Public policy think tank, the Zimbabwe Democracy Institute (ZDI) has called on the government to engage the country’s health professionals as a way of addressing the challenges affecting the health sector. In a Monthly Monitoring Report for October, ZDI called on the Government to ensure accessibility
Public policy think tank, the Zimbabwe Democracy Institute (ZDI) says a drop in vaccine uptake is threatening the country’s Covid-19 December 2021 herd immunity target. According to an Access to Public Health Monitoring Report for September, ZDI blamed the drop in vaccine uptake to lack of
COVID-19 vaccines being used in Zimbabwe are safe for people living with HIV and Aids, including those on anti-retroviral therapy, government has clarified. Addressing a media briefing on HIV and COVID-19, Deputy Director for Health Promotions in the Ministry of Health and Child Care, Paul Chinakidzwa
The Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers (CZR) is set to issue a Retail Sector COVID-19 Protocol Handbook early next week as part of efforts to ensure strict adherence to COVID-19 protocols in retail outlets amid rising COVID-19 cases in the country, 263Chat Business has learnt. The retail sector
The government is set to review allowances for health workers who are working in Red Zones, acting Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Jenfan Muswera has said, In a statement today, Muswera government was grateful to health workers who continue to provide service despite the
World Health Organization (WHO) Zimbabwe has urged the government of Zimbabwe to redouble efforts to eliminate Mother to Child Transmission of HIV and Syphilis. Addressing the fourth quarter National Validation Committee today, WHO Country Representative, Dr Alex Gasasira said the country needs to do more in
UNICEF in partnership with Youth Advocates have targeted the improved participation of children and young people in the HIV and COVID-19 response programming. According to UNICEF, children and young people are the most affected population by the two pandemics. In a statement, UNICEF said the impact of
Mashonaland West and Midlands provinces have emerged as the latest hotspots for Sexually Transmitted Infections, Deputy Director HIV/AIDS and STIs in the Ministry of Health and Child Care, Dr Tsitsi Apollo has said. Sexually transmitted infections (STIs), also known as Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs), are caused
Two years ago Maria Masauso (38) lost her three-year-old twins to what she believed was witchcraft in Chapoto village, Mbire district, a community in northern Zimbabwe. When her children fell ill she resorted to traditional herbs, including elephant dung, which she smeared on their body to
The government has complained over citizens' resistance to observe COVID-19 preventive measures saying this could pose a serious threat to the country in the wake of the anticipated second wave. This comes as the World Health Organization (WHO) in its epidemiological update revealed that this week
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