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Cholera crowd fund raises $29m
HARARE – The cholera crowd fund scheme has to date raised $29 million, the government has confirmed. The fund was launched by the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development and the Ministry of Health and […]
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Old Mutual avails $400k towards cholera fight
HARARE – Life Assurance firm, Old Mutual has handed over to the government a $400 000 aid package to assist in the fight against the cholera outbreak in the country. This comes as the government […]
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Bulawayo cholera cases rise to five
TWO more patients were yesterday referred to Thorngrove Hospital for further assessment after they developed suspected cholera symptoms. This brings to five, possible cases of cholera in the city after three people were on Friday […]
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Why pregnant women shouldn’t drink
Alcohol impacts people and societies in different ways and is determined by the volume consumed, the pattern of drinking, as well as the quality of alcohol consumed. It is a psychoactive substance and its harmful […]
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Zimbabwe’s government criticized over cholera outbreak
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) – Zimbabwe’s new government is battling criticism over a cholera outbreak that has killed at least 25 people. A crowdfunding initiative by the finance minister amid reports of government spending on new […]
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Corporates join cholera fight . . . Econet chips in with $10m
HARARE – Econet Wireless has availed $10 million towards containing a dual outbreak of cholera and typhoid following the declaration of an emergency in Harare on Monday. The President’s Fund also released $100 000 towards […]
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Aid agencies ramp up response to Zimbabwe cholera outbreak
HARARE (Reuters) – The World Health Organization and the Red Cross said on Thursday they were ramping up their emergency responses to Zimbabwe’s deadliest cholera outbreak in a decade, with politicians trading blame over contaminated […]
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No handshakes at funerals as cholera spreads in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe has put screening mechanisms in place at the country’s borders with Zambia‚ Mozambique‚ Botswana and South Africa in an attempt to contain a cholera outbreak. Health and Child Care Minister Dr David Parirenyatwa said […]
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Government gives Harare ONLY $1m for cholera
Government has availed $1 million to Harare City Council to repair or upgrade collapsed sewer systems in most high density areas. The city itself, which has an open budget towards the programme, has also deployed […]
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WHO is scaling up response to a fast-moving cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe’s capital
Harare/Brazzaville – The World Health Organization (WHO) is scaling up its response to an outbreak of cholera in Zimbabwe, which is expanding quickly in Harare, the country’s capital with a population of more than two […]