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The food supply situation in Zimbabwe has deteriorated significantly in recent years. The country has been facing stern socio-economic decline since 2000, a vulnerability compounded by the aggravated impacts of climate change such as drought, low crop performance and limited irrigation.
All these factors have combined to lead to severe shortages of basic food across the country. Estimates suggest that up to 5.1 million people may be without access to food by the end of 2008.
In addition, Zimbabwe, like so many countries on the African continent is suffering appallingly as a result of HIV and AIDS. The pandemic claims an estimated 2,300 lives per week. |
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 Cholera soars while funds dry up
At some point in the past three weeks Zimbabwe passed a grim milestone. On one day in January Zimbabwe registered cholera case number 60,001. A week before Christmas 60,000 was considered the worst case scenario. Now, humanitarian organizations working in the country fear that the toll could climb to 100,000 or beyond. Whatever the final number, Zimbabwe is now in the grip of the worst cholera outbreak on this continent in 15 years. In six sickening and painful months, Zimbabwe has surpassed Africa’s continent-wide annual average of cases and deaths.
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