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WHO Demands Global Tax Overhaul as Cheap Sugary Drinks and Alcohol Fuel Health Crisis

Johnson Progress Persistently weak taxation on sugary drinks and alcohol is making these harmful products increasingly affordable worldwide, driving a dangerous surge in preventable diseases and injuries, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared in twin reports...

Vaccines Do Not Cause Autism, WHO Reaffirms

Staff Reporter The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a definitive statement reaffirming that childhood vaccines do not cause autism, citing a comprehensive new analysis of global data spanning more than two decades. The conclusion, reached by the Global...

Malaria Surge Batters Zimbabwe: 154,000 Cases and 423 Deaths recorded in 2025

Staff Reporter Zimbabwe is struggling with one of the most severe malaria surges in recent years, as official figures reveal an accelerating public health crisis. According to the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC), since the beginning of 2025, the country has...

Zimbabwe Rolls Out Single-Dose HPV Vaccine to Combat Cervical Cancer

The Ministry of Health and Child Care has launched a transformative single-dose regimen of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine this week, a strategic shift aimed at drastically reducing the country’s high burden of cervical cancer. The new one-shot vaccine, which...