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Village Health Workers making a difference
Village Health Workers form a critical backbone of the country’s public health system in rural areas.
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UNICEF supports the Ministry of Health and Child Care including community-based health-care providers at grassroots level to achieve Universal health.
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Children First Newsletter: Volume 15
In This Edition – UNICEF Zimbabwe Newsletter Highlights2024 Annual Report Released – Showcasing the progress we’ve made together and setting the direction for our 2025 priorities. The report reflects our shared commitment to equity, innovation, and reaching every child.Stronger Systems for Children – Deepening col...
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UNICEF Zimbabwe – Investment Case 2025 Programme Briefs
A collection of programmatic briefs outlining UNICEF Zimbabwe’s strategic priorities and evidence-based recommendations to advance child rights and well-being if Women and Children in Zimbabwe. These briefs inform, influence, and support policy dialogue, resource mobilization, and collaborative action with governm...
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UNICEF ZIMBABWE ANNUAL REPORT 2024
In 2024, UNICEF Zimbabwe worked hand in hand with the Government, donors, partners, and communities to uphold the rights of children and deliver meaningful results in the face of significant challenges.Government Collaboration: Our work remained closely aligned with Zimbabwe’s National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1...
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A lifeline in crisis and after: Village Health Workers fight cholera outbreak and foster resilience
Gatshe – Rosemary Janyure, who lost a close relative to cholera, hugged Village Health Worker (VHW) Lenia Matekenya like a long-lost friend, even though they had only met a few days prior. Janyure was devastated when her daughter-in-law succumbed to cholera in November 2024. "I was the one taking care of her befo...
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COVERAGE SURVEY IMAM Programme Zimbabwe
The treatment of severe and moderate acute malnutrition is supported by national Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition (IMAM) guidelines. In 2019, a guidance note was issued to enable the use of RUTF for children with severe and moderate acute malnutrition during emergencies. In 2023, approximately 160,000 c...
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Investigating the nutrition information, on packaged food and beverage products sold in Zimbabwe
This study looking at the packaged food supply revealed that packaged foods in Zimbabwe are predominantly ultra-processed and excessive in nutrients of concern to limit. With inconsistent labelling and missing nutritional information, a revision of food labelling regulations is recommended. The Zimbabwean governme...
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Overweight and Obesity
Zimbabwe is committed to reduce malnutrition in all forms, including overweight and obesity, nevertheless current national strategy documents lack overweight and obesity specific targets. The National Health Strategy 2020-2025 and the National Nutrition Strategy 2014-2018 have a nutrition, overweight and obesity f...
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Kariba school strengthens awareness and hygiene practices to kick out cholera
Kariba—Under the shade of a tree at Gatshe Gatshe Primary School, approximately 50 learners gathered in a circle, engaging in lively discussions, singing, and laughing. But the focus was serious: vital lessons about cholera prevention. Improved water, sanitation and hygiene conditions have created a safe and joyfu...
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Humanitarian Situation Report No.9
Highlights• Zimbabwe is facing one of the worst droughts in 40 years, affecting an estimated 50 per cent of the population (7.6 million people) including 3.5 million children.• According to the 2024 Zimbabwe Livelihoods Assessment Committee (ZimLAC), the prevalence of child wasting increased from 4.1 per cent in 2...
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Children's First Newsletter: Volume 14
As we draw to the close of another remarkable year, I want to take a moment to reflect on the incredible journey we have shared and to extend my deepest gratitude to all of you— the Government of Zimbabwe, our donors, development and implementing partners—for your unwavering commitment to the children of Zimbabwe....
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Wheels of hope: New bicycles propel Village Health Workers to deliver lifesaving services
Mutoko, Zimbabwe—With her grandson strapped to her back, Evelyn Deera, a Villager Health Worker (VHW) in the rural Mutoko district, emerged from a bush path to reach the Katsukunya clinic. She parked her bicycle along a row of other blue two-wheelers, unstrapped the baby, and stretched her legs before joining othe...
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Birth registration steadily increases worldwide, but 150 million children still ‘invisible’ - UNICEF
NEW YORK, 11 December 2024, — Over 500 million – or close to 8 in 10 - children under five have had their births registered in the last five years, reflecting notable strides in securing legal identity worldwide, according to a new UNICEF report released today. The Right Start in Life: Global levels and trends in ...