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La situación originada por el brote de cólera en Zimbabwe sigue agravándose. Han fallecido ya más de 3.100 personas y hay 60.000 casos en el país. Es alarmante además la tasa de letalidad, que se ha situado en un…

Reporting Period: 26th Jan - 2nd Feb, 2009 This report only covers main points and issues regarding WASH matters during the reporting period. Information sent by WASH cluster members by the 3rd of February, 2009 is captured. More detailed reports by…

GLIDE n° EP-2008-000218-ZWE Update: 15 January - 2 February 2009 Appeal target (current): CHF 10,170,233 (USD 9.2m or EUR 6.6m); Appeal coverage: 45%; Appeal history: - This Emergency Appeal was initially launched on 23 December, 2008 CHF 10,170,233 (USD 9.2m or EUR 6.6m)…

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 January 23, 2009. KEY DEVELOPMENTS Since the cholera outbreak began in August 2008, the disease…

By Laura MacInnis GENEVA, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Cholera infects millions of people each year, 10 times the number of cases reported by countries who fear losing tourist or trade income by acknowledging the real scale of an outbreak, experts…

February 2, 2009, Montreal - Development and Peace has just sent $ 100,000 to Zimbabwe to provide emergency aid to over 200,000 people. The relief program, run by Development and Peace partner Caritas Zimbabwe, addresses urgent and long-term problems…

The recent cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe highlights failures in the global fight against an old enemy. Sarah Cumberland reports. The recent cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe is not only symptomatic of the breakdown of water and sanitation infrastructure, but also of the…

Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee (ZimVAC) 1. BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION Food security assessments in urban areas have been too few and far apart, viz; 2003 and 2006. Yet the deterioration of the Zimbabwean economy suggests a rapidly deteriorating food security situation in the…

HIGHLIGHTS - Cholera death toll reaches 3,371 and cholera cumulative and suspected cases reach 67,945 - Food distribution in January has reached at least 4.1 million beneficiaries - In February the number of beneficiaries will increase to 7 million. Due to funding…

Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee (ZimVAC) 1. BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION Food security assessments in urban areas have been too few and far apart, viz; 2003 and 2006. Yet the deterioration of the Zimbabwean economy suggests a rapidly deteriorating food security situation…