Reports

Oxfam urges international donors to respond to needs HARARE - More then 300,000 people already seriously weakened by lack of food are in grave danger from the cholera epidemic currently sweeping Zimbabwe, said international aid agency Oxfam today. The Zimbabwean government has…

WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing an additional $600,000 to help combat the cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe. This assistance is in addition to the $4 million water, sanitation, and hygiene…

The Prime Minister has said that the UK will increase its aid provision for Zimbabwe following a recent outbreak of cholera that has taken the country to a state of "national emergency". In a Downing Street statement, the PM called…

In view of the deterioration in the public health situation in Zimbabwe and the spread of the cholera epidemic in the country, Bernard Kouchner has asked the crisis center at the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs to mobilize…

ICRC News Release No. 08/228 Harare/Geneva (ICRC) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is stepping up its response to the cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe by bringing in additional medical supplies. The disease has claimed more than 560…

NEW YORK, USA, 3 December 2008 - Zimbabwe is experiencing its worst cholera outbreak in recent years. More than 12,000 cases of cholera have been reported around the country. Thus far, 565 people have died. "The outbreak is really outpacing our…

Rome, December 3, 2008 - "The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs through the Directorate General for Cooperation and Development has contributed with a financial amount of 600.000 euros to OCHA in response of the humanitarian emergency in Zimbabwe. This fund…

As the humanitarian situation worsens in Zimbabwe, the IFRC is increasing its support of cholera prevention activities throughout the country. Latest estimates put the total of reported cholera cases at over 12,500 and at least 500 deaths. The situation is expected…

GLIDE No. EP-2008-000218-ZWE The International Federation's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) is a source of un-earmarked money created by the Federation in 1985 to ensure that immediate financial support is available for Red Cross and Red Crescent response to emergencies.…

The European Commission has responded to the growing cholera crisis in Zimbabwe by deploying humanitarian funding aimed both at treating victims of the disease and at stemming its spread. More than €9 million from the Commission humanitarian 'global plan'…