Sixty percent of admissions to mental institutions are linked to drug and substance use.

“The Zimbabwe National Drug Master Plan talks of the law enforcement agents taking care of that side of things,” Box said.

After a decade of toiling from one workplace to another, with interludes of joblessness, Nyoni gave in to the realities of life and joined the artisanal mining bandwagon.

She implored society to respect international humanitarian law to ease human suffering.

“I was shot three times at the back of my shoulder, and I suspect there could be something behind this.”

Suicide is the fourth leading cause of death in 15-29-year-olds in Zimbabwe.

Suicide is the fourth leading cause of death in 15-29-year-olds in Zimbabwe.

“My husband would take advantage of my age and bash me like he is beating his daughter,” Shiri said.

“We have had people from the Red Cross going around preaching to us the importance of vaccination.”

She said, however, they were facing challenges with children with advanced HIV infection.

The damning report was unveiled concurrently with the commemorations of the International Anti-Corruption Day on Friday.

“The meat is almost bad, but it can be consumed,” said Dube.

Mwenezi being one of the driest districts in the country, Jeke has seen himself and many others in this part of the country relying on food handouts.