Swedish Embassy gives PSZ US$5 million grant
By Kuda Pembere At a time when access to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services remains a challenge for many adolescent girls and young women in Zimbabwe, the Swedish Embassy in Harare has awarded a US$5 million grant to Population Services Zimbabwe (PSZ) to help improve access. Speaking during the grant signing ceremony, Sweden’s Ambassador
Read MoreZimbabwe’s Mhuri/Imuli II and SHASHA Projects Get US$25 Million Jab
By Michael Gwarisa in Rusape The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has launched two projects with a combined value of US$25 Million in a bid to improve the lives of mothers, babies, and young women in Zimbabwe. The two projects, Mhuri Imuli II and the Sexual Health Services program (SHASHA) programs will be
Read MoreZimbabwe Kicks Off Women’s Month with Launch of Every Stage of Woman Campaign
By Michael Gwarisa The Minister of Women Affairs, Small and Medium Enterprises Department, Honorable Monica Mutsvangwa yesterday presided over the launch of Women’s Month which also coincided with the Every Stage of Woman Campaign, a programme that focuses on the reproductive stages of the woman from menstruation to menopause, from adolescents to menopause. The Every
Read MoreMedia Trained On Improved Attitudes Towards Safe Abortion
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists together with the Population Services Zimbabwe (PSZ) held a three day media training workshop to  improve the knowledge and attitude towards safe abortion in Zimbabwe. By Patricia Mashiri The training termed the Value Clarification Attitudes Transformation (VCAT) was also centred on discussions around religious and cultural beliefs around
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PSZ Donates PPE To Mashonaland East Health Institutions
POPULATION Services Zimbabwe (PSZ) has handed a consignment of Personnel Protective Equipment (PPE) to 16 Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) health institutions currently being supported by the organization under the  Public Sector Strengthening (PSS) mechanism  as well as other two health institutions namely Marondera Provincial Hospital and the Zimbabwe National Family Council (ZNFPC)
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SAT, Partners Host Young People’s SRHR & COVID-19 Community Awareness Campaign
THE Southern African AIDS Trust (SAT Zimbabwe) together with the Youth Aspire Development Trust (YADT) and the Population Services Zimbabwe (PSZ) yesterday held a full day community awareness campaign in Chitungwiza to sensitize young people and the community on available Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) services. By Michael Gwarisa In an interview with
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Mwendera Retains PSZ Presidency
MR Portiphar Mwendera was recently re-elected president of the Pharmaceutical Society of Zimbabwe during the elections at the representative body of retail pharmacies, pharmaceutical wholesalers and manufacturers. By HealthTimes Reporter In a tweet announcing the recent development, PSZ wished him and the committee the best. “We are pleased to announce the recently elected PSZExecutive Committee
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#EXCLUSIVE: Pharmacies Defy Official US$1: RTGS$2, 50 Rate
MOST pharmacies in Harare are still using the black market foreign currency exchange rate shunning the official rate of US$1: RTGS$2, 5, HealthTimes has established. By Kudakwashe Pembere In a survey around the city’s pharmacies, the publication discovered that they were charging between the range of US$1 as to RTGS$4 and RTGS$4,50. Most pharmacies even
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RBZ Injects US$6, 7 million To Allay Medicine Shortages
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) yesterday pumped in US$6, 7 million to mitigate the shortage of much needed foreign currency for the supply and manufacturing of medicines in the health sector, a Cabinet Minister said on Friday. By Kudakwashe Pembere A cross section of the health sector called on the apex bank to consider
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Vasectomy At 1% In Zim
UPTAKE of vasectomy, which is a surgical procedure for male sterilization or permanent contraception is currently very low in Zimbabwe owing to deep rooted cultural beliefs, fear, amongst a host of other factors, a top health official has said. By Michael Gwarisa In an interview with HealthTimes, Director family health in the ministry of health and
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