Reports

As of 1 December 2008, the Ministry of Health in Zimbabwe has reported a total of 11 735 cholera cases with 484 deaths since August 2008, affecting all provinces in the country. The overall case fatality rate is 4%…

HARARE, 2 December 2008 - Amidst an unprecedented cholera outbreak, the collapse of Zimbabwe's education sector and hospital closures, UNICEF Zimbabwe today announced a rigorous 120 day emergency response to intensify relief efforts to the country's children. Zimbabwean children, already bearing the…

Overall Health Situation Zimbabwe's overall health service has been steadily declining for the last five years. Once a system that neighbouring countries referred patients for special care to, the Zimbabwean health service today is wracked by critical shortages of essential…

HIGHLIGHTS - The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has authorised payment in foreign currency by UN agencies and their partners. This measure should enhance the operations of humanitarian stakeholders in Zimbabwe; - The IASC Country Team has decided to shift to emergency…

Background The Zimbabwe health cluster has developed this operational plan in order to be able to mount a predictable and coordinated response to the unprecedented outbreak of cholera in Zimbabwe that has caused an estimated 9000 cases and close to…

World Vision Zimbabwe is continuing a coordinated response to the worsening cholera situation by providing desperately needs medical supplies, boreholes, health education and personnel to affected areas. According to Daniel Muchena, World Vision Zimbabwe Humanitarian and Emergency Affairs Director, "We are…

IOM continues to work in coordination with UN agencies and local authorities to urgently combat a rapidly spreading outbreak of cholera, which has thus far claimed hundreds of lives. With the entire country now affected by the outbreak, and…

Plan has joined a reaction team of humanitarian agencies supporting the Zimbabwean government's fight against cholera outbreaks in the country. Media reports have estimated the country's death toll to be more than 100 - with more cases going unreported. The situation…

Watch the press conference A senior United Nations relief official has urged donors to generously support the $550 million appeal launched earlier this week to respond to the humanitarian crisis in Zimbabwe, which she warned will get much worse without "massive" international…

Summary The Cholera outbreak is not yet under control. Reports of additional cases from neighbouring Botswana (in Palm Tree border area) and Republic of South Africa (in Musina, Durban, Gauteng, and Mpumalanga) indicate an alarming regional dimension. In Zimbabwe, Reported cases…