Zimbabwe
Henrietta Fore, Administrator, United States Agency for International Development U.S. Ambassador to Zimbabwe James D. McGee; Director of the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance Ky Luu On-the-Record Briefing Washington, DC MR. WOOD: Okay, everyone, as promised, we have with us today USAID Administrator…
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Contrairement à ce qu'affirme M. Mugabe, l'épidémie de choléra n'est pas endiguée. L'Organisation mondiale de la Santé a fait savoir qu'il y aurait plus de 16 000 personnes infectées et que le choléra aurait déjà fait près de 800…
Zimbabwe
The British Red Cross launched an appeal on 11 December to help thousands of people affected by cholera and food shortages in Zimbabwe and the surrounding region. A severe cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe has already claimed more than 700 lives…
Zimbabwe
CARE International is implementing emergency measures to prevent the spread of cholera during food distributions in Zimbabwe, where an epidemic has killed more than 746 people and infected nearly 16,000. Almost half the population, which is struggling under the weight of…
Zimbabwe
GLIDE n° EP- 2007- 000104-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 Red Crescent response to…
Zimbabwe
WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing an additional $6.2 million and has deployed a Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) to help combat the cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe. This assistance is…
Zimbabwe
Plan has launched an emergency appeal to help children and families affected by Zimbabwe's cholera outbreak, which has killed nearly 800 people and left more than 15,000 infected. Zimbabwean authorities have declared the outbreak a national emergency. Hospitals are in…
Zimbabwe
Harare/Cologne. Given the deteriorating situation caused by the cholera epidemic in Zim-babwe, Malteser International is supporting an emergency relief programme: Together with the German-based relief organisation HELP, and with financial support from the Federal For-eign Office of Germany, the organisations…
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International aid organizations are responding to the complex humanitarian crisis in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe is in the midst of an economic meltdown with staggering inflation and unemployment. This is resulting in shortages of food and fuel, and a breakdown of…
Zimbabwe
Summary The devastating cholera outbreak continues to spread, affecting all provinces except North Matabeleland and 44 out of the 61 districts in the country. The numbers of suspected cases and reported deaths have risen by 76.5% and 76.2% respectively since…
