ZIMBABWE’S life expectancy trends show a sharp decline in the 1990s, followed by a sustained recovery after 2000, with women consistently living longer than men throughout. According to data by the United Nations in its World Population Prospects for 2024, there have been fluctuations in the national life expectancy, standing at 61.57 years for women and…
… Zimbabwe rolls out new injectable HIV prevention drug lenacapavir BY NATHAN GUMA As part of her childcare work in Epworth, a few kilometres from Harare’s central business district, Doreen Katsonga primarily works with children, particularly those with special needs. Over the years, she has supported many who have faced abuse, including rape, and later…
UNAIDS estimates show that Zimbabwe is witnessing a historic shift in its battle against pediatric HIV, with new data showing a huge drop in AIDS-related deaths among children. According to the data, annual deaths among children aged 0–14 have fallen to approximately 1,700, a huge decline from the tens of thousands seen during the epidemic’s peak…
THE United States has launched a new effort to increase HIV prevention in Africa by combining biomedical products with market partnerships, officials said during a briefing at the Africa Media Hub. The rollout focuses on Lenacapavir, an HIV prevention drug developed by American company Gilead Sciences, in coordination with the Global Fund to Fight AIDS,…
THE number of children orphaned by AIDS-related deaths in Zimbabwe has fallen dramatically over the past three decades, reflecting major progress in the fight against HIV, new data has shown. Data from Our World in Data, adapted from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS for 2024, shows that the number of orphans, aged 17 and…
ZIMBABWE has recorded high tuberculosis (TB) treatment success rates over the past three decades, a trend attributed to improved access to medication and reflecting sustained progress in the country’s long-term fight against the infectious disease. Data from the World Health Organization (WHO) shows a steady increase in TB treatment success between 2008 and 2023. According…
New data from the World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed a dramatic and troubling increase in deaths from diabetes in Zimbabwe, with the annual toll quadrupling since the turn of the century. According to the WHO’s latest Global Health Estimates, which compile and analyse global mortality trends from 2000 to 2021, the number of Zimbabweans…
UNSAFE sex was identified as one of the leading risk factors leading to death in Zimbabwe for the year 2021, as per IHME in their Global Burden of Disease analysis for 2024. Air pollution and High Blood Pressure were also identified as high risk factors leading to death. A risk factor is a condition or…
DATA on Zimbabwe’s HIV/AIDS funding has shown that the country has been mainly relying on foreign aid, with domestic public funding dwindling between 2017 and 2023. The data shows the country had an international funding dividend alone in 2023. In the same period, Zimbabwe, with help from PEPFAR and USAID, reached the Joint United Nations…
DATA from the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) shows that the share of Zimbabwe’s population facing malnutrition increased between 2012 and 2022, despite a significant decline between 2000 and 2011. During this period, the percentage rose from 25.5% in 2012 to a peak of 39.5% in 2020. The sharp increase in malnutrition is a complex issue with multiple…
