‘People who have been living with HIV and Aids for more than 30 years will tomorrow gather at Glen View Hall in Harare to celebrate the gift of life’

‘People who have been living with HIV and Aids for more than 30 years will tomorrow gather at Glen View Hall in Harare to celebrate the gift of life’

People who have been living with HIV and Aids for more than 30 years will tomorrow gather at Glen View Hall in Harare to celebrate the gift of life at an event facilitated and co-ordinated by Clear Vision in collaboration with the Zimbabwe National Network of People Living with HIV and Aids (ZNNP+). ZNNP+ said HIV-related stigma negatively impacted on access to services and quality of life of people living with HIV. “It is against…

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SHOCKING: Zimbabwe’s 325 Rapes Of 11 to 15-year-olds Per Month average 81 a week’

SHOCKING: Zimbabwe’s 325 Rapes Of  11 to 15-year-olds Per Month average 81 a week’

  ABOUT 325 girls are raped in the country every month, police have said. National police spokesperson Senior Assistant Commissioner Charity Charamba yesterday told pupils from schools in Bulawayo that the majority of rape victims were aged between 11 and 15 years. She was speaking during a campaign to raise awareness about drugs and juvenile rape. “At least 325 cases of juvenile rape are recorded every month. Meaning we’re having 81 plus rape cases on a…

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Shocking Statistics Reveal 47 % Voluntarily Tested UZ Students Are HIV+ve

ALMOST half of University of Zimbabwe students who recently underwent voluntary HIV testing were positive, a revelation which has forced the institution to limit inter-residence visits between male and female students. The shocking statistics came out during a recent exercise conducted by the country’s oldest university where 47 percent of students who underwent testing and counseling tested HIV positive. This follows recent reports that Midlands State University students’ reckless sexual behaviour had been singled out…

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‘Schoolgirls Are Fuelling New HIV Infections’ -National Aids Council (Nac)

‘Schoolgirls Are  Fuelling New HIV Infections’ -National Aids Council (Nac)

The National Aids Council (Nac) has said staying alone in private lodgings at Murambinda Growth Point are fuelling prostitution in the area, as new HIV and Aids infections increase among adolescents. Nac district Aids coordinator for Buhera, Devious Sengamai said the children were being taken advantage of by older men. “Mostly, we have adult sex workers but we have a significant number of children in the sector who are mainly schoolgirls staying alone in illegal accommodation….

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Crisis As United Bulawayo Hospital (UBH) Runs Out Of Life Saving ARV Drugs For Patients

Crisis As United Bulawayo Hospital (UBH) Runs Out Of Life Saving ARV Drugs For Patients

ONE of Bulawayo’s biggest health institutions, United Bulawayo Hospitals has run out of life saving Anti-Retroviral Drugs, a situation that has left patients stranded and having to find their own supplies at pharmacies. UBH public relations officer Matron Nobuhle Thaka confirmed the situation, adding that the hospital had no option except to refer patients to private pharmacies. “We do have a shortage of Abacavir Lamivudine 600/300 mg tablets for our adult patients and they have…

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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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18,100 people In UK , Unknowingly Living With HIV,

© Francois Lenoir / Reuters An estimated 18,100 people in the UK are unknowingly living with HIV, Public Health England (PHE) said as it launched the first nationally available HIV home-testing kit. In a report released Wednesday, PHE found 103,700 Britons are living with the condition. “Overall, the number of people living with HIV in the UK continues to increase and the number living with undiagnosed HIV remains high,” the report said. According to PHE,…

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Charlie Sheen Confirms He Is HIV positive

Hollywood star Charlie Sheen has confirmed he is living with HIV in a US television interview.“I am here to admit that I am HIV positive,” he said. BBC “I have to put a stop to this onslaught this barrage of attacks and of sub truths,” he said, adding he was diagnosed four years ago. ‘Bad decision’ He said when he revealed his HIV status to friends “the truth became treason”, leading to “blackmail and extortion…

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Masvingo Woman Sexually Abuses Five Minor Boys

Masvingo Woman Sexually Abuses Five Minor Boys

A MASVINGO woman made five minor boys lick her privates before having sex with one, a mentally challenged 15-year-old, while the rest watched, a local court heard last week. Florence Gumbiti, 35, of Mucheke high density suburb pleaded not guilty to rape and indecent assault when she appeared before magistrate Oliver Modzongachiso. She was remanded to November 4 for trial while the victims undergo HIV tests. Prosecutor, Shamiso Masokovere, told court that on October 21,…

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