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Youth voices: Pushing past the stigma of disability and menstruation in Zimbabwe
The night before my first period started, I had a vivid dream about how it would happen and I was afraid. The next day, it happened as in my dream... Read more
Village Health Worker leading by example
Laina Mutenga, 42, is a village health worker who lives and works at Forefront Farm in Mashonaland East. She has been married for 17 years with four children. She says from the time she got married... Read more
World Cancer Day: Integration of services key in encouraging cervical cancer screening says UNFPA
Harare, 6 February 2019 - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has urged public health facilities to integrate health services to ensure women are provided with an opportunity for cervical... Read more
Government of Zimbabwe, UNFPA launch Gender Based Violence Online Portal
Harare, 11 December 2018 – The Ministry of Women’s Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprise Development with support from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has launched the Gender... Read more
“Invest in young people to reap demographic dividend”
Harare, 10 December 2015 –The Government of Zimbabwe (GoZ) with support from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) today launched findings of the Demographic Dividend (DD) Study which calls for... Read more
Mobile Cervical Cancer screening clinics helping reach women in rural Nyanga with essential services
Nyanga, Zimbabwe, 26 November - *Dorcas Katima, (48) slowly walks into the medical examination rooms at Nyanga District Hospital. She looks nervous but the nurse gently holds her arm and reassures... Read more
Manufacturing condoms in Africa: an urgent health and economic priority
The East and Southern African (ESA) region, home to nearly 550 million people, has made noteworthy progress in tackling HIV, sexually transmitted... Read more
End exclusion of youth, if we want a better tomorrow
“Sexual assault and embarrassment are the risks that adolescent girls face when dealing with menstruation hygiene in emergency settings, due to the... Read more
Respect young people's rights and reap the demographic dividend - State of World Population 2018 launch in Africa
If the demographic dividend is to be harnessed, then the fundamental civil, political and socioeconomic rights of young people, including young women... Read more
The power to choose the number, timing and spacing of children can bolster economic and social development, new UNFPA report shows
The power to choose the number, timing and spacing of children can bolster economic and social development, new UNFPA report shows UNITED NATIONS, New York/Zimbabwe, 17 October 2018— The power... Read more