Author: robert
Human rights and HIV activist brings landmark case to Zimbabwe’s Supreme Court
In Zimbabwe, a human rights activist denied access to antiretroviral treatment while in detention in 2011 has filed a test case to assert the rights o ...
Fees for pregnant women, under 5s and over 65s must be eliminated in rural Zimbabwe, says health minister
A policy scrapping user fees for pregnant women, children under five and those over 65 must be enforced, particularly in rural areas, Zimbabwe’s Minis ...
How hunger is fuelling domestic violence in rural Zimbabwe
In rural Buhera, about 300 kilometres southeast of Zimbabwe's capital Harare, many women face domestic violence and say that hunger is fuelling the si ...
Men the world over must change their mindset, says Indian ambassador to Zimbabwe
The Indian ambassador to Zimbabwe has said there is a need to change the mindset of men the world over so as to stop violence and rape against women. ...
16 Days: Fighting sexual violence in Zimbabwe
"We are satisfied with the outcome of the recommendations as they speak to the immediate and long term solutions. We are also satisfied with the openn ...
World AIDS Day: Nothing about us without us
Dr. Tapuwa Magure, the chief executive of Zimbabwe’s National Aids Council (NAC), has described the organisation as “joining hands with people living ...
16 Days: rural Zim women welcome female condoms
In an effort to help and empower rural women on issues to do with their reproductive health and rights, the Women and Aids Support Network (WASN) has ...
Unlocking the potential in traditional health practitioners
Robert Tapfumaneyi examines the debate surrounding traditional health practitioners in Zimbabwe. ...
Media coverage ‘key to AIDS free generation’
An AIDS free generation is attainable through continued media coverage and proactive government communication, a former CNN senior medical reporter ha ...
‘We will fight child abuse’ say villagers in Epworth, Zimbabwe
Villagers in rural Epworth, about 15km east of Zimbabwe’s capital Harare, are determined to fight child abuse - but they are divided on how such cases ...