Reports

Highlights • As of 26 April 2024, a total of 33,004 cholera cases, and 703 deaths with a cumulative case fatality rate (CFR) of 2.1 per cent, have been reported from 63 districts across the 10 provinces. •…

Highlights In October 2023, Zimbabwe declared polio outbreak as a Public Health Emergency (PHE) following the detection of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2). An index human polio virus type 2 was reported in a 10-year-old girl with…

Concerns are growing over the distribution of aid by the government after local NGO Zimbabwe Peace Project released its monthly report recording an increase in human rights violations, intimidation and harassment, including 12 alleged incidents where…

Zimbabwe is grappling with the second biggest outbreak of cholera in its history, with cases rapidly spreading across the country. It started on 12 February 2023 and to date, more than 600 people have died from…

Key Messages In April, many poor households remain reliant on market purchases to meet their food needs following a delayed start to the harvest, with most farmers also anticipating a significantly below-average to failed harvest. Households are…

The Zimbabwe Gender-Based Violence Assessment and the Gender Assessment show that the country has made progress but there are further actions that can be taken to address gender disparities. In Zimbabwe, gender-based violence (GBV) is a significant…

Introduction In Zimbabwe, recurrent climatic shocks, including floods and drought worsened by El Niño events, a protracted and deteriorating economic environment, and regular disease outbreaks including typhoid, cholera and measles have left an estimated 2.6 million people,…

Executive Summary 2023 was the hottest year ever recorded. A natural El Niño cycle added to the rising trend of global warming, resulting in more frequent and intense droughts, floods, and tropical cyclones. To mitigate these risks,…

Highlights As of 11 April 2024, a total of 31,705 cholera cases, and 683 deaths with a cumulative case fatality rate (CFR) of 2.2 per cent, have been reported from 63 districts across the 10 provinces. Of the…

Harare - To ramp up testing for cholera in Zimbabwe, the World Health Organization (WHO) supported the Ministry of Health and Child Care with training of 986 nurses in antigen Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) testing. This…