Reports

Highlights The first imported COVID-19 case was reported on 21 March 2020 and local transmission started on 24 March. As of 27 April, 32 COVID-19 cases were confirmed, including four deaths. A malaria outbreak, with over 200 deaths…

HIGHLIGHTS The first imported COVID-19 case was reported on 21 March 2020 and local transmission started on 24 March. As of 20 April, 25 COVID-19 cases were confirmed, including three deaths. Despite a one-week disruption due to COVID-19…

Key figures • 853,032 learners (ECD to Grade 7) targeted under the HRP through Education in Emergency support across 33 districts with severe needs. • 4.56 Million learners are currently affected and targeted under the COVID-19 pandemic with…

Severe Water, Sanitation Crisis Undermines Pandemic Fight (Johannesburg) – Zimbabwe government measures to combat COVID-19 should include urgently providing continuous and affordable access to sufficient safe water to people across the country. Long before the coronavirus pandemic,…

HIGHLIGHTS As of 5 April, 9 COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Zimbabwe, including one death, with 340 suspected cases testing negative After a disruption of one week, food and cash distributions were resumed on 30 March with food…

GOAL Zimbabwe's Country Director, Gabriella Prandini, shares the unprecedented challenges that COVID-19 brings to her and her team's operations in a country still struggling from the devastation caused by Cyclone Idai last year. As I rang in…

‘Human Rights in the midst of the Covid-19 Global Pandemic: Zim in state of neglect’ Executive Summary In March 2020 citizens were preoccupied with the Corona Virus Disease of 2019 (COVID-19) which wreaked havoc across the globe with 301051…

Joint Foreword by the Minister of Local Government and Public Works and the United Nations Resident Coordinator As Zimbabwe entered 2020, climatic and economic shocks are driving rising humanitarian needs which demand an urgent response. Zimbabwe endured a…

02 April 2020, Harare – The 2020 Humanitarian Response Plan for Zimbabwe was launched today, targeting 5.6 million people with food assistance and support in the areas of health, water-sanitation-hygiene, education, protection, nutrition, shelter, and camp…

One year on from the devastating Cyclone Idai of 2019, ActionAid's Arbie Baguios explains what's happening in Zimbabwe and the consequences still being felt across Southern Africa. One year on from the devastating Cyclone Idai of March…