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On the 3rd of February 2012 the ZADHR chairperson had an interview with Voice of the People on the continued Typhoid outbreak. To listern to the interview click here  |
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POLITICALLY MOTIVATED VIOLENCE IN HARARE |
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The Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights (ZADHR) is disturbed by the scourge of violence that has rocked the city of Harare in recent weeks.
We note that the violence is regrettable and a disease that needs serious cure before it escalates to other provinces as the country braces for a referendum and elections. The violence we witnessed in the 2008 June peri-election period painted a gloomy picture on our country and had deep seated psychological and sometimes permanent physical effects on many people.
As ZADHR we reported many cases of violence during this period and we do not wish to have a repeat of 2008.
We plead with the political party supporters and their leaders in government to be tolerant and accommodative of each other and refrain from acts of violence which have polarised our peace loving society.
We advice those seeking political office that they should do so in a peaceful manner which does not harm other people. We wish to take this opportunity to urge the police to take action against perpetrators of violence regardless of their political affiliation.
Furthermore, ZADHR would like to commend the partners in the inclusive government for coming up with a code of conduct against politically motivated violence. We however urge sincerity of political leaders and ensure cascade of the message.
Lastly, as health professionals, ZADHR will continue involvement in documenting human rights abuses, promoting the education of health professionals and the general public about health and human rights. The vision of ZADHR is the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health by all Zimbabweans.
“From peace in the home to peace in the world”
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Statement on International Women’s Day: March 8, 2010 |
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In marking International Women’s Day 2010, the Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights (ZADHR) calls attention to women’s right to health, and maternal health in Zimbabwe in particular. Women in Zimbabwe are still a long way from realising their right to health with maternal mortality at an unacceptable level of 725 per 100,000. Most of these deaths are preventable.
User fees, a known factor preventing access to maternal health care, continue to be charged. Women are not only being charged for maternal health care services, but are charged more for complications and are at times threatened with being detained for non-payment of unaffordable fees. Exemptions from user fees for pregnant women must be implemented if progress in improving accessibility is to be made.
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Statement on World AIDS Day - December 2009 “Universal Access and Human Rights”. |
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Statement on World AIDS Day - December 2009 “Universal Access and Human Rights”.
2 December 2009
World AIDS Day provides an opportunity to remind ourselves of what has been achieved and of the work still to be done on HIV/AIDS. In 2009, Zimbabwe recorded further decline in the prevalence rate of HIV from 15.6% to 13.7%. An indicator that progress is being made. However only 180 000 of an estimated 400 000 persons in urgent need of antiretroviral therapy (ART) are currently on treatment. It is clear that universal access for everyone, everywhere - to treatment, prevention, care and support as a fundamental human right is far from being realised and more concerted efforts are required to achieve this. Universal access can never be achieved as long as there is violation of the human rights of people living with HIV/AIDS.
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Pregnant women in grave danger - 20 Nov 2008 |
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20 November 2008
Pregnant women in grave danger
 ZADHR is deeply concerned that the lives of pregnant women have been placed in jeopardy by the closure of the only 2 government maternity hospitals in Harare. If these women develop complications and are unable to afford private hospital care, they will no longer have access to lifesaving surgical and other forms of emergency obstetric care. Inevitably, this will result in the unnecessary deaths of many otherwise healthy women and an even larger number of infants.
An average of 3000 women deliver per month in public hospitals in greater Harare and between 250 and 300 of them require lifesaving caesarian sections. Many more have deliveries assisted by forceps or vacuum extraction when their babies show signs of distress and a lack of oxygen. In addition, mothers who miscarry earlier in pregnancy require surgery to evacuate the uterus to avoid serious and often fatal infections and bleeding. Without access to these interventions a significant number of mothers will die. The risk to their infants is much greater as the majority of caesarian sections and instrumental deliveries are performed to rescue babies who are suffering from a lack of oxygen during labour. We can therefore expect a dramatic increase in the number of stillbirths and of infants who have suffer irreversible brain damage which will result cerebral palsy and severe mental retardation.
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