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Zimbabwe town placed under cholera quarantine

Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Health authorities in Zimbabwe Tuesday placed the small mining town of Zvishavane in the south of the country under a tight cholera surveillance after one person died of the disease Friday. Gertrude Deleza, a medical doctor…

Format:
News and Press Release
Source:
PANAPress
Posted:
10 Sep 2002

Zimbabwe

Struggling to survive in Zimbabwe

A mother labors to feed her children as family faces an uncertain future by Tracy Mitchell Sarah is 30 years old, married with four children (11, 9, 6, 3). She and her husband are farmers in the drought-struck communal area…

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News and Press Release
Source:
Mercy Corps
Posted:
10 Sep 2002

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Health & Family Planning briefing sheet, Jul 2002

Health and Family Planning Overview Population: 11.4 million (BUCEN 2002) Infant Mortality Rate: 65 (DHS 1999) DPT3 Coverage: 80.9%, children 12-23 mos. (DHS 1999) Nutrition: 26.5% stunting, children 0-59 mos. (DHS 1999) Total Fertility Rate: 3.96 (DHS 1999) Maternal Mortality Ratio: 695 (DHS 1999) Contraceptive Prevalence Rate: 50.4%, all women, modern…

Format:
Situation Report
Source:
USAID
Posted:
9 Sep 2002

Zimbabwe

UN Special Envoy on Southern Africa urges help for millions of Zimbabweans

HARARE - September 6, 2002 James Morris, the UN Secretary General's Special Envoy on the humanitarian crisis in six southern African countries, today strongly urged increased donations to assist more than six million people in Zimbabwe facing growing hardship. While…

Format:
News and Press Release
Source:
WFP
Posted:
6 Sep 2002

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: GM maize accepted as crisis deepens

JOHANNESBURG, 6 Sep 2002 (IRIN) - An acceptance by Zimbabwe of food aid containing genetically modified (GM) maize comes as humanitarian officials warn that the country's food crisis is set to worsen. "We are starting to see evidence of serious malnutrition…

Format:
News and Press Release
Source:
TNH
Posted:
6 Sep 2002

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Displaced fleeing to towns to escape violence

JOHANNESBURG, 6 September (IRIN) - Political violence and intimidation in Zimbabwe's rural areas is forcing victims to flee to major towns and cities, the Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) warned in its latest report. Many of the displaced, who reportedly have…

Format:
News and Press Release
Source:
TNH
Posted:
6 Sep 2002

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Aid workers taught to prevent sexual abuse: UNICEF

HARARE, Sept 4, 2002 (Xinhua via COMTEX) Managers of aid organizations are for the first time being given training on how to prevent sexual exploitation by their own colleagues to protect the disadvantaged children in southern Africa, according to a…

Format:
News and Press Release
Source:
Xinhua
Posted:
4 Sep 2002

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Survival strategies in the face of starvation

Zimbabwe is experiencing a severe food crisis directly affecting half its population. The current level of food aid is not sufficient to meet the tremendous needs. The current United Nations consolidated appeal is only resourced at 43 percent, and…

Format:
News and Press Release
Source:
RI
Posted:
4 Sep 2002

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