minister of health and child care Dr David Parirenyatwa

‘Gvt Contemplates Banning Sausages & Processed Meats Over World Health Organisation (WHO) Cancer Report’

Posted on November 1, 2015November 1, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

Zimbabwe Government is contemplating banning sausages and other processed meats after the World Health Organisation (WHO) last week classified the products as one of the major causes of cancer alongside cigarettes.According to a latest WHO report, processed meats have been singled out as causing close to 34 000 cancer-related deaths per year worldwide. Processed meats include bacon, sausages, hot dogs, salami, polony and ham, as well as canned meat and meat-based sauces. These recent findings…

Of 26,090, Sex Workers Tested For STIs, 10,922 Are HIV Positive In Zimbabwe

Posted on September 1, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

AT least 20% of sex workers are HIV positive with calls being made to include this key sector in the country’s HIV and AIDS programming. This was revealed by the Centre for Sexual Health and HIV AIDS Research at a Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights HIV media forum in Harare Monday. Sibongile Mtetwa of the Sexual Health rights lobby group said if not included in the national HIV programming, sex workers would continue to spread…