Oxfarm supporting Zim govt in water rehabilitation facilities

Oxfarm, a humaniutarian organisatrion has indicated that it continues to assist the government of Zimbabwe in the rehabilitation of water facilities.

The organisation indicated that it is currently working with the Harare City Council in the programme.

"Oxfam in Zimbabwe is continuing to support the government of Zimbabwe in responding to the recent Typhoid outbreak in Mbare as well as complementing the Council on the disaster preparedness and risk reduction efforts in other urban areas prone to this kind of an outbreak

such as Hopley and Stoneridge," Oxfarm said.

"The interventions being implemented are designed to address the immediate health and hygiene needs, in the process ensuring the provision of safe water and good hygiene practices. To date Oxfam has rehabilitated 34 water points, with head works having

been constructed on 22 sites. The exercise involved demolishing of old concrete, replacing it with new concrete aprons, runoff channels and soakaways which where done to eliminate contamination and improve on drainage. The intervention will ensure that boreholes as water sources

are protected and can better save the community."