Reports

Reporting Period: 16th March - 22nd March, 2009 This report only covers issues regarding WASH matters during the reporting period and cumulatively since the onset of the emergency. Information sent by WASH cluster members from Monday to Sunday of each week…

Cholera outbreak situation update From the beginning of the cholera outbreak to date, all provinces and 56 districts have been affected. By 21 March, a total of 92, 037 cases and 4,105 deaths had been reported, giving a crude Case…

Sweden is continuing to give humanitarian assistance to the vulnerable people of Zimbabwe, but substantial reforms must be initiated before Sweden can begin cooperating with the Zimbabwean government. "The people of Zimbabwe enjoy great support from the rest of the world.…

This report was issued by OCHA Zimbabwe. It covers the period from 13 to 20 March 2009. The next report will be issued on or around 27 March 2009. I. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES - Continuous decline in cases reported in all affected…

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 March 6, 2009. KEY DEVELOPMENTS Since the cholera outbreak began in August 2008, the disease has…

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 February 13, 2009. BACKGROUND Conditions for most Zimbabweans remain difficult due to the ongoing cholera outbreak,…

Listen to the News The incidence of cholera in Zimbabwe has stabilized, in part because the donor community has been funding the salaries of health workers. At the end of last year, many were not receiving salaries and so did not have…

HIGHLIGHTS - Almost 88,834 cases reported as of 7 March - Outbreak not yet under control - Shift in new cases reported from rural to urban areas - Cholera Command Control Centre activities have decentralized to provinces - New Health Cluster coordinator since the end…

JOHANNESBURG, 12 March 2009 (IRIN) The international humanitarian community's most important tool for raising resources for action in Zimbabwe, the Consolidated Appeals Process (CAP), is out of date and in need of revision. The question is whether appealing for more…

Australia will provide $10 million to help Prime Minister Tsvangirai and the so called inclusive Government of Zimbabwe to restore basic water, sanitation and health services and relieve the suffering of the Zimbabwean people. Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and his party,…