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Zimbabwe: Typhoid Hits Hundreds
SW Radio, 9 August 2012
Zimbabwe's government has this week come under more pressure to urgently deal with the ongoing threat of typhoid, which continues to affect hundreds of people across the country. Read more »
Zimbabwean Govt Blamed for Typhoid Outbreak
The Government has been blasted for failing to combat the spread of typhoid which has so far affected more than three hundred people in the capital Harare and Chitungwiza.
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Zimbabwe: Harare Grapples With Water-Borne Diseases
Zimbabwe Standard, 5 August 2012
A local residents' trust has called on the Harare City Council (HCC) to show political commitment towards improving water delivery in the city. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Typhoid Continues to Wreak Havoc in Harare
Zimbabwe Standard, 29 July 2012
AT least 162 people in Harare and Chitungwiza have been treated for suspected typhoid, as Zimbabwe battles a resurgence of the waterborne disease that wreaked havoc late last year. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Typhoid and Cholera Return
UNIRIN, 27 July 2012
More than 100 people in the Zimbabwean capital Harare and Chitungwiza, a dormitory town 35km southeast of the city, have contracted typhoid this month, and the dilapidated water… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Typhoid Outbreak in City
The Herald, 26 July 2012
A typhoid outbreak has hit Harare and Chitungwiza, with at least 111 confirmed cases by yesterday. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Lack of Vision Has Led to Disease Outbreaks
Zimbabwe Standard, 29 July 2012
It's sickening to know that people in Harare and Chitungwiza are once again eating their own faeces. This has resulted in another outbreak of typhoid which has seen the number of… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Water Shortages Blamed for Typhoid Outbreak in Chitungwiza
SW Radio, 19 July 2012
A Health Ministry official has blamed water shortages and sewerage problems in Chitungwiza for an outbreak of typhoid, which the Ministry has been trying to stop from becoming a… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Project Gives Redcliff a Facelift
MDC, 3 July 2012
Redcliff Town Council has built 420 toilets for families who live in sub-standard communal houses in Torwood through a loan of $550 000 from the Ministry of Finance. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Let's Use Water Wisely - Harare City Council
The Herald, 7 June 2012
Harare City Council is encouraging residents to conserve water to enable it to equitably distribute the available resource after realising that it can only produce half of the… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: President Tsvangirai Launches Water, Anti-Litter Campaign
MDC, 6 July 2012
Zimbabwe should never revisit the 2008 cholera outbreak era which saw over 4 000 people dying due to the contamination of water sources and scarcity of clean water across the… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: World Environment Day Clean Up a Success
MDC, 6 June 2012
The MDC yesterday joined the rest of the world in commemorating this year's World Environment Day by cleaning up Copa Cabana Bus Terminus in Harare where more than 300 MDC members… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Water Crisis, a Health Time Bomb
Zimbabwe Standard, 20 May 2012
Life has become unbearable in Harare due to frequent water cuts experienced almost on a daily basis. Read more »
InFocus
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Health and Child Welfare Minister Dr Henry Madzorera says the typhoid outbreak is due to people drinking water contaminated with human waste of infected people. Read more »
