Reports

Executive Summary The humanitarian situation in Zimbabwe continues to be stable but fragile due to many factors. The main humanitarian needs in Zimbabwe relate to food security, the continued threat of disease outbreaks, and requirements relating to…

A study by the Center for Global Health at the University of Ottawa, Canada, found Zimbabwe suffering among the worst economic losses from the emigration of physicians Tatenda Gumbo | Washington Among African countries, Zimbabwe is one of…

HARARE - The Roman Catholic church’s human rights arm on Sunday urged Zimbabwean authorities to declare chronic water shortages in the country a national disaster, amid rising cases of typhoid in the capital Harare. Nearly 300 cases…

Executive Summary The Centre for Conflict Resolution (CCR), Cape Town, South Africa hosted a policy advisory group seminar at Lake Safari Lodge, Siavonga, in Zambia, from 9 to 10 June 2011 on the theme “State Reconstruction in…

Highlights Typhoid cases reported per week doubles in Harare Kwekwe Diarrhoea outbreak now in control Muzarabani and Patchway Cholera Alerts investigated

The delayed 2011-2012 rainy season has made life unbearable for the rural community here as most boreholes have run dry. by Jane Makoni Villagers are being forced to walk long distances to draw water from the long-abandoned community…

The current dry spell has seen a proliferation of companies and individuals selling water in the capital. by Fungi Kwaramba Harare metropolitan province is struggling to provide water for its growing population and only those with the resources…

HARARE, 23 November 2011 (IRIN) - After a thin harvest, Rudo Mangwere, 32, a farmer in Chirumhanzu district, some 200km southwest of Harare, Zimbabwe's capital, has resorted to selling wild honey by the roadside to beat…

Over £100m has been spent by DFID on the Zimbabwean health sector since 2004, mainly on the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS, support to maternal health and the supply of essential medicines. In DFID’s Support to…

HARARE –More than one million people in Zimbabwe will be unable to meet their food needs during the lean season between now and March, in spite of improvements in the food security situation in recent years. “Most…