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Zimbabwe’s Health Minister Reassures Nation On ARV Availability
The Zimbabwean
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June 30, 2025
His remarks follow growing concern that low-income countries could face shortages of HIV medication, triggered by an executive order signed in January by former U.S. President Donald Trump. The order has raised alarms globally, with health...
Masakadza shines but Zimbabwe face monumental chase
New Zimbabwe
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July 1, 2025
Zimbabwe Cricket South Africa – 418-9 declared and 369 all out in 82.5 overs (Wiaan Mulder 147, Keshav Maharaj 51, Corbin Bosch 36; Wellington Masakadza 4/98, Tanaka Chivanga 2/76, Vincent Masekesa 2/117) Zimbabwe – 251 and 32-1 in 18.2 overs...
EJWP backs gender policy to advance equality across Zimbabwe
New Zimbabwe
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July 1, 2025
By Alois Vinga THE Economic Justice for Women’s Project (EJWP) says the recently approved gender policy will go a long way in harnessing gender equality nationwide. Cabinet recently adopted a new National Gender Policy (2025), which aims to...
Manicaland has thinnest women in Zimbabwe
Bulawayo 24 News
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June 30, 2025
A recent report by the Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey (ZDHS) has revealed that Manicaland Province is among the regions with the highest prevalence of thinness among women aged between 20 and 49. The findings have raised serious public...
South Africa set Zimbabwe world record 537 target for victory in Bulawayo
Bulawayo 24 News
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June 30, 2025
Corbin Bosch claimed the wicket of Zimbabwe opener Takudzwanashe Kaitano in the final over to leave the home team on 32 for one in 18.2 overs in their second innings, still 505 runs shy of the unlikeliest of victories on the third day of the first...
Failure to invest in youth sexual health could cost Zimbabwe $3.6bn
Bulawayo 24 News
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June 30, 2025
A new report by UNAIDS reveals that Zimbabwe stands to save billions of dollars by investing in sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) services targeted at young people. The study, titled The Cost of Inaction, estimates that the lifetime...
Smuggled Chicken Meat Bound For Harare Seized And Destroyed
The Zimbabwean
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June 30, 2025
The meat, believed to have been smuggled from South Africa and destined for Harare, was seized at the 30km peg from Masvingo near Mushagashe Training Centre along the Masvingo-Harare Road. Masvingo City Council’s Public Relations Officer, Ashleigh...
ARV MEDICINE SUPPLIES SECURED, SAYS GOVT
News dze Zimbabwe
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June 30, 2025
The government has assured the nation that antiretroviral (ARV) medicines will remain available and accessible to all who need them through to the end of 2025, and plans are already in motion to secure supply for the first half of 2026. This...
Zimbabwe assures continued ARV availability
Bulawayo 24 News
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June 30, 2025
News / National by Staff reporter 50 mins ago | Views The government has reassured the public that antiretroviral (ARV) medicines will remain accessible to all who need them through the end of 2025, with plans already underway to secure supplies...
Zimbabwe govt rolls out reforms to end blood challenges
Bulawayo 24 News
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June 30, 2025
The Ministry of Health and Child Care is undertaking sweeping reforms to Zimbabwe's blood supply system, aimed at making blood more accessible and affordable-particularly in public hospitals-where many low-income patients struggle to access...
Bikita Minerals to Host Free Healthcare Outreach with Chinese Medical Team
Mining Zimbabwe
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June 30, 2025
Bikita Minerals is set to host a Free Medical Consultation and Treatment Session in collaboration with the Chinese 22nd Medical Team, Mining Zimbabwe can report. By Rudairo Mapuranga The two-day health outreach will take place on July 1–2, 2025,...
Dr. Rasha Kelej Drives An Impactful Change In Public Health Landscape In Africa And Beyond By Providing 2282 Scholarships To Doctors From 52 Countries
MENAFN
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June 30, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of the Congo, June 30, 2025/APO Group/ -- Merck Foundation ( ), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany marks “World Health Day” 2025 in partnership with Africa's First Ladies...
SAME DAM – ZAMBIA DIMS, ZIMBABWE POWERS UP
Zambian Observer
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June 30, 2025
SAME DAM – ZAMBIA DIMS, ZIMBABWE POWERS UP As Zambia battles deepening power shortages and extended load-shedding hours, neighboring Zimbabwe is moving in the opposite direction promising 21 hours of uninterrupted electricity starting July 1,...
Zimbabwe records 5,932 AIDS-related deaths in first half of 2025: Health Minister
The Zimbabwean
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June 29, 2025
Addressing a media workshop on HIV reporting and stigma reduction in the capital Harare, Mombeshora stated that between January and June 2025, the country recorded 5,932 AIDS-related deaths, up from 5,712 during the same period last year. “An...
Medical waste scandal at Bulawayo's dumpsite
Bulawayo 24 News
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June 29, 2025
A grave public health threat is festering at Bulawayo's Richmond landfill, commonly known as Ngozi Mine, where hazardous medical waste has been discovered dumped in the open - sparking fears of disease outbreaks and exposing alarming lapses in...
Zimbabwe's falling birth rate a burden
Bulawayo 24 News
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June 29, 2025
Two seemingly ordinary moments tell a deeper story of Zimbabwe's shifting reproductive landscape. In Harare, a woman welcomes her second child five years after her first - exactly as planned. In rural Murewa, a young mother secretly takes oral...
Healthcare inferno: Zanu PF arsonists pose as firefighters
The Standard
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President Emmerson Mnangagwa paid a surprise visit at the hospitals On June 11, 2025, my friend sent me a message I’ll never forget: his wife had delivered a stillborn baby. The young couple was shattered. He said delays at the Harare hospital had...
Sally Mugabe Hospital operations unaffected by fire incident
Bulawayo 24 News
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June 29, 2025
News / Local by Staff reporter 5 secs ago | Views The government has confirmed that no major damage was sustained at Sally Mugabe Central Hospital following a fire that broke out on Saturday, affecting a storeroom and solar power infrastructure....
Zimbabwe working towards US$16bn renewable energy sector by 2035
The Standard
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Zimbabwe is entering a new era — one defined not by energy shortages and load-shedding, but by renewable ambition, strategic investment, and transformative development. The vision is clear: By 2035, we aim to build a US$16 billion renewable energy...
Health time bomb: Medical waste at Ngozi mine poses huge risk
Southern Eye
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Some of the medical waste dumped at Richmond Dumpsite A serious public health threat is quietly festering at Bulawayo City Council’s Richmond dumpsite, popularly known as Ngozi Mine, where hazardous medical waste lies strewn carelessly across the...