Reports on public health issues, healthcare policies, and medical advancements, striving to inform and improve health outcomes across the continent.
Zimbabwe and its southern African neighbours are bracing for a severe HIV/AIDS funding shock after the United States abruptly froze its foreign aid programme, including the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The halt to US assistance, which constituted about 60% of UNAIDS’ budget according to its chief, Winnie Byanyima – has already disrupted […]
Clive Tatenda Makumbe in Zimbabwe A recent study conducted in Harare has raised concerns about alarmingly low levels of physical activity among pregnant women, with nearly 89% failing to meet the World Health Organization’s (WHO) recommendations for moderate-intensity physical activity during pregnancy. The research, carried out across ten primary healthcare clinics in the city, paints […]
Clive Tatenda Makumbe in Zimbabwe Gender-based violence (GBV) and harmful practices continue to plague West and Central Africa, as outlined in the recent UNFPA Acceleration Paper, Towards Zero Gender-Based Violence and Harmful Practices in West and Central Africa. This comprehensive report reveals the alarming prevalence of GBV, female genital mutilation (FGM), and child marriage in […]
Elizabeth Dube in Brazzaville, Congo In a concerted effort to control the escalating mpox outbreaks, experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) and Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) convened this week in Brazzaville, along with representatives from 17 African countries, to sharpen the focus on mpox vaccine preparedness and targeted deployment […]
Clive Tatenda Makumbe in Zimbabwe Zimbabwe’s fight against HIV is set to gain a new ally as Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) prepares to introduce the long-acting injectable pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) drug, cabotegravir (CAB-LA), before the end of the year. The intervention, anticipated by experts to revolutionise HIV prevention, comes as recent data continue […]
Mary Chikwanda in Zimbabwe HARARE – Zimbabwe’s robust public health measures have ensured that the country remains a beacon of resilience in the fight against mpox, even as neighboring nations grapple with rising cases. Entering the control phase after weeks of proactive interventions, Zimbabwe is now setting an example in the region for effectively curbing […]
Adama Adiatu in Sierra Leone Sierra Leone is set to make history tomorrow as it launches the first-ever nationwide preventive Ebola vaccination campaign, a milestone moment for a country that bore the brunt of the devastating 2014-2016 Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak. The campaign, targeting 20,000 frontline workers across all 16 districts, is spearheaded by […]
Peter Hendricks in South Sudan Malaria continues to plague South Sudan, with children bearing the brunt of the disease. Despite the predictable annual outbreaks, triggered by factors like flooding, poverty, and an overstretched health system, immunization efforts remain insufficient. This gap has led to overcrowded health facilities and a persistent cycle of severe cases, particularly […]
Clive Tatenda Makumbe in Zimbabwe A number of ferrochrome industries that are burning fossil fuels at Gweru light industries areas are turning the city into a hotspot of air pollution, investigations reveal. At the same time, the increase of air pollutants now poses a health hazard for residents at ward 4, 10 and 12 (including […]
Clive Tatenda Makumbe in Zimbabwe By February 2024, Zimbabwe will record 38,763 cases, if Government of Zimbabwe and Non-Governmental Organizations don’t step up the fight against cholera which was reported earlier this month by UNICEF Emergency Specialist for Zimbabwe, Rosewiter Mazivofa. There are more and more cases of sickness in the provinces of Mashonaland Central, […]
