Archive for the Category ‘Health & Well Being’

Scientists say vaginal gel cuts HIV-infections by half

Scientists say vaginal gel cuts HIV-infections by half

A vaginal gel has significantly cut the rate of women contracting HIV from infected partners in an experiment in South Africa, researchers said.

Zimbabwean women fail to negotiate safe sex

Zimbabwean women fail to negotiate safe sex

Thandiwe has full blown Aids. However, she said she regrets that were it not for the patriarchal society she could not be in the situation that she is in now….

UN Donates US$5.6Million to Fight Measles Epidemic

UN Donates US$5.6Million to Fight Measles Epidemic

ome 5 million children in Zimbabwe will receive urgently needed protection from a growing spread of measles thanks to $5.6 million
from the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF)….

A Life Saving Lesson from Bangladesh to Zimbabwe

A Life Saving Lesson from Bangladesh to Zimbabwe

A pinch of salt. A fistful of sugar. A half litre of water. It’s a recipe 8-year-old Mee Akter recites easily while squeezing and scooping her tiny fingers through the air with precision, pretending to measure just the right amount of each ingredient.

Zuma reveals his HIV Status

Zuma reveals his HIV  Status

President Zuma, launching a government programme of counselling and testing, he said he had decided to reveal his status so as to promote openness about Aids and revealed he is HIV Negative………….

Measles Now out of Control in Zimbabwe

Measles Now out of Control in Zimbabwe

United Nations agencies and the Zimbabwe government on Monday appealed for more than US$8 million to combat a measles outbreak they said has “reached crisis proportion” and was spinning out of control.

Harare: Typhoid cases on the rise

Harare: Typhoid cases on the rise

The number of cases of typhoid fever in Harare is increasing, raising fears of another serious health crisis in the country….

Chikungunya foiled by copycat ‘virus’

Chikungunya foiled by copycat ‘virus’

A VACCINE that masquerades as chikungunya virus might finally defeat the mosquito-borne disease.

HIV-positive people want constitutional rights

HIV-positive people want constitutional rights

AIDS activists in Zimbabwe have launched a major drive to ensure that the rights of people living with HIV are enshrined in the new constitution.

Government to Double People on HIV Treatment

Government to Double People on HIV Treatment

An ambitious state plan that will almost double the number of people on antiretroviral (ARV) treatment by the end of 2010 has drawn mixed reactions from AIDS activists, but increased donor funding has made the government quietly confident.

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