We are delighted to share the news that Tinotenda Taruvinga  has passed his PhD viva today, subject to minor corrections. Please join us in congratulating him on an excellent thesis exploring the indirect impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the health workforce, maternal and child health services, and wider lives and livelihoods in Zimbabwe. Supervisors: Justin Dixon and Katharina Kranzer Abstract: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has emerged as the most significant health

We are thrilled to announce that Edson Marambire has officially joined the ranks of PhD holders at THRU ZIM. His doctoral research, “𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘋𝘺𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘔𝘺𝘤𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘵𝘶𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘴 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘛𝘉-𝘐𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘚𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴,” makes a valuable contribution to understanding TB transmission and strengthening public health strategies. Congratulations, Dr. Marambire Read h

THRU-ZIM is delighted to celebrate the academic achievements of four team members who completed their Master of Science (MSc) degrees. Congratulations to:   Trevor Chivandire  –  MSc Public Health, University of Manchester   Onismo Mufare  –  MSc Sexual and Reproductive Health Policy and Programming, University of London (LSHTM)   Fionah Mundoga  –  MSc Anthropology, University of Zimbabwe (UZ)   Cuthbert Sekanevana  –  MSc Child Sensitive Social Policies, Women’s University

Hip fractures are a serious health event for older adults, often leading to severe illness, disability, or death. As Zimbabwe’s population ages, these fractures are expected to rise—and with them, the burden on the health system. To guide resource allocation and policy, a cost-utility analysis of hip fracture management was undertaken in Zimbabwe. The study by Nyasha Mafirakureva and colleagues and published in Bone & Joint Open, provides the first data of its kind in the cou