The Ministry of Sports, Arts and Recreation together with Hwange stakeholders held a 5km
Walk for Life under the theme curbing Non communicable diseases through sports.
The walk was also in conjunction with the fight against drug and substance abuse in which
participants distributed fliers on the dangers of abuse.
The participants consisted of Hwange High School learners, Hwange College of Education
students and lecturers, and officials from various other government ministries such as
the Ministry of Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Development.
Chikomborero Chakawa from Youth In Combined Action Against Drug and Substance
Abuse (YCAADSA), said the purpose of the walk was meant to educate people about the
effects of drug and substance abuse in the community.
“Most communities in Zimbabwe are battling with drug and substance abuse without
knowing. The public is not educated enough about drug and substance abuse in Hwange.
“Although Hwange communities have few cases, there is still a need to educate people on the
dangers of taking drugs especially among the youths.
“We distributed the booklets from the DA complex at the bus terminus, the Hwange CBD,
and we are just making sure that we pass on information on the effects of drug abuse to the
people,” said Chakawa.
Meanwhile, Walk for Life is a simple way for people of all ages to get involved by actively
supporting for the value of human life. The Hwange Walk for Life is running under the theme
of curbing non communable diseases.
Non-communicable diseases are those that are not spread through infection or through other
people, but are typically caused by unhealthy behaviours. They are the leading causes of
death worldwide particularly in low-and middle-income countries. These diseases include
heart attacks and stroke, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases such as chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease and asthma and diabetes.
