Factsheet: What are they doing about Cholera in Zimbabwe? - ZimFact
Ngoni Mhuruyengwe
May 31, 2023
Cholera is currently one of the major public health emergencies facing Southern African countries, including Zimbabwe.
A Cholera outbreak which hit Zimbabwe with a handful of cases in February has seen the number of infections shooting to over 2,000 cases as May 29, 2023.
Here is a snapshot of the emergency response efforts by some key health actors in Zimbabwe.
The Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) has led the primary response efforts in:
In response to the current outbreak, local authorities are:
The United Nations Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has stepped up efforts to fighting the Cholera outbreaks around Zimbabwe through:
The World Health Organization (WHO) has actively participated in the emergency relief programme by:
The Community Working Group on Health (CWGH) has been using its national structures to raise awareness on the latest Cholera outbreak – but expects Zimbabwe to unfortunately continue suffering regular outbreaks until it resolves water and sanitation problems in urban and semi-urban settlements and massively improves health delivery services, according to CWGH executive director Itai Rusike.
Sources
Ministry of Health and Child Care
https://www.afro.who.int/countries/zimbabwe/news/zimbabwe-conducts-cholera-simulation-exercise-improve-readiness-and-response
https://www.afro.who.int/countries/zimbabwe/news/who-donates-cholera-supplies-enhance-outbreak-response-zimbabwe
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