Reports

By Tsitsi Singizi HARARE, Zimbabwe, 19 December 2008 - Deep grief is evident in Nigel Chigudu's eyes. In a tortured voice, he slowly recounts the harrowing tragedy that saw him lose five siblings in five hours to the cholera epidemic…

JOHANNESBURG, 19 December 2008 (IRIN) The alarm was first raised about a fresh cholera outbreak in Chegutu, about 100km southwest of the Zimbabwean capital, Harare, on 10 December. Help did not arrive until three days later. "When we got to…

As people continue to die from cholera, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been broadening its response in order to prevent more people from becoming infected. Since the beginning of the week the ICRC has joined…

OVERVIEW - Logistics Plan of action developed - Cholera Command Control Centre at advanced stage - WHO Regional Director visits Harare - ORS to be administered at community level - Cholera cases, deaths increase - Epidemic alert system launched SITUATION UPDATE AND HEALTH ASSESSMENT - As…

As growing numbers of cholera cases spread to border areas, IOM has been tasked by the UN / IASC Health cluster to lead a coordinated response to the crisis in border areas in Manicaland, Matabeleland North and Mashonaland West…

Provisional edition P6=5FTA-PROV(2008)0640 B6-0628, 0633, 0639, 0642 and 0643/2008 The European Parliament , - having regard to its previous resolutions on Zimbabwe, most recently that of 10 July 2008 on the situation in Zimbabwe(1) , - having regard to Council Common Position 2008/135/CFSP of…

World Vision is set to drill 25 new boreholes fitted with hand pumps, rehabilitate 20 existing boreholes and unblock sewerage fixtures following a significant funding boost from the Swedish government, through the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA). The funding from…

Johannesburg_(dpa) _ As the festive season gets into full swing, aid agencies are stepping up their appeals for donations for Zimbabwe, where a cholera epidemic has killed hundreds and there are mounting reports of people dying of hunger. British-based development…

Australia will strengthen its sanctions against the Mugabe regime in Zimbabwe. The strengthened sanctions are a clear signal that the Australian Government holds the brutal Mugabe regime and its closest supporters accountable for the tragedy occurring in Zimbabwe. The Government has…

HelpAge International partner HelpAge Zimbabwe is responding to the cholera epidemic which is sweeping across the country, claiming scores of lives each day. Since the beginning of November, some 1,000 people have died and more than 20,000 cases have been…