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Contraceptive push prevents unsafe abortions, maternal deaths
4+ hour, 58+ min ago (409+ words) Over 2 million Zimbabwean women accessed modern contraception in 2025, helping to prevent an estimated 815 000 unintended pregnancies and 204 000 unsafe abortions, according to a latest report by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)." The contraceptives also helped to prevent 2 250 maternal deaths during the…...
‘Sinful and evil’: Catholic Church slams Abortion Bill
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (431+ words) THE Roman Catholic Church has launched a fierce attack on Zimbabwe's proposed Medical Services Bill, denouncing it as a moral failure amid widespread poverty and collapsing public services." The Bill, awaiting a Senate vote, has ignited national debate. It seeks…...
The power of faith: Apostolic sect clinic helps to lower maternal mortality
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (1218+ words) A STUDY into the birth practices of conservative apostolic sects, conducted by OPHID in 2014, revealed that members consider the Holy Spirit to be the guiding force in healing. Illness, according to the study, is considered to have a spiritual cause…...