Reports

Key Points - New cholera cases reported - More cases of A H1N1 Influenza reported - 680,000 farmers receive input assistance - HIV prevalence declines to 13.7% I. Situation Overview Zimbabwe's humanitarian situation remains complicated. Although some positive developments have taken place, the humanitarian…

HARARE, ZIMBABWE - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Standard Chartered Bank of Zimbabwe (Stanchart) signed an agreement that will enable the bank to expand its lending by $20 million over five years. The program,…

The national cereal balance sheet indicates that the initial cereal harvest deficit of between 364,000 MT and 535,000 MT has decreased to between 180,000 MT and 370,000 MT after taking into account informal, commercial, and food aid imports by…

30 September, 2009, Harare, Zimbabwe The World Health Organization officially presented hundreds of bicycles and motorcycles to the Zimbabwean Ministry of Health here today to strengthen health care and disease surveillance activities throughout the country. The 300 black bicycles and…

As members of the humanitarian community, we are committed to ensuring all people have access to the highest possible standard of health care. In this spirit, we declare our commitment to strengthening Zimbabwe's health system at all levels so…

By Sandra Nyaira Washington, 30 September 2009 - Concern is growing in Zimbabwe as to the risk of a fresh outbreak of cholera following the confirmation of five new cases in the Chiredzi district of Masvingo province. Word of the latest…

Harare, 30 September 2009 - A landmark plan to improve how countries, particularly developing nations, can better protect themselves against the pandemic H1N1 2009 has been applied for the first time in the world during a two-day workshop in…

Written by New Earth HARARE - Over 66,000 farm workers in Zimbabwe have been made homeless since February and are fighting for survival following a new spate of invasions of white-owned farms, a farm union said Friday. The report by the…

by Charles Tembo HARARE - Zimbabwe soldiers at the weekend threatened to shoot the white owner of a farm they have seized after he attempted to enter the property, ignoring High Court instructions to allow the farmer access to the…

HARARE, 29 September 2009 (IRIN) The increasing incidence of wild fires is eroding food production in Zimbabwe, which remains a food insecure country despite a turnaround in agricultural production. The Environment Management Agency, a government department, said recently that veld fires…