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Zimbabwe Launches Phase Two of “Strength is in You” Campaign to Combat Drug Abuse
By Michael Gwarisa Zimbabwe has officially launched Phase Two of the national “Strength is in You” campaign, a comprehensive effort to tackle the persistent challenge of drug and substance abuse. The campaign, implemented by Population Solutions for Health with strong backing from the Embassy of Sweden, aims to empower youth, caregivers, and communities to resist
Read MoreCAB-LA Enjoys High Continuity Rates Among PrEP Users In Zimbabwe
By Michael Gwarisa The recently introduced long-acting cabotegravir (CAB-LA) for HIV prevention has seen more users returning to get the second dose post their first jab, with data showing that the injectable drug has recorded a continuity rate over 90% since roll out in April, 2024. Currently, the Injectable PrEP is being administered in PrEP
Read MoreSweden Injects US$1.9 Million towards Zimbabwe’s Anti-Drug Abuse Campaign
By Michael Gwarisa In a bid to support Zimbabwe’s efforts to curb the souring drug and substance abuse crises, the Embassy of Sweden in Zimbabwe has availed an amount to the tune of US$1.9 Million towards “The Strength is in You” anti-drug campaign. The US$1.9m grant for the Anti-Drugs Campaign is part of the Swedish
Read MorePSH Hosts Religious Indaba On Child Marriages and Intimate Partner Violence in Zimbabwe
Population Solutions for Health (PSH) in collaboration with Population Services International and support from the Swedish Embassy in Partnership with the Ministry of Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprise Development held a three day religious leaders dialogue in Mazowe, Mashonaland Central Province. By Michael Gwarisa Speaking to HealthTimes, PSH said the dialogue was meant
Read MoreLove Shouldn’t Hurt Walk/Run sends strong message against GBV and Child Sexual Abuse
WITH the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence (GBV) commemorations drawing near, the Population Solutions for Health (PSH), has kick started the campaign with a Walk/Run as a way of raising awareness against GBV and all forms of violence against women and girls. By Michael Gwarisa The Walk/Run also observed Child Marriages which
Read MoreScrap Import Duty and VAT on Condoms…Partners Plead With Gvt, As Zimbabwe Records 15 Million Condom deficit
RELIANCE on donor funding for the National Condom program, coupled with a restrictive tax regime has resulted in Zimbabwe failing to meet its condom obligation of 173 million condoms per year, a development that could reverse progress made so far in the HIV response, HealthTimes has learnt. By Michael Gwarisa Zimbabwe’s national condom program comprise
Read MoreLove Shouldn’t Hurt Campaign Launched
THE Population Solutions for Health, an organization that spearheads innovation around Sexual Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) and HIV has launched a campaign against gender-based violence called Love Shouldn’t hurt that is aimed at reducing intimate partner violence through engaging male peers to act as change makers in raising awareness against Gender Based Violence (GBV). By
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