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Harare water crisis technical committee given another 100 days
By Kudakwashe Pembere As Harare’s water challenges appear to be a thorn in the flesh for both the local authority and central government, a technical committee appointed to come up with solutions to mitigate this crisis has been afforded another 100 days to round up their task. This on Wednesday was said by the Minister
Read More#Breaking: Zimbabwe Targets Two Million With Oral Cholera Vaccines
By Michael Gwarisa In a bid to provide temporal protection against Cholera infection and severe cholera symptoms, Zimbabwe will soon be rolling out a targeted Oral Cholera vaccination program in the 57 affected districts, HealthTimes has learnt. Zimbabwe is among the 18 countries battling Cholera in the world and according to the Africa Centre for
Read MoreCentral Government Briefly Takes Over Solid Waste Management In Harare As Cholera Rears Ugly Head
By Michael Gwarisa Riding on the existing Emergency Solid Waste Management Program, guided by Statutory Instrument 140 of 2023, following the declaration of a state of disaster in Harare Metropolitan province, the Zimbabwean government is implementing a raft of measures through Operation Chenesa Harare (Clean Harare), an ambitious waste management program targeting to clear all
Read MoreIdle Buildings Converted Into Life-Saving Oral Rehydration Points For Cholera Patients In Manicaland
By Michael Gwarisa in Manicaland Almost 15 kilometers from Zvipiripiri Rural Clinic, Sekuru Ramson Nyatsanza* (79) from Nyangani Village Ward 16 in Mutare rural, is experiencing severe Cholera symptoms. He is vomiting profusely and the rice water-like diarrhoea is not stopping. Despite being a member of an Apostolic Sect that is known for prohibitin followers
Read MorePresident Mnangagwa Should Declare Cholera a National Disaster
PUBLIC Health expert and Community Working Group on Health (CWGH) Executive Director, Mr Itai Rusike has called on President Emerson Mnganagwa to act swiftly and declare the prevailing Cholera outbreak a National Disaster before the health situation gets out of hand. By Michael Gwarisa His call comes in the midst of numerous Cholera cases that
Read MoreCholera Spreads like Veld Fire in Zimbabwe’s Rural Communities
WHILE previous Cholera outbreaks in Zimbabwe were recorded in urban areas where there is poor water and sanitation services, the obtaining Cholera outbreak seem to be spreading fast in rural communities. By Michael Gwarisa Zimbabwe reported its first Cholera case in February this year in Chegutu before the outbreak spread to the country’s 10 provinces.
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Cholera Spreads To 17 Traditional Hotspots In Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is experience another Cholera wave amidst indications of a surge in new cases in rural communities and traditional Cholera hostposts. By Staff Reporter To date, 4 730 suspected cases of Cholera have been recorded countrywide, with 944 having been confirmed. 30 Confirmed deaths and 100 suspected deaths have so far been recorded since the
Read MoreZimbabwe Government cracks head over untraceable Cholera origins
THE cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe has no epidemiological link to any country in the region or any place that has recorded cholera cases, meaning the local environment could be heavily contaminated and harbouring volumes of Cholera pathogens, a top health official has warned. By Michael Gwarisa This according to the Ministry of Health and Child
Read More11 Budiriro Residents Contract Cholera after Drinking Water from Contaminated Well
THE Harare City Health Department has activated emergency Cholera response systems in the midst of an unfolding Cholera situation which has seen three confirmed, and 11 suspected cholera cases being recorded over the past five days in Budiriro 1. By Michael Gwarisa The 11 suspected cases and the confirmed three, all emanate from one area
Read MoreMore Mozambican Nationals Troop To Zimbabwe For Cholera Treatment
A total 25 cases, out of 121 suspected Cholera cases that have been reported in Zimbabwe to date, are emanating from one village in Mozambique. By Michael Gwarisa The villagers from Kadunje are currently being treated for Cholera at Chiwenga Clinic, Centenary District, Mashonaland Central Province, bordering Mozambique. While the move could exert pressure on
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