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"We are more empowered now," Cyclone Idai survivor
Cyclone Idai hit the eastern part of Zimbabwe, on 15 and 16 March, with Chimanimani and Chipinge districts in Manicaland Province being the most affected hardest-hit left 15,000 women and girls at... Read more
UNFPA supports sexual and reproductive health after floods cut off Zimbabwe districts
Harare, ZIMBABWE–Displaced women, among them pregnant women, have lost critical health supplies including ante-natal care records, iron supplements and ARVs, which have been washed away with their... Read more
Youth voices: Pushing past the stigma of disability and menstruation in Zimbabwe
Harare, 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 and I realized I had nothing to... 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
As development partners, governments, donors, experts and other agencies gather in Kigali, Rwanda from 12-15 November for the 5th International Conference on Family Planning, Dr. Julitta Onabanjo,... Read more
End exclusion of youth, if we want a better tomorrow
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—“Sexual assault and embarrassment are the risks that adolescent girls face when dealing with menstruation hygiene in emergency settings, due to the lack of separation... Read more