Zim makes progress in Aids, malaria fight

ZIMBABWE has made progress in responding to the HIV pandemic over the years, with the World Health Organisation (WHO) also removing the country from the list of high-tuberculosis risk places, Cabinet has said.

Speaking during post-Cabinet briefing last night, Information minister Jenfan Muswere said the national malaria incidence had declined by 70% in the last three years, from 32 cases per 1 000 population in 2020 to nine cases per 1 000 in 2022.

Muswere also said the life expectancy at birth for females increased from 66,5 years to 68 years, while life expectancy at birth for males remained at 61 years.

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