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Adolescents Demand Access To SRH Services
Adolescent girls from Bindura have demanded access to sexual reproductive health services (SRHR) saying access to contraceptives will help the country to stop teen pregnancies and child marriages.
During a public hearing conducted by the…
How schools can reduce parents’ anxiety during the pandemic
Lucy (Kathleen) McGoron, Wayne State University and Julie Wargo Aikins, Wayne State University
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Our recent survey found that schools can affect the mental…
Behavioral Change Hampering COVID-19 Awareness: Govt
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…
People With Disabilities Demand Sexual Reproductive Services
People with disabilities have demanded sexual reproductive health services from government saying they are still battling against myths that they do not reproduce.
In an interview with 263Chat, Masimba Kuchera who was born with a visual…
COVID-19: Survivors Struggle With Social Stigma
Since the news of Terrence Maphosa’s (25) contraction of COVID-19 and his subsequent admission at Parirenyatwa hospital hit Glen Norah (a high density suburb in the capital Harare) early May, it has been taking a mental toll on him.…
Nurses Demand Restoration Of Flexi-Hours
Nurses at various health institutions have demanded the restoration of flexible working hours which resonate well with their meagre salaries as the situation in hospitals continues to deteriorate.
This comes after Vice President…
Call for African govts to adopt ‘Travel Pass’ in preparation for 2021 Africa free trade area
HARARE – African governments have been urged to embrace the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC)’s Trusted Travel Platform to protect local economies and lives as the continent prepares for its largest free trade…
Redan Donates Three Ambulances To Provincial Hospitals
Redan Coupons has donated three ambulances and three thousand litres of fuel to the Ministry of Health and Child Care who are in a process of setting up an ambulance services department with more than two hundred fully equipped ambulances…
PWDs Bemoan Communication Barriers On Accessing SRH Services
People with disabilities(PWD) have bemoaned challenges they are encountering on accessing Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) services in the country.
Director of Deaf Women Included (DWI) Agness Chindimba said the failure to assign sign…
Govt Urged to Embrace PWDs
People with disabilities have urged the government to look at disability as a developmental issue rather than as a disease since it is classified as a non-communicable disease in the National Health Strategy.
Analyzing the National…