UNDP in Zimbabwe | 2022 in Review
Gearing up for 2030
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Bridging the services gap
Taking essential services to the people
Kwekwe District is among the districts with the highest burden of HIV and new HIV infections in the country.
Wozoli, a rural settlement 80km from Kwekwe city, is particularly hard hit. The area has a high number of sex workers due to the presence of
cash-rich artisanal miners.
Wozoli also faces high rates of school dropout, teenage pregnancy, and gender-based violence
Wozoli, a rural settlement 80km from Kwekwe city, is particularly hard hit. The area has a high number of sex workers due to the presence of
cash-rich artisanal miners.
Wozoli also faces high rates of school dropout, teenage pregnancy, and gender-based violence
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Bridging the Services Gap
Taking essential services to the people
Wozoli is far from essential services. The closest healthcare facility is 15km away. For more serious cases, they have to travel an additional 80km to Kwekwe city.
Because of this, they are less likely to seek treatment and care for services like testing, counselling, and treatment.
Because of this, they are less likely to seek treatment and care for services like testing, counselling, and treatment.
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Bridging the Services Gap
Taking essential services to the people
Enter "Stop the Bus" - an initiative takes essential health and related services to remote areas where access to care is limited.
The initiative provides STI/HIV testing, PrEP rollout, family planning, VIAC screening, and male circumcision.
It also offers a Mobile One Stop Centre for outreach, providing legal aid and police victim-friendly services for survivors of gender-based violence.
The initiative provides STI/HIV testing, PrEP rollout, family planning, VIAC screening, and male circumcision.
It also offers a Mobile One Stop Centre for outreach, providing legal aid and police victim-friendly services for survivors of gender-based violence.
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Bridging the Services Gap
Taking essential services to the people
The National AIDS Council implements the Stop the Bus initiative, which reaches hard-to-access populations with HIV prevention, treatment, and care services.
Initiatives like Stop the Bus have helped Zimbabwe make remarkable progress towards eliminating the AIDS epidemic by 2030.
Initiatives like Stop the Bus have helped Zimbabwe make remarkable progress towards eliminating the AIDS epidemic by 2030.
Zimbabwe's National AIDS Council) is a sub-recipient of Global Fund grants managed by UNDP.
