Reports

Background A number of initiatives promoting healthy urban food systems are underway in urban areas of Zimbabwe, but these promising approaches are not always systematically documented, known and shared to support exchange and learning. To address this, the Urban…

Glide number: DR-2021-000168-ZWE A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the disaster The 2021 lean season experienced by Zimbabwe has severely influenced on food insecurity and deteriorating nutrition in some parts of the country’s low-lying areas an effect spread to May…

Situation Update The findings of the 2023 First Round Crop and Livestock Report shows that the total area planted under all crops marginally increased by 8% from 3,387,038 hectares in 2021/22 season to 3,674,149 hectares in 2022/23.…

Executive summary This paper looks at the myriad ways in which conflict, militarism, and the climate crisis are intertwined on the African continent. While the continent is endowed with a lot of natural resources, the revenue from…

From 24-30 April 2023, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) in Zimbabwe join the rest of the continent to mark the African Vaccination Week (AVW), commemorated every last week of…

By Vivian Mugarisi Kadoma, Zimbabwe - To improve capacities for adequate prevention, readiness, early detection and timely response to cholera at community level, the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) conducted a cholera tabletop simulation exercise…

Summary The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is affecting people in many different contexts. While the right to life with dignity is universal, each response to the pandemic must be contextualised to apply the humanitarian standards appropriately for that…

Zimbabwe is a landlocked country in southern Africa, the impact of climate change on Zimbabwe's water resources has exacerbated the frequency and intensity of droughts, especially due to deforestation, overgrazing, and poor land management practices. Thus,…

In the 11th Century, a few hours south of present-day Harare, a vibrant farming and trading empire was emerging. At its heart, in the fertile watershed between the Zambezi and the Limpopo rivers, the city known as…

By Tatenda Chimbwanda Kadoma, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe is endemic to 14 Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), including bilharzia, intestinal worms, elephantiasis, blinding trachoma, rabies, leprosy, sleeping sickness, anthrax, plague, snake bite envenoming, Cysticercosis (Taeniasis) and Foodborne trematodes infections…