Thursday, February 05, 2009
Cholera crisis worsening
Zimbabwe’s cholera crisis has reached unprecedented levels with nearly 63,000 people being infected by the epidemic, according to a report by a United Nations agency. The epidemic, which began in August, has already killed more than 3,000 people - the deadliest outbreak in Africa in 15 years, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said. The report said lack of awareness about the disease, inaccessibility to clean water and medicine shortages have made stopping the spread of cholera impossible.
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