Reports

The government of Zimbabwe in August declared the drought situation in Zimbabwe a national disaster and appealed for international humanitarian assistance. The drought is due to poor 2019 harvests caused by the El Nino phenomenon. An estimated 31…

HARARE – The Government of Japan today announced an additional US$2.7 million in funding to the World Food Programme (WFP) for asset creation and food assistance initiatives in Zimbabwe. With these funds, WFP will be able…

Brian Komtenza, Srinath Satyanarayana, Kudakwashe C. Takarinda, Solomon H. Mukungunugwa, Owen Mugurungi, Prosper Chonzi, Ngwarai Sithole, Talent Bvochora, Angela Mushavi Abstract Background Despite high antiretroviral (ARV) treatment coverage among pregnant women for prevention of mother-to-child…

Emilie Venables, Zibusiso Ndlovu, Dhodho Munyaradzi, Guillermo Martínez-Pérez, Elton Mbofana, Ponesai Nyika, Henry Chidawanyika, Daniela B. Garone, Helen Bygrave Abstract Background Mobile Health or mHealth interventions, including Short Message Service (SMS), can help increase access to care, enhance the…

Abstract Introduction: while HIV care among tuberculosis (TB) patients is successfully implemented and monitored, it is not routinely reported among "presumptive TB patients without TB". The present study describes the ascertainment of HIV status and receipt of…

The European Union is stepping up its support to the people of Zimbabwe with an additional €53 million in the fields of health and resilience building. Neven Mimica, Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, said: “This new…

Harare, Zimbabwe, October 24, 2019 (ECA) – Zimbabwe says it is working hard to rebuild following the devastating cyclones Idai and Kenneth that affected four countries in southern Africa leading to over 1,000 deaths and massive…

Humanitarian assistance needs during the lean season are expected to be atypically high Key Messages The number of people in need of urgent humanitarian food assistance is atypically high and projected to peak in February 2020. Currently, most…

(Dr Michael Charles heads the IFRC Southern Africa Cluster. His article was first published by the Southern Times last month, before the September Climate Action Summit in New York, and was reproduced by the IFRC on…

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Favourable weather forecasts for main cereal producing areas, but economic difficulties could curb 2020 cereal plantings and hinder early crop growth Reflecting weather-reduced 2019 harvest, imports of cereals forecast to rise to well above-average level…