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A billion-dollar boost for vaccinemaking in Africa
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, has committed up to $1 billion to bolster Africa’s ability to sustainably produce its own doses of lifesaving vaccines. Manufacturers based in Africa produce only 1% of the vaccine doses used on the continent. Last week, Gavi announced that with money left over from the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access Facility—an effort to provide an equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines—it would create the African Vaccine Manufacturing Accelerator (AVMA) to focus on preventing 11 priority infectious diseases. As ...
Source: ScienceNOW - December 14, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
From Dancing ‘ For a Living ’ to Dancing For ‘ Women ’ s Dignity ’
29-year-old Proud Mugunhu, a popular Zimbabwean dancer, has mesmerized crowds and onlookers with his dancing skills at events as he gyrates to gather sanitary pads in order to give them to girls and women who are too poor to afford them. Credit: Jeffrey Moyo/IPSBy Jeffrey MoyoBULAWAYO, Dec 13 2023 (IPS) At first, he danced for money, but later on, he realized the need to dance for sanitary pads in order to help poor girls and women. Now, 29-year-old Proud Mugunhu conducts dance tutorials that earn him 100 pads from each session.
Mugunhu started his commercial dancing in Zimbabwe’s Epworth informal settlement east of Har...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - December 13, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jeffrey Moyo Tags: Africa Development & Aid Featured Gender Headlines Health TerraViva United Nations Women's Health Youth IPS UN Bureau IPS UN Bureau Report Zimbabwe Source Type: news
It ’s time to prioritize audiences we know we can’t monetize
Monetization and the push for traffic still drive most business decisions in the media industry. Whether publishers seek to generate subscription revenue directly from readers or indirectly monetize reader attention through advertising or sponsorship, their target audiences are shaped through the…#globalpress #lindamujuru #zimbabwe #zimbabwean #shona #whatsapp #voiceofamerica #amritajaisi #nepal #nepali (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Zimbabwe: Disaster At the Intersection of Cholera and Climate Change
[Global Press Journal] Harare, Zimbabwe -- Cholera outbreaks used to occur in five-year cycles, but recent decades have seen annual surges. This year, Zimbabwe recorded more than 7,000 cases and declared a state of emergency. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 12, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Climate Environment Health and Medicine Southern Africa Zimbabwe Source Type: news
20 photos that show how Princess Charlene of Monaco's style has evolved, from her days as an Olympic athlete to a European princess
None Princess Charlene of Monaco wasn't always one of the most recognized royal women. • None Before marrying Prince Albert, Charlene was an Olympic swimmer representing South Africa. • None She said finding her "fashion feet" was a challenge, but Charlene has since embraced a daring style. When…#monaco #princealbert #olympic #southafrica #bulawayo #zimbabwe #southafrican #bestfemaleswimmer #sydneyolympics #princejacques (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Demand For Passports Soars in Zimbabwe as Steep Price Hike Looms
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Source: Reuters: Health - December 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Records 53 Cholera Deaths As Confirmed Cases Rise
[New Zimbabwe] ZIMBABWE has recorded a cumulative 9 895 suspected cases of cholera, 9 466 recoveries and 53 confirmed deaths, the cabinet has announced. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 7, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Governance Health and Medicine Southern Africa Zimbabwe Source Type: news
Africa: UNFPA Adds Voice to Call to End Aids and New HIV Infections At One of the Largest International Conferences
[UNFPA] Harare, Zimbabwe -- The 22nd International Conference on AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (ICASA) opened with a resounding call from key development partners - including UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency - to increase investments significantly, emphasizing the imperative to strive collectively towards ending AIDS by 2030. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 6, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Africa HIV-Aids and STDs External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Source Type: news
Zimbabwe: Cholera Outbreak - Kuwadzana Residents Want Council to Deliver Water in Bowsers, Approach High Court
[New Zimbabwe] RESIDENTS in Kuwadzana have approached the High Court seeking an order directing Harare City Council to supply them with water through bowsers after constantly failing to adequately provide it via its pipes. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 1, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Environment Health and Medicine Southern Africa Water and Sanitation Zimbabwe Source Type: news
Zimbabwe: New Research Shows Urgent Need to Remove Barriers to HIV Prevention and Treatment in Zimbabwe
[Frontline Aids] A new HIV Prevention & Accountability report developed by Frontline AIDS and community partners in Zimbabwe show that while the government is making positive progress in areas of HIV prevention, these are not enough to curb the increasing number of people being infected with HIV each year. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - December 1, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV-Aids and STDs External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Southern Africa Zimbabwe Source Type: news
Zimbabwe: Govt's HIV Prevention Efforts Not Enough to Curb Increasing Number of Infections Each Year
[Frontline Aids] A new HIV Prevention & Accountability report developed by Frontline AIDS and community partners in Zimbabwe show that while the government is making positive progress in areas of HIV prevention, these are not enough to curb the increasing number of people being infected with HIV each year. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 1, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: HIV-Aids and STDs External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Southern Africa Zimbabwe Source Type: news
The new ‘scramble for Africa’: how a UAE sheikh quietly made carbon deals for forests bigger than UK
The rights over vast tracts of African forest are being sold off in a series of huge carbon offsetting deals that cover an area of land larger than the UK. The deals, made by a little-known member of Dubai’s ruling royal family, encompass up to 20% of the countries concerned – and have raised…#african #dubai #africa #bluecarbon #zimbabwe #liberia #zambia #tanzania #kenya #pakistan (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Zimbabwe: Young Musician's Death Exposes Zimbabwe's Collapsing Health System
[IPS] Bulawayo, Zimbabwe -- A rising Afropop musician, Garikai Mapanzure, popularly known by his stage name Garry, has become the latest high-profile victim of Zimbabwe's deteriorating health facilities. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 28, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Southern Africa Sustainable Development Zimbabwe Source Type: news
Zimbabwe
After enduring through hyperinflation and economic crisis in 2008, Zimbabwe is yet again facing the fear of another round of hyperinflation as people ration basic necessities like bottled water and even beers. Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in southern Africa, between the Zambezi and…#zimbabwe #africa #zambezi #limpoporivers #southafrica #botswana #zambia #mozambique #harare #hdi (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
