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6 February 2009

Zimbabwe cholera crisis diary - Part V

I watched 11,000 litres of clean water pumped into the jerry cans and plastic bottles of a cholera-affected community today.
Zimbabwe cholera crisis diary - Part IV
5 February 2009

Zimbabwe cholera crisis diary - Part IV

Our swing through Zimbabwe’s south finished today as we left Bulawayo and headed north to Kadoma in Mashonaland West.
4 February 2009

Zimbabwe cholera crisis diary - Part III

There is a tendency sometimes when talking about an emergency operation like this one to focus too much on the international assistance side of it.
Zimbabwe cholera crisis diary - Part II
3 February 2009

Zimbabwe cholera crisis diary - Part II

We went back to the clinic in Kwekwe this morning.
The Red Cross – rural Zimbabwe's vanguard
3 February 2009

The Red Cross – rural Zimbabwe's vanguard

The World Food Programme now estimates that seven million Zimbabweans are in need of food aid.
2 February 2009

Zimbabwe cholera crisis diary

Since last Wednesday (28 January, 2009), the small clinic at Kwekwe has received 131 cholera patients.
16 January 2009

Zimbabwe: Cholera death toll rises further

The number of cholera deaths in Zimbabwe continues to rise, with nearly half of all deaths occurring in communities or en route to receive medical attention.
Zimbabwe: Esther Mhike, Red Cross volunteer in Masvingo
16 October 2008

Zimbabwe: Esther Mhike, Red Cross volunteer in Masvingo

For the past eight years, 60-year-old Red Cross volunteer Esther Mhike has arrived at the Red Cross office in Masvingo every morning at eight o’clock.
Zimbabwe: Otillia, 42, Red Cross home-based care client in Chivi
26 September 2008

Zimbabwe: Otillia, 42, Red Cross home-based care client in Chivi

Otillia, a mother of three young children, lost her husband to AIDS last year.
18 September 2008

Zimbabwe food crisis: Tendai, 35, Red Cross home-based care client in Masvingo

Tendai sits quietly on her bed in her small house in Masvingo.
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