Zimbabwe
Seeking Justice: Accountability for Sexual Violence
by Shonali Shome, AIDS-Free World
March 8, 2010 - 7:00am (Print)
Today, as we honor women’s economic, political, and social advancements, the women of Zimbabwe are recovering from a brutal campaign of rape. We must hold the perpetrators accountable.
Zimbabwe's Growing Crisis of Maternal Deaths
by Ramona Vijeyarasa, RH Reality Check, Southeast Asia
December 7, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)
Roundup: Global AIDS Report Released
by Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check
July 30, 2008 - 11:00am (Print)
A Woman’s Fight Against HIV Stigma
by Masimba Biriwasha, RH Reality Check, Africa & Asia
June 27, 2007 - 7:50am (Print)
Floritah Chiradza, an HIV-positive Zimbabwe woman, who shares her journey to help fight discrimination and stigma against HIV. Today is National HIV Testing Day in the United States.
Bringing Back the Sex into HIV/AIDS Work in Africa
by Masimba Biriwasha, RH Reality Check, Africa & Asia
June 13, 2007 - 7:45am (Print)
Sex with multiple partners is gaining attention in sub-Saharan Africa in order to address a ballooning epidemic, where just 12 percent of men and 10 percent of women know their HIV status.
Cultural Matters of Reproductive Health
by Masimba Biriwasha, RH Reality Check, Africa & Asia
May 30, 2007 - 7:45am (Print)
People should be able to have a satisfying and safe sex life and the freedom to decide if, when and how often to have children. But in Zimbabwe, this right is curtailed by the unseen force of tradition and culture.
A Question of the Cutting Edge: Male Circumcision & HIV
by Masimba Biriwasha, RH Reality Check, Africa & Asia
April 5, 2007 - 7:59am (Print)
Editor's Note: Today we welcome Masimba Biriwashi, a Zimbabwean writer and journalist, writing from Thailand. He has experience with Health & Development Networks and will be covering HIV/AIDS issues on the continents of Africa and Asia.
Male circumcision (removal of the foreskin of the male penis) is increasingly gaining currency as an alternative method to reduce HIV-infection. In sub-Saharan Africa, the worst affected region in the world, male circumcision (MC) could prevent six million new infections, researchers say.
