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Christian Aid has released =A350,000 to its partner, Zimbabwe Project Trust. The partner, known as ZimPro, aims to reduce the vulnerability of 15,000 urban poor in Harareto the cholera outbreak through the promotion of public health education, and water and…
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BOSTON - International relief and development agency Oxfam America has been awarded $1 million by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to respond to a deadly cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe. The funding will support Oxfam's work to help 135,000…
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"Our own staff are doing all they can to keep the hospital doors open, even in the face of their own suffering." -Dr. Kalindi Thomas, GBGM missionary UMCOR ADVANCE # 199456 Zimbabwe Emergency Keeping Hospital Doors Open Most…
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Summary New cholera cases and deaths continue to be reported mainly in the nine (9) out of ten Provinces of Zimbabwe. During the epidemiological reporting period since the outbreak of cholera in August, 2008, all ten (10) Provinces of the…
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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 October 28, 2008. BACKGROUND Conditions for most Zimbabweans continue to deteriorate due to the country's collapsing…
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By Shantha Bloemen MUSINA BORDER, South Africa, 5 January 2008 - Women and children sit on a patch of grass under one of a few leafy trees that lessens the heat from the harsh midday sun. They are among the…
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As the midnight countdown ended, cheers rang out and the crowd hugged and kissed friends and strangers in the small jazz club bar in downtown Harare. 2008 was an especially grim year in Zimbabwe and prospects for the coming…
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18 Most Horrible Things of 2008: Why 2009 is Zimbabwe's year of Change or Rebellion 231 Million Percent Inflation With an official rate of 231 million percent as of October 2008, the sky is the limit for Zimbabwe's astronomical inflation. In…
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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 19, 2008. KEY DEVELOPMENTS Since the outbreak began in August 2008, cholera has spread to…
Zimbabwe
This report covers the period 01/07/2008 to 31/12/2008. In brief Programmes purpose: Zimbabwe Red Cross Society (ZRCS) programmes are focused on reducing the suffering of the most vulnerable people and communities by contributing to the reduction of numbers of deaths, injuries and impact…
