I am an entrepreneur who stumbled upon work in metal health🧠 while looking for a personal solution, grew a passion & developed ideas & innovations 🇿🇼
Harare, Zimbabwe
Joined July 2009
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I used to think that life is all about who you know. It is actually about who knows you and what they think of you. #thereyouhaveit
Happy to be part of the team that’s working on the #FRIENDZ project which is integrating #mhGAP & @friendshipbench Intervention for scale up into 4 provinces in Zimbabwe. There is definitely need for more #investment into #mentalhealth so that all parts of the country get covered
Momentous morning in Harare @ the @MoHCCZim launch of our innovative FRIENDZ project which will integrate @WHO mhGAP and @friendshipbench PST @ PHC level in 4 Provinces with support from @gchallenges under the @WHO_Zimbabwe Special Initiative for Mental Health. Watch this space!
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#FADAB2023 Jacob Shamuyarira presenting treatment options of Zimbabwe where youth drinking 15-19 yrs is in the highest level within African countries. More services needed!
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Governments, allocate resources, to address this urgent need; prevention of substance use!
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WHO forum on alcohol, drugs and addictive behaviours. WHO report on cross border marketing by @ room + @AndersonLuxford @CAPRAustralia arguing for marketing intervention and spaces online free from targeted marketing @ericcarlin2 @dhjalcohol @dag_rekve @Movendi_Int @latrobe
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Today is International Day against Drug Abuse & Illicit Trafficking.
Globally, nearly 500000 deaths are linked to drug use each year. WHO works with countries & partners to prevent & reduce the extensive harms caused to individuals, families & communities by drug use & drug use disorders 👉bit.ly/4370M1W #WorldDrugDay
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We are excited to participate for the fourth time in #FADAB4
The fourth @WHO Forum on Alcohol, other Drugs and Addictive Behaviors
movendi.ngo/event/fadab-4/
👉🏿Follow live here: who.int/news-room/events/det…
TNX to DG @DrTedros and ADG Jérôme Salomon for outstanding welcoming remarks.
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Better being socially accepted or taking care of your health?
#Alcohol is a toxic substance classified as a Group 1 carcinogen by @IARCWHO
🚩There's no safe level of #alcohol
“Alcohol is the number 1 modifiable risk factor for breast cancer” says Dr Ben Anderson @WHO #FADAB4
He explains the work behind the @TheLancet statement
👉🏽 movendi.ngo/science-digest/w…
#AlcoholHarms #AlcPolPrio
Excited to be part of #fadab23 happening at the @WHO HQ in Geneva. I will be speaking on #Zimbabwe’s experiences with #alcohol use disorders @Pamumvurizwe @FloBaing @DebraMachando @MoHCCZim @WHO_Zimbabwe who.int/teams/mental-health-…
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It was humbling to be recognized by @Pamumvurizwe for making a difference in women’s lives. Thank you and be bold to demystify mental health issues 🙏@thespacezw @jacob_ius
Delighted to receive young women from @PamumvuriZW, a non profitable entity involved in mental health, environmental conservation & social entrepreneurship promotion, who paid a courtesy call on @ilo Director to commemorate #IWD2022 #breakthebias @hphororo @ILOAfrica
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Delighted to receive young women from @PamumvuriZW, a non profitable entity involved in mental health, environmental conservation & social entrepreneurship promotion, who paid a courtesy call on @ilo Director to commemorate #IWD2022 #breakthebias @hphororo @ILOAfrica
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#SIFA - enhancing the capacities of @_AfricanUnion member states on labour market forecasts, skills needs anticipation & development of skills inventory to analyse skills demand & supply based on @ilo common framework #STED
Read more 👇
ilo.org/skills/projects/sted…
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4th & last day of the #qualityrights assessors training in #Zimbabwe. Teams are giving feedback after visiting Gweru General Hospital to interview service users in the #mentalhealth section @QRGhana @flokemboi @DebraMachando @HumphreyKofie @WHO_Zimbabwe @MoHCCZim @Pamumvurizwe
Having a great time in Kadoma learning about #qualityrights. Thank you @flokemboi for your #VisitZimbabwe @MoHCCZim @Pamumvurizwe @WHO_Zimbabwe @HumphreyKofie @QualityrightsZW @DebraMachando @ChidoRwafa @friendshipbench @ChitapiUnity @zimnamh @OcdTrust @tdzuda @DixonChibanda
Training Zimbabwe mental health stakeholders on #qualityrights. There's need to transform mental health services across the world @QualityrightsZW @DebraMachando @HumphreyKofie @MichelleFunk3 @jacob_ius @MoHCCZim @WHO_Zimbabwe
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Jeff Bezos interview in 1999:
“You’re worth $9-$10 billion today. What’s with the Honda?”
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Honoured and humbled by your recognition @unwomenzw @UN_Women . I will continue to try my best to serve my community. Thank my tribe, a group of very strong women who support my work🙏🏽 #IWD2021 @PrimNyamayaro @becca_jopling @melanieabas @CatherineMakoni @zambezi40 @Stranchi2
As we count down to #IWD2021, let’s take a moment to acknowledge our community champions, women taking a lead in philanthropy work to advance gender and social equality in their communities. #GenerationEquality
