THENational AIDS Council (NAC) has confirmed Zimbabwe’s approval to host the 2023 International Conference on Aids and Sexually Transmitted Diseases, ICASA 2023.
Contacted for comment, NAC Chief Executive Officer said they were finalizing modalities ahead to their meeting with the head of state, President Emerson Mnangagwa next week where a formal announcement will be made at a national level.
“We are now working on the finer details so that the official announcement will be made on Monday 17 October,” said Dr. Madzima.
The final decision by ICASA follows a recent visit by the International Conference of AIDS and STIs Africa (ICASA) Executive Board where they had come to assess Zimbabwe’s capacity to host the 2023 ICASA conference. Zimbabwe threw their name in hat at the 2021 International AIDS Conference that was held in Montreal Canada where Zimbabwe among five other African countries to be considered for hosting the prestigious conference. From the five countries that submitted, only Zimbabwe and Kenya have made it to the top two countries.
According to ICASA procedure, the top two countries will be selected for physical visits by the executive board of ICASA and they will then make a determination on which country will host the event.
The inequalities which perpetuate the AIDS pandemic are not inevitable; we can tackle them. This World AIDS Day, 1 December, UNAIDS is urging each of us to address the inequalities which are holding back progress in ending AIDS.
The “Equalize” slogan is a call to action. It is a prompt for all of us to work for the proven practical actions needed to address inequalities and help end AIDS. These include:
Increase availability, quality and suitability of services, for HIV treatment, testing and prevention, so that everyone is well-served.
Reform laws, policies and practices to tackle the stigma and exclusion faced by people living with HIV and by key and marginalised populations, so that everyone is shown respect and is welcomed.
Ensure the sharing of technology to enable equal access to the best HIV science, between communities and between the Global South and North.
Communities will be able to make use of and adapt the “Equalize” message to highlight the particular inequalities they face and to press for the actions needed to address them.
Data from UNAIDS on the global HIV response reveals that during the last two years of COVID-19 and other global crises, progress against the HIV pandemic has faltered, resources have shrunk, and millions of lives are at risk as a result.
Four decades into the HIV response, inequalities still persist for the most basic services like testing, treatment, and condoms, and even more so for new technologies.
Young women in Africa remain disproportionately affected by HIV, while coverage of dedicated programmes for them remains too low. In 19 high-burden countries in Africa, dedicated combination prevention programmes for adolescent girls and young women are operating in only 40% of the high HIV incidence locations.
Only a third of people in key populations— including gay men and other men who have sex with men, transgender people, people who use drugs, sex workers, and prisoners—have regular prevention access. Key populations face major legal barriers including criminalisation, discrimination and stigma.
We have only eight years left before the 2030 goal of ending AIDS as a global health threat. Economic, social, cultural and legal inequalities must be addressed as a matter of urgency. In a pandemic, inequalities exacerbate the dangers for everyone. Indeed, the end of AIDS can only be achieved if we tackle the inequalities which drive it. World leaders need to act with bold and accountable leadership. And all of us, everywhere, must do all we can to help tackle inequalities too.
Activities will build up to World AIDS Day from November. The World AIDS Day report will be released in late November.
On World AIDS Day on 1st December, events will take place across the world. These activities will be led not only by official bodies but also, most importantly, by communities. Through photos and videos shared by groups on social media and aggregated by UNAIDS, people will be able to have a sense of the kaleidoscope of events taking place and be inspired by the determination and hope.
“We can end AIDS – if we end the inequalities which perpetuate it. This World AIDS Day we need everyone to get involved in sharing the message that we will all benefit when we tackle inequalities,” says UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima. “To keep everyone safe, to protect everyone’s health, we need to Equalize.”
Adaptable materials for World AIDS Day will be shared on the UNAIDS special World AIDS Day page, beginning in October.
Election season is an extremely challenging time for communities and law enforcement agencies in Zimbabwe especially in the rural areas, usually characterised by clashes.
This year’s 26 March by-elections provided a glimpse of that as civilians clashed numerous times with law enforcement agents during political gatherings.
This has always widened the gap between police agencies and the communities.
However, non-governmental local organisation 4-H Zimbabwe has committed itself to change the tide and narrative by creating initiatives that foster unity between civilians and law enforcement agents.
Wednesday, 4-H Zimbabwe hosted a community peace talk discussion in Macheke, in which they brought the community and the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) together.
“One of our thematic areas as an organization is to push for peace, so as we head for the coming 2023 election we felt it is wise to engage the law enforcers which are the police in this instance and come up with social programs between them and the community members.
“The public should not fear the police but rather they should know that the police are there to protect them and help in maintaining social order but the only way citizens can appreciate this is through educating and informing them, which is why we are here,” said 4-H Zimbabwe director John Muchenje.
The event provided a platform for a community interface with ZRP speaking on some of the challenges they face during election season and in the process also gave citizens a chance to air their worries with the law enforcers, through sport.
Muchenje said, “Sport is a unifier that we all know, so as an organization we saw it wise to include it as part of our program.
“We believe both parties involved will have their relationship improved as they play these games.”
The NGO Zimbabwe has been working around the country to promote peace. A fortnight ago they launched a student for peace campaign at the University of Bindura Science Education which aims to end the use of students by political leaders as tools for violence.
Among a plethora of its initiatives 4-H Zimbabwe has been supporting communal farmers in rural areas to adopt smart agriculture farming by providing knowledge, skill and equipment.
Ward 29 councilor in Macheke Kurayi Hoyi applauded 4-H for their initiative which seeks to foster peace in the community at the same time creating a relationship between law enforcement forces and the people.
“We are happy with what 4-H is doing in our area. They have been helping our local farmers and now they are pushing for peace which we believe is key in our community. The platform they created today helped to promote peace and cohesion within the community.
“We are happy we had members of the Police with us which is a very good thing because both parties went as far as playing sporting games together, this ensured that the police community interacted with the public which I believe is a good way of promoting sustainable peace,” he said.
CHILDREN as young as five years old have been identified as victims of child labour and sexual exploitation due to Zimbabwe’s deteriorating economic situation.
A report by the United States (US) Department of Labour titled 2021 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labour (in) Zimbabwe said 40,4% of children aged five to 14 were working to supplement their families’ incomes.
“Zimbabwean children living in border towns are trafficked to South Africa, Mozambique and Zambia, where they become victims of commercial sexual exploitation and forced labour in domestic work,” the report read.
“Some families recruit rural children, especially orphans, to work in cities, often with promises of education or adoption. Such children are subject to domestic service or are forced to work in mining. Girls, as young as 11, are subjected to commercial sexual exploitation, particularly along major transit corridors and in mining areas.”
This comes as surveys have revealed an increase in school dropouts across the country.
A report released recently by the Union of Education Norway in partnership with the Zimbabwe Teachers Association revealed that Zimbabwe recorded a 20% increase in school dropouts since the 2020 COVID-19 outbreak.
In April, the Family Aids Caring Trust Zimbabwe revealed that close to 20 000 girls dropped out of school during the same period.
Poverty has been blamed for the school dropouts amid indications that most learners are being forced into all sorts of piece jobs to make ends meet.
The US said Zimbabwe’s laws prohibited forced labour, but were not sufficient to criminalise slavery.
“In 2021, Zimbabwe made minimal advancement in efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labour. The National Assembly began consideration of amendments to the Labour Act, which would increase penalties for child labour violations.
“The government, with the United Nations, also launched an updated Sustainable Development Co-operation Assistance Framework, prioritising increased educational access and social protections for girls and other groups vulnerable to child labour.
“However, Zimbabwe is assessed as having made only minimal advancement because it implemented a practice that delays advancement to eliminate child labour.”
Efforts to get a comment from Public Service minister Paul Mavhima were fruitless as he said he was “busy”. He did not respond to questions sent to him.
Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa was not picking calls. Her deputy Kindness Paradza referred NewsDay to Public Service ministry secretary Simon Masanga whose number was not reachable. Posting on Twitter last week, Information ministry secretary Ndavaningi Mangwana said: “Did you know that when your children assist you in the field, some are defining that as ‘child labour’? So when certain countries say there is child labour in Zimbabwe, this is what they are talking about. And there are NGOs in Zimbabwe writing reports to that effect”.
The Cecil the lion story was simply a fundraiser for a Zimbabwean NGO. That’s the conclusion of big game hunter Ron Thomson, who has spoken up about the story to Fieldsports News. He calls out the lies during the 2015 scandal, including the revelation that the lion was enticed out of Hwange National Park in order to be shot.
Big game hunter Walter Palmer bowhunted the 13-year-old lion with a valid hunting permit. The Zimbabwean authorities did not charge him with any crime. At home in the USA, animal rights extremists vandalised his house with anti-hunting messages. Two Zimbabweans, the hunting guide and the owner of the farm where the hunt took place, went to court where charges against them for illegal hunting were dismissed.
The killing resulted in international media attention, with animal rights extremists stirring up outrage among politicians and celebrities. Due to the level of media attention and the negative reporting about the killing of Cecil, significantly fewer US hunters came to Zimbabwe in the years that followed. This led to the country suffering high financial losses and a lion overpopulation. Locals solved the latter problem by killing lions themselves.
DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The “Typhoid Fever Vaccines Market, by Vaccine Type, by Route of Administration, and by Region – Size, Share, Outlook, and Opportunity Analysis, 2022 – 2030” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering.
Typhoid fever is a bacterial infection caused by Salmonella typhi, which causes symptoms such as prolonged fever, headache, nausea, loss of appetite, and constipation or sometimes diarrhea. The bacterium usually enters the body through the mouth by the ingestion of contaminated food or water, penetrates the intestinal wall, and multiplies in lymphoid tissue.
It then enters the bloodstream and causes bacteremia. People who drink contaminated water or eat food washed in contaminated water can develop typhoid fever. Typhoid fever is majorly caused in area with poor sanitation and lack of clean drinking water. Typhoid fever vaccines are the biological formulations, which provide immunity and protect an individual against typhoid fever.
Market Dynamics
Increasing initiatives by governments and various other organizations to increase awareness about typhoid vaccine and rising access of new vaccines is expected to drive the typhoid fever vaccines market growth during forecast period. For instance, in February 2019, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance in partnership with WHO, Center for Disease Control and Prevention and Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Health launched a campaign to tackle typhoid outbreak in Zimbabwe.
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance is a public-private partnership that helps vaccinate half the world’s children against some of the world’s deadliest diseases. The campaign aims to vaccinate 325,000 people in nine suburbs of Zimbabwe’s capital with new typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV). At least 12.4 million children worldwide are categorized as ‘zero-dose’, living in missed communities that cannot access many essential services, including health care.
Key features of the study:
This report provides an in-depth analysis of the global typhoid fever vaccines market, and provides market size (US$ Million) and compound annual growth rate (CAGR%) for the forecast period (2022-2030), considering 2021 as the base year
It elucidates potential revenue opportunities across different segments and explains attractive investment proposition matrices for this market
This study also provides key insights about market drivers, restraints, opportunities, new product launches or approval, market trends, regional outlook, and competitive strategies adopted by key players
It profiles key players in the global typhoid fever vaccines market based on the following parameters – company highlights, products portfolio, key highlights, financial performance, and strategies
Insights from this report would allow marketers and the management authorities of the companies to make informed decisions regarding their future product launches, type up-gradation, market expansion, and marketing tactics
The global typhoid fever vaccines market report caters to various stakeholders in this industry including investors, suppliers, product manufacturers, distributors, new entrants, and financial analysts
Detailed Segmentation:
Global Typhoid Fever Vaccines Market, By Vaccine Type:
Live Attenuated Vaccine
Capsular Polysaccharide Vaccines
Conjugate Vaccine
Others
Global Typhoid Fever Vaccines Market, By Route of Administration:
Global Typhoid Fever Vaccines Market, By Region
Company Profiles
GlaxoSmithKline Plc.
Company Highlights
Products Portfolio
Key Highlights
Financial Performance
Strategies
Sanofi SA
Bharat Biotech
Bio-Med Pvt. Ltd.
PT Bio Farma
PaxVax, Inc.
Shanghai Institute of Biological Products Co., Ltd.
Prokarium
Key Topics Covered:
1. Research Objectives and Assumptions
Research Objectives
Assumptions
Abbreviations
2. Market Purview
Report Description
Market Definition and Scope
Executive Summary
Market Snapshot, By Vaccine Type
Market Snapshot, By Route of Administration
Market Snapshot, By Region
Coherent Opportunity Map (COM)
3. Market Dynamics, Regulations, and Trends Analysis
Market Dynamics
Drivers
Restraints
Market Opportunities
Impact Analysis
Novel Product Launch/Approval
PEST Analysis
Awareness Strategy
Reimbursement Scenario
Typhoid Fever Vaccines Shortage
Clinical Trial Analysis
Countries with High Number of Incidents of Snake Bites
Market Entry Challenges
4. Global Typhoid Fever Vaccines Market- Impact of Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic
Overall Impact
Government Initiatives
COVID-19 Impact on the market
5. Global Typhoid Fever Vaccines Market, By Vaccine Type, 2017 – 2030, (US$ Million)
Overview
Market Share Analysis, 2022 and 2030 (%)
Y-o-Y Growth Analysis, 2017 – 2030
Segment Trends
Live Attenuated Vaccine
Overview
Market Size and Forecast, and Y-o-Y Growth, 2017-2030, (US$ Million)
Capsular Polysaccharide Vaccines
Overview
Market Size and Forecast, and Y-o-Y Growth, 2017-2030, (US$ Million)
Conjugate Vaccine
Overview
Market Size and Forecast, and Y-o-Y Growth, 2017-2030, (US$ Million)
Others
Overview
Market Size and Forecast, and Y-o-Y Growth, 2017-2030, (US$ Million)
6. Global Typhoid Fever Vaccines Market, By Route of Administration, 2017 – 2030, (US$ Million)
Overview
Market Share Analysis, 2022 and 2030 (%)
Y-o-Y Growth Analysis, 2017 – 2030
Segment Trends
Oral
Overview
Market Size and Forecast, and Y-o-Y Growth, 2017-2030, (US$ Million)
Parental
Overview
Market Size and Forecast, and Y-o-Y Growth, 2017-2030, (US$ Million)
7. Global Typhoid Fever Vaccines Market, By Region, 2017 – 2030, (US$ Million)
8. Competitive Landscape
9. Section
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ELECTORAL watchdog, Election Resource Centre (ERC) has called for transparency and inclusivity in the ongoing constituency delimitation exercise to avoid boundary manipulation for next year’s polls.
The delimitation exercise will divide the country’s constituencies and wards ahead of elections.
In a policy document on delimitation, ERC urged that there be extensive consultations before the exercise.
ERC’s statement follows a similar statement by legal think-tank, Veritas, which said the timeline between the 2022 census and the delimitation exercise was too short.
“During delimitation there is need for an inclusive and extensive consultation of all stakeholders from all arms of government, private sector, citizens, civil society and all interested parties,” the ERC statement read.
“ERC recommends that the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) must ensure that women, the youth and the church take up an active role in electoral activities such as delimitation and other electoral processes.
“ERC recommends that the media, given its role as an informer and educator, play a more active role in providing information on issues relating to the delimitation exercise including notifying the public of the timelines and public consultations.
“The delimitation process should be based on clear logical procedures, transparent processes that involve wide stakeholder consultations through public hearings and a system that enables accountability and traceability of the delimited boundaries.”
It said delimitation should not be manipulated to favour particular groups, while delimitation techniques should not be used to discount the votes of particular groups or geographical areas.
“Tampering with boundaries can (by design or unintentionally) distort representation and political control in an area (often referred to as gerrymandering.”
ERC warned that delimitation is a very sensitive process ahead of elections in the country.
“Delimitation by nature has socio-economic and political implications. Politically, delimitation defines geographical areas for electors and those elected and, therefore, allocates political power.
“Economically, boundaries define the subsequent access and distribution of economic benefits following an election. Therefore, delimitation has an effect on the incentives of those affected, which explains why delimitation remains a sensitive process ahead of any election,” ERC added.
Efforts to get a comment from Zec spokesperson commissioner Jasper Mangwana were fruitless yesterday. He also did not respond to questions sent to him by NewsDay.
The Australian Embassy in Zimbabwe is seeking applications for its Harare Direct Aid Program 2022 – 2023 to support projects with strong development and human rights focus that complement Australia’s broader aid priorities and which contribute to sustainable economic growth and poverty reduction.
The Direct Aid Program (DAP) is a flexible small grants program funded by the Australian Government and managed through the Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade (DFAT) overseas diplomatic missions. DAP projects should promote a distinctive and positive image of Australia.
Funding Information
There is no minimum amount that a single DAP project can receive but the maximum is AUD60,000 (approximately USD 40,000 – amount changes according to the exchange rate) over the life of the project.
Activities may run up to a maximum of two years.
Eligible Activities
DAP activities should primarily be aimed at achieving direct, practical, tangible, and immediate outcomes of high development impact.
DAP can fund the following thematic areas: gender equality, good governance (including accountability and transparency of government institutions), access to justice, civic participation, health (physical and mental), social inclusion, education, WASH, climate change resilience, conservation, community and/or rural development, sustainable livelihoods, income generation/economic empowerment, and human rights.
Note that DAP will favourably consider projects:
supporting climate change resilience, conservation, and environmental protection
supporting community health and infrastructure
where the target beneficiaries include vulnerable and marginalised groups– particularly women, children, people with disabilities, and groups subject to discrimination (e.g. LGBTI+)
where applicants and their communities make a contribution in labour, materials, transport or cash
sporting activities that enhance educational and cultural exchanges and people-to-people links
that are innovative, achievable and have sustainable outcomes
projects that provide educational or occupational/skills training
Eligibility Criteria
DAP is available on a not-for-profit basis to international and local NGOs, civil society organisations and other community-based organisations engaging in development and human rights activities in the Embassy’s countries of accreditation: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Republic of the Congo, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
For more information, visit https://zimbabwe.embassy.gov.au/hare/dap.html
