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The Minister of Finance, Economic Development, and Investment Promotion, Professor Mthuli Ncube, has raised alarms over the potential impact of the United States’ withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) on the country’s HIV/AIDS funding. Minister Ncube emphasized that Zimbabwe receives over $200 million annually from the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), […]
The United States of America is set to exit the World Health Organization (WHO) following President Donald Trump’s signing of an executive order on Monday. The order directs the country to cease funding the UN health body and to withdraw as a member state. During the signing of several executive orders, Trump criticized the WHO, […]
Africa has reported 14,669 lab-confirmed Mpox cases and 55 deaths in 2024, according to Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa. In a statement, Moeti said Africa is seeing positive signs of containment, but emphasized challenges persist, and vigilance is still needed. Dr. Moeti noted that since October 2024, the Republic of Congo, Gabon, […]
The Ministry of Health and Child Care, in partnership with Zvandiri, is hosting a Multi-Country Consultation meeting in Harare from today to the 24th of October 2024 in Harare. Under the theme “Scaling Peer Provider Services Towards Ending AIDS in Children and Adolescents,” the meeting aims to review progress and strategize to achieve zero new […]
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the spread of mpox in Africa a global health emergency, warning that the virus could soon spread across international borders. This announcement was made by WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus after an emergency committee meeting. The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had already declared mpox a […]
World Health Organisation representative, Dr Bente Mikkelsen, has applauded the Government of Zimbabwe’s efforts in fighting cervical cancer, which has seen over a million women in the country upto date having vaccinated against HPV. Commenting to media recently in an interview, Dr Mikkelsen said that as a means to eradicate cervical cancer through early detection, […]
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