of the global South and of people from vulnerable communities in jeopardy. Deutsche Aidshilfe is now calling for political action. The conference of the International AIDS Society IAS is the world’s largest congress on scientific, socio-political and civic aspects of HIV. More than 15,000 scientists, doctors, other health care professionals and activists from over 175 countries are expected to attend #AIDS2024 in Munich from July 22 to 26, 2024. However, several activists have been reporting that…
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Germany’s Air-tube System company Aerocom keen on working with Zim hospitals
A Germany headquartered company Aerocom, a leading global designer of pneumatic tube systems which reduces the turnaround time of samples between the laboratory and hospitals, anticipates to have its systems in Zimbabwe next year. By Kuda Pembere Often called an AirTube System, it is a means of transporting a small payload, typically up to 5kg maximum, within a carrier which is moved within a tube between different locations by air. At a time when the majority of hospitals rely on porters to move samples from the nurse who would have…
Read More19 000 households to benefit from UNICEF, Zim Govt Emergency Social Cash Program
ABOUT 19 000 households are set to benefit from a new phase of the emergency social cash transfer program launched recently in Bulawayo by the Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare, UNICEF and their partners. By Kuda Pembere The program funded by the German Government through KfW and delivered together with the Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare, UNICEF, Goal and World Vision. This social cash transfer program will provide cash payments to five new districts-Binga, Rushinga, Mudzi, Mangwe and Makoni, while providing a further three…
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