Rumbidzai Mbewe

Sunday News Correspondent

TRADITIONAL healers are being cautioned against discouraging HIV/Aids patients from taking their antiretrovirals (ARV) as it causes health deterioration and deaths.

Family Planning

Knowledge of family planning methods in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe is nearly universal; 98 percent of women and 99 percent of men aged 15-49 know at least one modern method of family planning. The most commonly known methods are male condoms, injectables, and the pill.

Lulu Brenda Harris

Sunday News Correspondent

HIV/Aids has always been a stigmatised disease since its origin due to its connection with sexual promiscuity, causing people to shun talking about it. But with information and medical interventions, it has become socially acceptable.

Roberta Katunga

Sunday News Reporter

THE Natural History Museum together with the French foreign affairs ministry on Wednesday officially launched the malaria exhibition, in awareness of the number of people who die from the disease especially during the rain season.

Moreblessing Manenji

Sunday News Correspondent

THE Bulawayo community has been urged to provide psycho-social support to children living with HIV/Aids in order for them to have a sense of belonging.

Ingredients

280g penne

280g broccoli, cut into florets

25g butter

25g plain flour

300ml milk

1 tablespoon wholegrain mustard

140g mature cheddar, grated

METHOD

1. Cook the pasta, adding the broccoli for the final 4-5 minutes and cooking until tender. Drain well, then heat the grill.

2. Heat the butter in a saucepan and stir in the flour. Cook for 1 min, then gradually add the milk, stirring well between each addition. Bring to the boil, stirring, then simmer for 2 minutes, before stirring in the mustard, half the cheese and seasoning.

3. Mix the pasta and broccoli into the sauce and spoon into an ovenproof dish. Scatter over the remaining cheese and place under a hot grill for 3-4 mins until golden and bubbling.  — www.bbcgoodfood.com

Aching joints can make you not want to do anything, which is exactly the opposite of what you need to do. One of the primary causes of aches in joints is not enough activity. 

Roasted butternut squash

Ingredients

1 large butternut squash

3 tablespoons butter

Cinnamon  to taste 

What are the treatments for a sore throat?

Since viruses related to colds cause most sore throats from infections — antibiotics used for bacteria are not usually needed to speed recovery from a sore throat. 

Cookies

Ingredients

10 tablespoons butter

1/4 cup sugar

1 tablespoon lemon zest

1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/4 cup honey

1 egg

1 cup finely grated raw sweet potato

21/2 cups all-purpose flour

11/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

Lemon Glaze

1 teaspoon butter

1-2 teaspoons lemon juice

11/2 cups powdered sugar

1 tablespoon water 

I’ve got a weak back.

How long have you had it?

Oh, about a week back.

(The Three Stooges)