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Funding shortfalls undermine Zimbabwe's pharmaceutical supply chain

Severe funding constraints are crippling Zimbabwe's public health procurement system, disrupting the National Pharmaceutical Company (NatPharm) and its ability to maintain a reliable medical supply chain, officials have warned.NatPharm, a …

Published: 22 Aug 2025 at 09:42hrs | 165 | by Staff reporter

Diarrhoea outbreak hits Pumula

Residents of Ward 17 in Pumula are grappling with a severe diarrhoea outbreak, which locals say was caused by contaminated tap water. Community members reported that sewer water was mixing with clean water due to dilapidated water pipes, l…

Published: 22 Aug 2025 at 09:42hrs | 478 | by Staff reporter

Cholera outbreak spreads in Mashonaland

The cholera outbreak that was initially concentrated in Mashonaland Central has now spread to Mashonaland East, prompting the government to deploy health personnel to Dindi in the Uzumba-Maramba-Pfungwe (UMP) district in an effort to conta…

Published: 19 Mar 2025 at 06:54hrs | 198 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe battles cholera outbreak in Kariba

Zimbabwe is grappling with a new cholera outbreak in the fishing town of Kariba, just a year after it declared an end to the previous outbreak. The current wave has resulted in 21 confirmed cases, with the first reported case leading to on…

Published: 14 Nov 2024 at 09:50hrs | 485 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo diarrhoea cases surge 700%

The City of Bulawayo has experienced a concerning spike in diarrhoea cases, with approximately 555 reported as of August 2024. This marks a staggering 693% increase from the 370 cases recorded in July, according to the latest minutes from …

Published: 11 Oct 2024 at 17:58hrs | 334 | by Staff reporter

Harare, Bulawayo face another deadly cholera outbreak

Experts are urging the government to declare the water crises in Harare and Bulawayo a state of national disaster to facilitate urgent external intervention and prevent a potential health crisis following a recent cholera outbreak. Althoug…

Published: 06 Sep 2024 at 07:34hrs | 79 | by Staff reporter

Villagers petition MP over corruption in food aid distribution

Villagers in Mberengwa East have petitioned local legislator Tasara Hungwe, their ward councillor, and the Department of Social Welfare over allegations of corruption in the distribution of government food aid. The petition accuses Amen Ma…

Published: 06 Aug 2024 at 08:55hrs | 228 | by Staff reporter

Johanne Marange church gathers amid cholera fears

Thousands of Johanne Marange Apostolic Church members have gathered at the Mafararikwa Shrine in Marange, Manicaland province, for their annual Passover, despite concerns over the country's cholera outbreak. This gathering, held every July…

Published: 09 Jul 2024 at 05:58hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter

Being with the people all the time.

Cholera, a water-borne disease that can bring the infected down in hours is on the rampage. The unrelenting malady is on the war-path with cases now recorded in many places including cities and the countryside. However, government has acti…

Published: 06 Mar 2024 at 23:22hrs | 31 | by Thomas Murisa

Being with the people all the time.

When the Zanu-PF legislator for Mazowe North Constituency Hon. Cde Tsungi Makumbe heard that there was a confirmed cholera case at Chinehasha Health Centre in Chiweshe, he quickly mobilised medicines and other necessities for the Clinic. H…

Published: 06 Mar 2024 at 23:11hrs | 28 | by Thomas Murisa

Coltart demands action on sewers

Bulawayo Mayor Cllr David Coltart has called for the speedy rehabilitation of burst sewer pipes to curb the potential spread of cholera around the city.Cllr Coltart, addressing the city fathers at the recently held Full Council Meeting, sp…

Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 14:22hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Kirsty Coventry allays cholera fears

SPORTS minister Kirsty Coventry has assured the safety of participants at next week's Bonaqua Africa Triathlon Cup Troutbeck competition set for Nyanga in Manicaland, amid fears of an event boycott as cholera continues to ravage the countr…

Published: 08 Feb 2024 at 04:31hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter

No cholera vacines for Matebeleland

The country has achieved 90 percent coverage of the cholera vaccine in hotspot areas as Zimbabwe is poised to remove cholera as a public health threat in the next few months on the back of a decline in new cases.Since the launch of the vac…

Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 04:39hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe secures 1.8 million doses of cholera vaccine

ZIMBABWE has secured 1, 8 million doses of the oral cholera vaccine (OCV) with reports that interventions put in place have led to a decline in new cases as uptake of the vaccine has reached 90 percent. The country which recorded an outbre…

Published: 06 Feb 2024 at 17:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean children hardest hit by cholera outbreaks

In Zambia, schooling is being disrupted; in Zimbabwe, children are hardest hit; and in Malawi, health services are compromised by widespread cholera outbreaks.Meanwhile, only three countries in the Southern African Development Community (S…

Published: 30 Jan 2024 at 04:23hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo keeps cholera at bay

Bulawayo province has the least number of cholera cases countrywide, statistics from the Ministry of Health and Child Care have shown. As of the 27th of January 2024, a cumulative total of 21 101 suspected cholera cases, 71 laboratory-conf…

Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 16:39hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Cholera vaccinations start next week

A TOTAL of 153 active cholera treatment centres have been set up across the country to curb the spread of the water-borne disease as cases continue to surge with the Ministry of Health and Child Care successfully applying for the allocatio…

Published: 25 Jan 2024 at 04:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Chamisa urges 'reforms' in fight against cholera disaster

Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa says a "governance crisis" in Zimbabwe was standing in the way of national efforts to combat a rampaging cholera outbreak that has so far claimed over 300 lives.In a statement he po…

Published: 22 Jan 2024 at 11:04hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Cholera outbreak hits Hwange

Hwange has been hit by a cholera outbreak which has resulted in the Hwange Local Board shutting down all unlicensed food outlets and those operating from undesignated areas with immediate effect.Zimbabwe is battling a cholera outbreak whic…

Published: 22 Jan 2024 at 09:59hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

140 boreholes for cholera hotspots

GOVERNMENT has drilled 77 boreholes in cholera hotspots across the country out of a target of more than 140 as it steps up efforts to fight the deadly water-borne disease through increased access to clean water.The country is battling a ch…

Published: 22 Jan 2024 at 04:49hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe receives 1 million cholera vaccines, none for Matebeleland

ZIMBABWE will this week take delivery of a consignment of close to one million cholera vaccines ahead of the commencement of a vaccination campaign targeted at other regions except Matebeleland which is set to kick off next month.The Minis…

Published: 21 Jan 2024 at 07:27hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Cholera cases continue to rise

CHOLERA cases are continuing to rise in the country with 770 new cases and 16 suspected cholera deaths in the past three days countrywide.Statistics released by the Ministry of Health and Child Care show that 60 districts have reported cas…

Published: 16 Jan 2024 at 04:41hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

Zambia limits worship time to 2 hours

Churches in Zambia have been ordered to limit worship time to two hours as part of measures to curb the spread of cholera.No sale of perishable and ready-to-eat foods in all churches, Ndiwa Mutelo, a senior official in charge of religious …

Published: 13 Jan 2024 at 06:56hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

Cholera fears for learners mount as schools reopen

FEARS abound that learners' lives are at risk due to the prevailing cholera outbreak as schools open tomorrow.Health experts have urged government to strengthen its surveillance and case management systems in schools to avoid a disaster.Ac…

Published: 08 Jan 2024 at 05:34hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Harare water bombshell

Health authorities have identified at least four bacteria that cause water borne diseases such as cholera, typhoid and dysentery in some of Harare's water sources as the cholera outbreak that has gripped Zimbabwe for close to a year intens…

Published: 07 Jan 2024 at 17:40hrs | 26 | by Staff reporter

Zambia delays start of school year as cholera deaths rise

Zambia has delayed the start of its school year by three weeks, echoing measures taken in January 2018, as cholera deaths in the southern African nation climb.School reopenings have been suspended until at least 29 January as part of measu…

Published: 06 Jan 2024 at 09:01hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe ill affords laxity on cholera

CHOLERA is an acute diarrhoeal infection caused by ingestion of food or water contaminated with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae.According to the World Health Organisation: "Cholera is a disease of poverty, affecting people with inadequate ac…

Published: 05 Jan 2024 at 08:09hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter

SA ramps up screening at its borders over outbreak of cholera

The National Department of Health said the outbreak of cholera in neighbouring countries has led to the government intensifying screening efforts at South Africa's borders.One of the countries facing a cholera outbreak is Zimbabwe, which d…

Published: 05 Jan 2024 at 05:56hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean town bans public gatherings over cholera

THE GOVERNMENT has banned gatherings in parts of Beitbridge after cases of cholera were detected in some parts of the district.All burials will be supervised in those areas where public activities have also been banned, according to a noti…

Published: 25 Dec 2023 at 13:39hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's govt, MDC councils to blame for cholera deaths

HUMAN rights lawyers say government and local authorities must be held accountable for cholera deaths as the water-borne disease spreads across the country claiming lives.The Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) accused authorities of …

Published: 22 Dec 2023 at 18:24hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe cholera outbreak jolts UN

ZIMBABWE's cholera death toll and confirmed cases have jumped beyond the anticipated threshold, the UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has warned.In a statement dated December 5, OCHA expressed concern over the …

Published: 07 Dec 2023 at 05:30hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

Cholera is wreaking havoc in Harare's poor suburbs

TWO men struggle to push a rusty wheelchair over quarry stones into one of the tents at a clinic in Kuwadzana phase 4, one of Harare's densely populated suburbs.In the wheelchair is an elderly woman only identified as Mai Chimunda. She is …

Published: 03 Dec 2023 at 17:35hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter

Cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe kills over 150

These days, Catherine Mangosho locks her 3-year-old grandson in the house for hours on end in an attempt to shield him from a deadly cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe.The virulent bacterial disease is killing the young and the old in the southe…

Published: 25 Nov 2023 at 07:45hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo on high alert for cholera

WHILE Bulawayo has not recorded any cholera cases in the past four months, local health officials are on alert, urging residents to practise good hygiene and desist from shaking hands at public gatherings.Cholera is a water-borne disease t…

Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 05:30hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Harare declares state of emergency as cholera cases rise

Harare, the capital city of Zimbabwe, has officially declared a state of emergency in response to a cholera outbreak that has claimed numerous lives, with confirmed cases on the rise. Since the initial confirmation of the outbreak in Febru…

Published: 18 Nov 2023 at 09:37hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Harare residents plot protest over cholera

HARARE residents have threatened to protest over the unending cholera outbreak, accusing relevant authorities including government, of not doing enough to stop the disease from spreading.According to the Health and Child Care ministry, the…

Published: 16 Nov 2023 at 05:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Cholera outbreak fear grips Kwekwe

THE death of an 18-year-old male in Kwekwe from a suspected case of cholera on Saturday has left the gold mining city gripped with fears of a cholera outbreak, this publication reports.The country has so far recorded 5964 suspected cholera…

Published: 06 Nov 2023 at 05:03hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter

Uniting to Combat Cholera: A Call for Hygiene and Collaboration

Observing the distressing impact of cholera and diarrhea outbreaks, it becomes evident that the need for collective action surpasses individual differences. Here's an insight from the vantage point of a village dweller, witnessing both the…

Published: 03 Nov 2023 at 18:03hrs | 13 | by Mutanda Wachingama

Cholera cases rise in Zimbabwe

The number of cholera cases in Zimbabwe continues to rise, with over 5,000 reported cases and 120 suspected deaths, despite the government's efforts to control the outbreak.According to the latest situational report from the Ministry of He…

Published: 31 Oct 2023 at 05:51hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe govt plunges cities into cholera zones

ZIMBABWE'S approach in addressing a countrywide water crisis has plunged most cities into cholera red zones as infections rise.Health and Child Care minister Douglas Mombeshora this week discussed the cholera outbreak response in cabinet.A…

Published: 28 Oct 2023 at 15:14hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa blames Zimbabwe councils for cholera outbreaks

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has indirectly attributed the sporadic cholera outbreaks in Zimbabwe to opposition-run urban councils. He claimed that the towns and cities in Zimbabwe have deteriorated due to gross mismanagement by these coun…

Published: 23 Oct 2023 at 06:27hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe struggles to contain spread of cholera outbreak

ZIMBABWE has been struggling to contain the spread of a cholera outbreak, with the government announcing measures amid fears of a repeat of its 2008 outbreak that sparked a "national emergency".Cholera cases span all 10 of Zimbabwe's provi…

Published: 23 Oct 2023 at 06:11hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe faces cholera disaster

A senior official from the Harare City Council has issued a warning that the current cholera outbreak could escalate into a disaster if immediate measures are not taken to halt the disease's spread.Prosper Chonzi, the Director of Health Se…

Published: 08 Oct 2023 at 19:44hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Harare grappling with a cholera outbreak again

Harare is currently grappling with a cholera outbreak, with health authorities confirming five cases.Cholera, a waterborne disease transmitted through contaminated drinking water or food, causing severe diarrhoea and vomiting, has become e…

Published: 04 Oct 2023 at 06:12hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Fears cholera outbreak may spiral out of control in Zimbabwe

THERE are fears that cholera may spiral out of control as latest statistics show that the outbreak worsened in recent weeks, with a number of cases reported in Manicaland and Harare provinces.The outbreak, which was first recorded in Chegu…

Published: 01 Jul 2023 at 08:01hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

'Unserviced stands blamed for Beitbridge cholera'

BEITBRIDGE Municipality has said the occupation of Kwalu 2 residential area has fueled cholera cases as the area has not been fully serviced but has close to 50 families residing there already, with very few ablution facilities.Beitbridge …

Published: 18 Jun 2023 at 08:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo runs dry, amid cholera fears

THE Bulawayo City Council has prolonged the disruption of water supplies to most city suburbs due to an electrical fault that happened at the Criterion water works.In a statement the City Council said the Criterion Water Treatment Works su…

Published: 29 May 2023 at 19:33hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe records 320 cholera cases in a week

ZIMBABWE recorded 320 suspected cases of cholera last week, the highest weekly total since the outbreak began on February 12.In total, health authorities are dealing with 1 188 suspected cases of the disease countrywide, after 68 new cases…

Published: 21 May 2023 at 08:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Council provides water bowsers to cholera hotspots

HARARE City Council's health services director Prosper Chonzi yesterday said the local authority was providing water bowsers to cholera hotspots in the capital.On Tuesday, Chonzi said the capital had recorded 21 cases, with Budiriro, Glen …

Published: 04 May 2023 at 06:12hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Malawi seriously hit by Cholera

Malawi has suffered from Cholera since March 2022 cases rising up to a total of 17 824 and 595 deaths with the mortality rate increasing to 3.34% according to the Malawian Health Ministry.This is not the first notable Cholera outbreak the …

Published: 02 Jan 2023 at 22:17hrs | 1 | by Mzingaye Nxumalo

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