Health

Maternal equipment has made our work easier – midwives

by Leroy Dzenga in Health, News. Posted March 5, 2025

Over the past few years, Higherlife Foundation placed equipment in three major hospitals: Sally Mugabe Hospital, Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals and Mpilo Central Hospital. The equipment these key institutions received, including continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines, suction machines, monitors, jaundice meters and phototherapy machines, has helped improve maternal and neonatal health outcomes and the ...

Placing communities at the centre of the fight against NTDs

by Higherlife in Blog, Health, Our Work. Posted January 30, 2025

Rebecca Mwabvu Higherlife Foundation’s mission is to invest in human capital development to build sustainable livelihoods in African countries. The Foundation’s investments are strategically focused on three core pillars: Education, Global Health and Rural Transformation, and Sustainable Livelihoods. These pillars are interwoven with Climate and Gender initiatives, recognizing their crucial role in sustainable development. Education, ...

Collaborative, decisive action can rescue Africa from NTDs

by Higherlife in Health, News. Posted January 30, 2024

A single bracelet does not jingle. The above is a proverb with origins in Central Africa, relied upon when encouraging working together. The message carried in the proverb resonates with this year’s theme for the World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day: Unite, Act, Eliminate. This has been one of the most pointed and instructive themes for ...

Reviving a community oasis

by Higherlife in Disaster Relief and Preparedness, Health, News, Rural Transformation and Sustainable Livelihoods. Posted November 7, 2023

At 74, Gogo Sophia Chandomba Pantazis spends most of her days confined to her homestead in Nevanji, a village in Mutasa District, in rural Zimbabwe. Nevanji village, like most areas in the eastern side of Zimbabwe, has a relatively dry climate, receiving an average of 450 mm of rain each year. As early as April, ...

Meet Dr Cheneso a Capernaum Fellow

by Higherlife in Education, Health, News, Our Work. Posted September 13, 2023

This is Dr Cheneso Mildred Pondo. She received the Capernaum Scholarship in 2011. Her father had passed away in 1996, and her mother was sick, battling eye problems and could not find a job in her condition. Dr Cheneso passed her O-Level with flying colours, 9As and 1 B, and attained 2As and 1 B ...

The end is in sight for NTDs

by Higherlife in Health, Our Work. Posted August 28, 2023

Neglected Tropical Diseases might be forgotten, but we must not underestimate their impact. That low-income countries like Zimbabwe lose an average of US$ 37,489 with every NTD-related death. The costing focuses on productive time lost, money spent in treating the NTDs and the cost of unpaid care work which caregivers undertake during the times of ...

The END Fund appoints Tsitsi Masiyiwa as Board Chair

by Higherlife in Health. Posted August 16, 2023

Tsitsi Masiyiwa will advocate for strong African political leadership against NTDs and prioritise resource mobilisation that supports sustainability. The appointment marks a pivotal moment calling for African leadership to eliminate NTDs which impact over 600 million people on the continent and cause deaths of more than 170,000 people annually. The END Fund, a leading collaborative ...

Study results show progress in NTDs fight

by Higherlife in Health, News, Our Work. Posted August 1, 2023

The National Institution of Health Research (NIHR), a research arm of the Ministry of Health and Child Care, has released findings from two surveys expected to inform future NTDs policy in Zimbabwe. The 2021 National Geospatial Mapping for Schistosomiasis (SCH), Soil-Transmitted Helminths and the 2023 Confirmatory Mapping for Lymphatic Filariasis were both funded by the Higherlife ...

In the fight against Zimbabwe’s cholera outbreak

by Higherlife in Health, Our Work. Posted June 20, 2023

Amidst the ongoing cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe, which has recorded more than 2,000 suspected cases and tragically claimed the lives of 15 individuals confirmed by laboratory tests, Higherlife Foundation is taking action by providing crucial resources in the fight against the disease. Ms Gladys Mvumira, the Higherlife Foundation Water and Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Lead, ...

Responding to Emerging Public Health Crisis in Africa

by Higherlife in Blog, Health. Posted March 31, 2023

How we prepare for and respond to a health emergency often predicts how severe and prolonged the health crisis may last. Quick and coordinated responses, with clear roles for each actor, limits the duration and impact of the crisis. Conversely, when our response is slow, and we are unsure of roles including who makes decisions, ...