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World Population Day: Creating Spaces of Dialogue for Investment in Teenage Girls
Harare, 15 July 2015 – Zimbabwe joined the rest of the world in commemorating World Population Day (WPD) through a number of advocacy events aimed at bringing more attention to the need for greater... Read more
UNFPA & Partners Call on Greater Investment in Teenage Girls on World Population Day
Harare, 11 July, 2016 – As Zimbabwe joins the rest of the World to Commemorate World Population Day the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and its partners are calling on greater investment in... Read more
Investing in Teenage Girls in Rural Zimbabwe
Makonde, 11 July 2016 - At the age of 11, Sibongile Majaura (14) was at risk of dropping out of school facing a future of early child marriage,... Read more
"Uchakunda" Investing in Teenage Girls
"Iron those trousers properly! Make sure that Sadza comes out good, and be sure to wake up early to sweep the house before anybody else! Decades... Read more
Zimbabwe Launches Preliminary DHS Findings
Harare, 27 June, 2016 – Latest findings from the 2015 Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey are showing that Zimbabwe is making progress in... Read more
Reconstructing Lives: UNFPA Fistula Repair Camps
Headlands, Zimbabwe, 23 May, 2016 – On this day last year Tuwede Adam (36) was sitting in her home dejected and sad having suffered from fistula for 19 years. In 1996, while giving birth at home... Read more
Executive Director Statement on the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula
Ending Fistula within a generation" by Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UNFPA United Nations, New York, 23 May 2016 - Obstetric fistula is... Read more
Families can build sustainable healthy lives
Harare, 15 May 2016 - Today Zimbabwe joins the rest of the world in commemorating the International Day of Families under the theme: “Families,... Read more
Why get checked for cervical cancer
Recently, Zimbabwe joined the rest the world to commemorate World Cancer Day. For me, each year we celebrate this day brings very painful memories.
Donor-Driven Health Fund Reviving Zimbabwe Health Sector
BULAWAYO — Zimbabwe’s Health Development Fund appears to be playing a critical role in reducing the country’s maternal mortality rate and improving... Read more