Thursday, January 22, 2009
Children on the edge of survival
Zimbabwe’s defunct health system and the growing humanitarian crisis have had a devastating impact on the lives of children, particularly those who are orphaned or vulnerable, and UN officials have warned that child mortality rates will continue to rise. UNICEF executive director Ann Veneman, who visited Zimbabwe recently, told journalists that children’s access to health care and other preventative measures have been made difficult by the collapse of the health services system, the cholera epidemic, the closure of government hospitals, and the economic and food crises.
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