Health

Dorset community rallies behind Anti-drug, child marriage campaign By Kwedu News The Dorset community in Shurugwi South, Zimbabwe, is coming together to support the inaugural Anti-Drug Abuse and Child Marriage campaign, rescheduled for November in ward 21’s Dorset Resettlement area. This event aims to create a safer and healthier community, and former Shurugwi South MP […]

NBSZ makes steady progress By Dumisani Ndlovu The National Blood Services Zimbabwe (NBSZ) has made significant progress in its annual blood collection target, having gathered over 61,000 units so far, with a goal of collecting 87,000 units this year. Menard Mutenherwa, Blood Supply Executive, expressed satisfaction with the current numbers, stating, “Our blood collection from

Mkoba Women Fight NCDs Through Netball By Delicious Mathuthu Mkoba, Zimbabwe – In a bid to combat proliferating Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and promote community empowerment, a group of women in Mkoba have created a local netball team. Formed in 2022, the team, Amazing Talent Academy, consists of about 17 women, mostly housewives, from the local

Breaking News By Delicious Mathuthu Zimbabwe – The Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) has officially announced the country’s first two confirmed Mpox cases in Harare and Mberengwa in the Midlands Province. The two, a-11-year-old boy and a-24-year-old man, had travelled to South Africa and Tanzania respectively, before returning home and developing symptoms. Both

…..As Parents and guardians turn into vultures 20 000 cases reported Nation wide in 2023 Zimbabwe Grapples with Alarming Rise in Child Abuse Cases By Kwedu News Zimbabwe – A disturbing trend of child abuse has emerged in Zimbabwe, with nearly 20,000 cases reported nationwide in the past year, Kwedu has learnt. The National Prosecuting

…… After Abusing a Minor By Delicious Mathuthu Kwekwe, Zimbabwe – In a shocking incident, a-19-year old man from Kwekwe cut off his private parts, made a bread sandwich before consuming it after allegedly abusing his employer’s 10 year old granddaughter. The incident occured on the 14th of September 2024 at around 8pm, in Kwekwe’s

By Delicious Mathuthu Polokwane, Limpopo – The Polokwane Regional Court has sentenced a 45-year-old Zimbabwean national to seven years in prison for possession and transportation of illicit cigarettes. In a statement on Tuesday 10 September 2024, Colonel Malesela Ledwaba from the South African Police Service (SAPS) said the Zimbabwean, identified as Sidalokuhle Ncube, was arrested

……Includes 134 Primary school girls as Hivos, Inerela Pledge to Support Girl Child SRHR after 4,500 School Girls Impregnated By Delicious Mathuthu Gweru, Zimbabwe – East and Southern Africa Hivos Sexual Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) Fund Ambassador, and Inerela Zimbabwe National Coordinator, Pastor Paul Carries Juru, has expressed concern over the alarming number of girls

By Delicious Mathuthu Zimbabwe – An outbreak of anthrax has been reported in Zimbabwe’s Gonarezhou National Park, a region known for its rich natural heritage, it has been reported. Zimbabwean wildlife expert, Chris Foggin, says the current outbreak originated in Mozambique and South Africa, and has since spread to Zimbabwe through vultures regurgitating contaminated food

…..Study shows more girls unwilling to use condoms among Teenagers World wide. By Kwedu News The World Health Organization’s (WHO) European office has expressed concern over a decline in condom use among sexually active teenagers worldwide, Kwedu News has learnt According to a recent report by WHO, the percentage of teens using condoms during their