CeSHHAR Zimbabwe

CeSHHAR Zimbabwe CeSHHAR Zimbabwe specializes in population health research and HIV/AIDS programming. CeSHHAR is working in all provinces of Zimbabwe.

The Centre for S*xual Health and HIV AIDS Research Zimbabwe (CeSHHAR-Zimbabwe) was registered as a Trust in January 2012. Previously known as the Regai Dzive Shiri Project, which has operated in Zimbabwe since 1999, CeSHHAR Zimbabwe houses a number of HIV prevention and sexual health research and programmatic projects. The CeSHHAR team comprises epidemiologists, social scientists and public health specialists supported by a strong data department. In addition to undertaking research and implementing programs, CeSHHAR has a strong commitment to strengthening research capacity among Zimbabwean graduates.

Celebrating advances in climate related maternal and new born health research. Congratulations to Makacha and team on t...
07/10/2026

Celebrating advances in climate related maternal and new born health research. Congratulations to Makacha and team on this Frontiers publication. 🎉🪇

When people talk about digital health infrastructure, they usually mean servers, software and connectivity. But there is...
07/10/2026

When people talk about digital health infrastructure, they usually mean servers, software and connectivity. But there is another form of infrastructure that matters even more: Trust.

Users share deeply personal health concerns with the Gates Foundation funded whatsApp health platform because they find it private, accessible and judgement-free.
The platform achieved:
✅ 90.5% active user participation
✅ A System Usability Scale score of 82.3
✅ "Excellent" usability ratings
Audere National AIDS Council of Zimbabwe Ministry of Health and Child Care Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine - LSTM

As health systems become increasingly digital, the ability to build trust at scale may become one of the most important capabilities any health programme can possess. Trust is no longer just an outcome. It's infrastructure.

What happens when rural and urban communities, researchers, and policymakers sit at the same table? Stronger climate-hea...
07/10/2026

What happens when rural and urban communities, researchers, and policymakers sit at the same table? Stronger climate-health solutions. 🌍🤝

CeSHHAR Zimbabwe narrowed the divide between Harare (urban) and Mt Darwin (rural) through the React Consortium workshop series focusing on resilient climate health systems.

Strong climate-health systems are built with people, not just for them. Bringing together participants from rural and urban communities alongside policymakers enables co-produced solutions that combine local realities, lived experience, and policy insight. The result: more responsive, equitable, and resilient health systems for the future.

Co-production creates space for diverse perspectives, ensuring that climate and health responses reflect local realities while informing policy and practice. By working together, we can build health systems that are more resilient, inclusive, and better prepared for a changing climate.

By co-producing research and interventions with community members, practitioners, and policymakers, we brought together lived experience, local knowledge, and policy expertise to strengthen climate-resilient health systems. Collaboration helps ensure that responses are not only evidence-informed, but also practical, equitable, and grounded in the realities of those most affected. Well Done Team🎉 🪘 🪇

We at CeSHHAR Zimbabwe congratulate Sungai Chabata, PhD & Cust on the publication of the insightful article on "HIV Ser...
05/10/2026

We at CeSHHAR Zimbabwe congratulate Sungai Chabata, PhD & Cust on the publication of the insightful article on "HIV Service Delivery After the PEPFAR & USAID HIIV Funding Withdrawal: in Uganda and Zimbabwe, an interrupted time-series study" in the Lancet Global Health Journal. 🎉

New Publication Alert!We're delighted to share our latest publication in PLOS Global Public Health: "Rethinking wellbein...
01/10/2026

New Publication Alert!

We're delighted to share our latest publication in PLOS Global Public Health: "Rethinking wellbeing measurement: Learning from a scale development study with adolescents living with HIV in Zimbabwe."

The paper presents the development of the Zvandiri Character Strength (ZCS) Scale, a culturally grounded tool designed to better capture the wellbeing of adolescents living with HIV and contribute to more contextually relevant research and programming.

🔗 Read the article: https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0006845

The reason Zimbabwe whatsApp based AI health platform, works is simple, we didn't build it alone.From the beginning, ...
28/09/2026

The reason Zimbabwe whatsApp based AI health platform, works is simple, we didn't build it alone.

From the beginning, VimbAI was co-designed with:

• Ministry of Health and Child Care teams

• National AIDS Council of Zimbabwe representatives

• Nurses and counsellors

• Community representatives

• Women on the Edge of S*x Work

• Technical partners Audere

Every conversation flow, referral pathway and user experience was shaped by the people who would ultimately use the platform. Because health technologies don't succeed when they are built for communities. They succeed when they are built with communities. Gates Foundation project

Registration and abstract submissions are now open for the 2026 Early Career Researchers & Innovators ( ) Symposium. Use...
24/09/2026

Registration and abstract submissions are now open for the 2026 Early Career Researchers & Innovators ( ) Symposium. Use the two labelled QR codes to register today.

This morning the React Consortium is engaging policymakers on the findings of the climate and health study covering 22 h...
24/09/2026

This morning the React Consortium is engaging policymakers on the findings of the climate and health study covering 22 health facilities, 617 health workers and 400 household participants across two districts - one urban and one rural geographical location.

The study highlights health workforce vulnerability including mental health and wellbeing, and infrustructure challenges. At community level the significance of indigenous knowledge in making sense of climatic events was also highlighted.

Today's consultation meeting seeks to codesign appropriate policy interventions to build resilient and equitable health systems for both urban and rural areas.

When VimbAI- Zimbabwe whatsApp based AI health platform, launched in September 2025 with the support of the Gates Found...
23/09/2026

When VimbAI- Zimbabwe whatsApp based AI health platform, launched in September 2025 with the support of the Gates Foundation project, and Audere we knew technology alone would not improve health outcomes. People engage when they feel safe. They share when they know they won't be judged. They return when they trust the information they receive.

One year later, that trust is reflected in the data:
✅ 2,292 people have engaged with VimbAI
✅ 90.5% became active users
✅ 70.9% engaged meaningfully with the platform
✅ 51.2% completed high-value health actions

Behind every statistic is a real person seeking answers, support, or care. Trust isn't a feature of digital health. It's the foundation.

CeSHHAR Zimbabwe in partnership with the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine - LSTM invites researchers, students, pro...
23/09/2026

CeSHHAR Zimbabwe in partnership with the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine - LSTM invites researchers, students, programme implementers, innovators, policymakers, health professionals, civil-society organisations, development partners and other stakeholders to participate in the 2026 Early Career Researchers & Innovators ( ) Symposium. 🪘 🪇 2026 will provide a multidisciplinary platform for sharing scientific evidence, operational experience, implementation learning and practical innovations across research, policy, programmes and communities.

Registration and abstract submissions are now open for the
Research and Innovation Symposium 2026. Use the two labelled QR codes.

Abstract and proposal deadline Friday, 2 October 2026

Step 1 Register
All participants must register, including those who intend to submit an abstract or proposal. You may register to attend without submitting an abstract or proposal.

Step 2 Submit
Following registration, participants may submit a scientific abstract, innovation or operational abstract, satellite session or workshop proposal, or exhibition proposal.

Please use the same full name and email address in both forms.
Submit by Friday, 2 October 2026

Address

10 Coronation Avenue, Greendale
Harare

Opening Hours

Monday 08:00 - 16:30
Tuesday 08:00 - 16:30
Wednesday 08:00 - 16:30
Thursday 08:00 - 16:30
Friday 08:00 - 16:00

Telephone

+263242333393

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