Mandikudza Tembo

TL;DR: The research emphasises the importance of listening to community perspectives and accounting for context-specific realities to design locally appropriate and effective responses to COVID-19 communities require support with basic needs and reliable information to enable them to follow prevention measures Healthcare workers urgently need personal 3 protective equipment.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the uptake of testing for and prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis (chlamydia) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (gonorrrhoea) infections among youth in community-based settings in Zimbabwe, and explored the facilitators and barriers to testing.

TL;DR: Pilot findings were used to improve the MHH intervention design and implementation as follows: (1) cup ambassadors to improve cup promotion, sensitization, and uptake; (2) use of smaller softer cups; and (3) education for community members including caregivers and partners.

TL;DR: The CHIEDZA trial as mentioned in this paper evaluated the effectiveness of community-based, integrated HIV and sexual and reproductive health services for youth on HIV outcomes in three provinces in Zimbabwe, each with eight geographically demarcated areas (clusters) (total 24 clusters) randomised 1:1 to standard of care (existing health services) or to the intervention.

TL;DR: A community-based intervention with youth to improve HIV outcomes among 16-24 year-olds, to be trialled in Zimbabwe is co-designed and refined through two participatory workshops with youth, and subsequent pilot-testing.