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6 days ago · In Zimbabwe, water supply challenges, lack of access to sanitation and hygiene, and prolonged dry seasons caused by climate change have exacerbated a cholera outbreak that has killed hundreds of people this year. The latest outbreak began in the town of Chegutu, about 60 miles south of the capital city, Harare, where the first patient with ...
Feb 2, 2024 · Highlights. • As of 31 January 2024, a total of 21,835 cholera cases, 71 confirmed deaths and 416 suspected deaths have been reported from 61 districts across all 10 provinces. • Of the...
WHO ZIMBABWE CHOLERA UPDATED.pdf. After years of relative calm, Zimbabwe has been grappling with a cholera outbreak since 12 February 2023. This resurgence is not an isolated incident, as 10 more countries (Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia, Zambia, South Sudan, Burundi, Tanzania and South Africa) in Eastern and Southern Africa are ...
Nov 20, 2023 · World. Cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe suspected in 150 deaths as disease spreads throughout country. Since the start of the latest outbreak, Zimbabwe’s Health Ministry has recorded 8,087...
Nov 16, 2023 · Zimbabwe has been grappling with a cholera outbreak since February 2023, with the number of cases increasing across the country. As of 5 November 2023, suspected and confirmed cases have been reported in all 10 provinces of the country and in 41 out of 62 districts, with the most alarming spikes in the south-eastern provinces of Masvingo and ...
1 day ago · • As of 26 April 2024, a total of 33,004 cholera cases, and 703 deaths with a cumulative case fatality rate (CFR) of 2.1 per cent, have been reported from 63 districts across the 10 provinces.
Jul 6, 2023 · Multi-country outbreak of cholera . External Situation Report #4, published 6 July 2023 . In this edition: •Highlights . •Epidemiological update . •Focus on selected countries . •Operational updates . •Key Challenges. •Next Steps . Highlights . Data as of 15 June 2023 .
