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UPDATE: Cholera Far from Under Control in Zimbabwe

February 3, 2009January 25, 2023 Amy L. Sonricker Hansen

 

To date over 60,000 people have been infected with cholera, and more than 3,100 are dead. Despite international efforts to control the outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) has called for additional, urgent measure to be taken, as the outbreak is still far from being under control. Related Articles (more atwww.HealthMap.org):

http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2009/cholera_zim_20090130/en/index.html

http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/World/Story/STIStory_332256.html

http://www.oxfamamerica.org/newsandpublications/press_releases/school-in-a-time-of-cholera-health-risk-threatens-return-to-school-for-zimbabwean-children

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