Tag: UNICEF
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Zimbabwe’s hunger crisis turns fatal
By Tatenda Chitagu MASVINGO, ZIMBABWE-There is a popular vernacular saying that goes; ‘Kange mbeu kurima kwakona.‘ Loosely translated, it means; ‘Better eat the seeds since farming has failed.’ This saying turned out to be true for a hunger-stricken family from the arid Mwenezi district of southern Masvingo province that consumed a meal prepared from treated…
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UNICEF floats emergency tender to secure Mpox vaccines for crisis-hit countries
By Hazvinei Mwanaka The United Nations International Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has issued an emergency tender to secure Monkeypox (Mpox) vaccines for crisis hit countries in Africa. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Mpox is an infectious disease that can cause a painful rash, enlarged lymph nodes, fever, headache, muscle ache, back pain and low…
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Include young people in SRHR issues: expert
Hazvinei Mwanaka Government and organizations that deal with adolescents have been urged to include and impart them with the necessary information on Sexual Reproductive and Health Rights (SRHR) so that they are not victims of misinformation and disinformation. Speaking during a workshop on SRHR recently in Harare, Diana Mailosi, coordinator for the Advocacy Core Team…
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Child headed families suffering in silence
Hazvinei Mwanaka MASVINGO – It’s often said that it takes a village to raise a child. But for Martha Moyo 17* (not real name), from Gutu, her village turned its back on her. After being impregnated at a tender age, Moyo is one of the many children in the country who endured the burden of…