Reports

Background The cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe has been reported since February 2008. It is now extremely serious and has spread to all ten provinces of the country. The most affected provinces are Harare and Mashonaland East. According to the report…

Period covered by this Operations Update: 24 November 2008 - 19 January 2009; Appeal target (current): CHF 27,755,314 (USD 26,837,020) Appeal coverage: 38% (confirmed), however the emergency operation received significant donor support over the reporting period, with further donor support expected. Appeal history: -…

IOM reached some 160,000 people between 20 December 2008 and 10 January 2009 with cholera prevention messages and free aqua tabs distributed at transportation hubs in Harare, Bulawayo and Mutare. But despite local and international efforts to contain the disease, the…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Note: The last situation report was dated January 9, 2009. KEY DEVELOPMENTS Since the outbreak began in August 2008, cholera has spread…

GLIDE n=B0 EP-2008-000218-ZWE Period covered by this Ops Update: 28 December 2008 to 15 January 2009 Appeal target (current): CHF 10,170,233 (USD 9.2m or EUR 6.6m); Appeal coverage: 40%; Appeal history: - This Emergency Appeal was initially launched on 23 December, 2008 CHF 10,170,233…

With the onset of the rainy season, thousands more people in Zimbabwe and the surrounding region are at risk from cholera. Flooding could also seriously exacerbate the rate of infection, increasing the risk of sewage contaminating water sources. According to…

Thousands more people in Zimbabwe and the surrounding region could be at risk from cholera, the British Red Cross warned today (13 January 2009). With the onset of the rainy season, flooding could seriously exacerbate the rate of infection,…

OVERVIEW - Cholera situation update - Cholera Command and Control Centre update - Zimbabwe government community mobilization campaign - Support from partners - Health Cluster weekly meetings - Floods preparedness SITUATION UPDATE AND HEALTH ASSESSMENT As of 11 January, 2009 cholera has caused 1937 deaths with 38334…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Note: The last fact sheet was dated December 31, 2008. KEY DEVELOPMENTS Since the outbreak began in August 2008, cholera has spread…

By Thomas Myhren CHIRUNDU, Zimbabwe, 9 January 2009 - Cholera victims were in agony on the damp grass outside an overfilled clinic in Chinrundu, a small community in the Northwest region of Zimbabwe. The rural clinic, which only has the…