Reports

Many seriously ill patients can no longer afford prescription charges. By Nonthando Bhebhe in Harare (AR No. 141, 31-Oct-07) As the prices of drugs and healthcare continue to soar to astronomical levels, many Zimbabweans with life-threatening conditions are going without the treatment…

They will have their work cut out to reduce tensions ahead of next year's elections. By Yamikani Mwando in Bulawayo (AR No. 141, 31-Oct-07) Zimbabwe - like many African democracies - has been plagued by election violence since the country opted…

This report covers the period from 9/26/2007 to 10/31/2007 Domestic food supply - Assuming a national requirement of 1,816,000 MT, when both commercial and food aid imports to date are considered, a maize gap of about 441,000 MT…

by Sibusisiwe Ndlovu Diarrhea outbreaks and other waterborne diseases continue to be reported in municipal health centres in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe's second largest city, as the water crisis affecting the city worsens. World Vision is responding with efforts to restore water…

Those who have not been exposed to Zimbabwe's hyperinflation may find it difficult to comprehend the intensity of the suffering it causes to the country's citizens. What difference does it make to people's everyday lives? To say that inflation…

GENEVA, October 30, 2007--Action by Churches Together (ACT) International has issued a $3.6 million appeal to respond, over the next twelve months, to the growing humanitarian crisis in Zimbabwe. An inflation rate exceeding 7,000 percent has had a devastating impact on…

Summary This study was an impact assessment of the "Gokwe Integrated Recovery Action Project" (GIRA) a drought recovery and famine mitigation intervention being implemented by Africare in the Midlands Province of Zimbabwe. The assessment is one component of a broader applied…

Africare's Male Empowerment Project in Zimbabwe is challenging traditional by increasing male involvement in home-based care services given to rural people living with AIDS. The project equips men with the training and support necessary to become effective secondary caregivers -…

Appeal Number: 641-W Appeal Amount: $200,000 SITUATION: Ongoing humanitarian problems in Zimbabwe continue to prompt concern and needed responses by the international community to help alleviate serious food shortages. These shortages are affecting a large segment of the population of the…

By Thulani Munda HARARE - Zimbabwe has issued seed firms with permits to import maize seed for the 2007-2008 agricultural season, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor Gideon Gono said yesterday. Giving an update on the forthcoming agricultural season dubbed the…