Speaker of Parliament Advocate Jacob Mudenda has applauded the country’s HIV response saying it stands as a testament to the nation’s resilience and commitment to public health. Speaking at a Capacity-Building and Sensitisation Workshop for Members of Parliament on HIV/AIDS at the New Parliament Building,
National AIDS Council (NAC) has confirmed that preparations for the 22nd International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA) are now underway. The event is scheduled to take place in Zimbabwe, a country known for its proactive response to HIV/AIDS, from December 4th to
The government of Zimbabwe has commended the National AIDS Council for its consistent efforts to engage and collaborate with the media in strengthening the response to HIV. During a sensitization workshop organized by the National AIDS Council for journalists from across the country, Kindness Paradza, the
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
The First Lady, Auxillia Mnangagwa in collaboration with the National AIDS Council (NAC) and other supporting partners hosted a Men's conference targeting men only in order to reduce new HIV infections and deal with the low health seeking behaviour in men. Speaking at the conference held
Local organisations involved in HIV and Aids advocacy will on Thursday march against government's reluctance to address the critical shortage of antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) in the country. Zimbabwe AIDS Network (ZAN), Zimbabwe National Network of People Living with HIV (ZNNP+) and other civic society organisations have
Director AIDS and Tuberculosis (TB) in the Ministry of Health and Child Care, Doctor Owen Mugurungi has expressed shock and disbelief at the statistics which are showing that young people of 20-24 years are leading with new HIV infections in Zimbabwe, 263Chat has been told. Dr
More than 1.4 million people who are on Anti Retroviral (ARV) drugs are in danger of running out of the medication as the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is alleged to be refusing to release a sum of US$6 million that is required by the
Hurungwe District recorded a rapid rise in sexually transmitted Infections (STI’s) in February 2019, a move health experts say is down to the ever increasing rate of unemployment. By Princess Mapona Unemployment has forced most people to resort for cheap commercial sex to earn a living. However,
54 girls were rescued from SEC in 2017 with the ZNCWC study showing that(18% (52)of participants were under 18 years and 64% reported starting selling sex below the age of 18 years.
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