Cholera outbreak hits Harare, Chitungwiza

Cholera outbreak hits Harare, Chitungwiza

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By McDonald Dzirutwe
Posted to the web: 03/11/2008 14:30:31
ZIMBABWE is battling a cholera outbreak that has killed nine people in Harare, as residents grapple with acute water shortages and burst sewers.

"This is the worst ever cholera outbreak in Harare and we are working with other partners to put up strategies to fight the disease," David Parirenyatwa, the Minister of Health, said.

An economic meltdown has left urban residents with burst sewers, uncollected garbage and severe water cuts, forcing many desperate families to fetch unclean water from shallow wells.

Parirenyatwa said authorities would apply heavy doses of chlorine to the wells to try make them safe.

At least 13 people died from cholera last month in Chitungwiza, some 30 km (19 miles) south of Harare, after the town was left without of water for more than a week.

Zimbabwe is suffering a chronic economic and political crisis that left government hamstrung, inflation officially at 231 million percent and basic goods scarce. - Reuters
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