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12 July 2024
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Cholera beds handover

UNFPA Ramps up efforts to combat cholera Outbreak in Zimbabwe

UNFPA provided a total of 516 dignity/hygiene kits  and 520 maternity kits to pregnant mothers in the worst-affected areas. These kits included... Read more

11 July 2024
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Participants pose for a photo at the Data User-Producer Symposium

United Nations, ZIMSTAT and partners call for greater investment in Data for Development for transformative development 

The Data User-Producer Symposium convened by the Zimbabwe Statistical Agency (ZIMSTAT) and the United Nations from 10-13 June concluded with calls by... Read more

11 July 2024
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Participants at one of the workshops in Filabusi posing for a group picture after the session.

Empowering Communities: UN Partnership to Promote the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNPRPD) Workshops Tackle Disability, Intersectionality and Inclusion in Zimbabwe

“I could not get a job because I needed work experience but I couldn't get that experience because no one would hire me because I was blind,”... Read more

11 July 2024
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A student demonstrates how they will be using the E-Learning platform

Midwifery E-Learning platform launched under Health Resilience Fund

The United Nations Population Fund and the Ministry of Health and Child Care with support from the Health Resilience Fund (HDF) launched an E-... Read more

4 July 2024
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Handover ceremony of health commodities and equipment by UNFPA under the Health Resilience Fund

Health Resilience Fund hands over medical equipment and supplies worth over USD$9.2 million to Zimbabwe's Ministry of Health and Child Care

Harare, Zimbabwe, July 4, 2024 - Today, the Health Resilience Fund (HRF) handed over to the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MOHCC) critical... Read more

30 June 2024
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Lungile is slowly rebuilding her life

"I am not going back to him..."

The CERF project, a six-month initiative running from January to June 2024, is part of the El Niño Anticipatory Action Plan implementation. Over 30,... Read more

23 May 2024
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Midwives March from Harare Gardens to Parirenyatwa Group of Hospital to commemorate International Day of the Midwivess

Government of Zimbabwe and partners recognise midwives in Zimbabwe

Harare, Zimbabwe, 22 May 2024 - The Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) through the Zimbabwe Confederation of Midwives (ZICOM) with support... Read more

15 May 2024
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Capacity building of health professionals is key to saving the lives of women and their newborn babies

Boosting Zimbabwe's Emergency Reproductive Health Response

At least 170 healthcare practitioners have been equipped with essential skills to address Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) needs in crises... Read more

10 May 2024
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Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey collects key data on the country's population, health and demographic trends

Key survey underway in Zimbabwe

The Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey (ZDHS) is currently being conducted in the country with technical support from the United Nations... Read more

25 April 2024
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Safe Space Peer Facilitator engaging women and girls in her community in a session on the forms of GBV and the referral pathway

Prisca’s story: “I thought I had lost it all”

Chiredzi, Zimbabwe - Prisca,* a 22-year-old young woman who lives in Chiredzi Rural, Zambia, has faced a harrowing ordeal. One night, while asleep in... Read more

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