Sharp Rise In Diabetes & Fall In School Pass Rate Linked To Zimbabwe’s Isitshwala/Sadza Consumption

THE rapid increase in diabetes cases and the poor pass rate in schools has been directly linked to the country’s dietary staple — isitshwala/sadza. According to the Ministry of Health and Child Care, diabetes cases have increased by 300 percent over the past 10 years and one in every three children are stunted in Zimbabwe, while an organisation promoting healthy eating has revealed that micronutrient deficiency as a result of an unbalanced diet lowers intelligence…

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88% Of South African Police Officers Are Reportedly HIV+ve

88% Of South African Police Officers Are Reportedly HIV+ve

About 88% of active staff in the South African Police Services (SAPS) are HIV-positive. According to SABC, Deputy Police Minister Maggie Sotyu says the number includes police officers and non-career personnel. He was speaking in at seminar to curb police deaths and killings which Parliament’s Police Portfolio Committee is hosting. “The 88% is made up of active personnel, clerks, public services act members and sweepers.” Meanwhile, Democratic Alliance (DA) member of the Police committee Zack…

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Zimbabwe Is Preparing To Conduct Its First Ever HIV Vaccine Trial

Zimbabwe Is Preparing To Conduct Its First Ever HIV Vaccine Trial

Zimbabwe is preparing to conduct its first ever HIV vaccine trial as part of efforts to curb the spread of HIV. The country is one of the hardest hit by HIV/AIDS, with an estimated adult HIV prevalence of 15 percent and 1.4 million people living with HIV out of a population of 14 million people. About 800,000 HIV-positive locals are also on anti-retroviral drugs. Lynda Stranix-Chibanda, a paediatrician at the University of Zimbabwe College of…

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