Reports

IFRC Secretariat funding requirements: CHF 3 million Federation-wide funding requirements: CHF 4 million SITUATION OVERVIEW People in Zimbabwe are still struggling to cope with the ongoing cholera outbreak which is causing fear, sickness, and loss of life across much…

A.SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the crisis The first cases of cholera in this outbreak were recorded on 12 February 2023 in Chegutu town, Mashonaland West Province. Since then, the country has been registering increase in Cholera cases with…

In Numbers 184 MT of food assistance distributed USD 897,000 cash-based transfers USD 81.9 m next six months (June 24 – November 24) net funding requirements 74,533 people assisted in May 2024 through inkind food and cash transfers Operational Updates • WFP…

Situation Update The economic growth for Zimbabwe remain positive, with the government projecting a 3.5% economic growth. However, this projected economic growth might be slowed if the impacts of the drought worsen. According to the African Development…

Bulawayo – The Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) in Zimbabwe with support from the World Health Organization and UNICEF conducted an Intra Action Review (IAR) of the current cholera response in the country from…

JOHANNESBURG – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a contribution of EUR 3 million from the European Union (EU) to support the continuation of nutritional support and services to the most vulnerable urban communities…

Highlights As of 31 May 2024, a total of 34,373 cholera cases, and 716 deaths with a cumulative case fatality rate (CFR) of 2.1 per cent, have been reported from 63 districts across the 10 provinces. Of the…

Report Highlights: Zimbabwe’s production of its staple crop, corn, is expected to drop by almost 60 percent in marketing year 2024/25 due to extreme drought conditions associated with the El Niño weather phenomenon. More than half of…

Spoiled harvests spell disaster for businesses – one woman's experience highlights the need to strengthen the World Food Programme’s ability to act ahead of extreme weather events 14 June 2024, Alison Cassells, Tatenda Macheka At one end of…

On 14 May 2024, the wild poliovirus outbreak in Malawi and Mozambique – which paralyzed nine children across the countries between February and August 2022 – was officially stopped. The virus, linked to a strain originally…