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    Cholera cases in Zimbabwe reached 60,000

    Posted by james87 On January - 30 - 2009
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    The ‘worst case scenario’ that was predicted by health experts has now came to realism. World Health Organisation (WHO) revealed a total of 60,401 people in Zimbabwe are currently infected by cholera. To make matter more drastic, the death toll stands at 3,161.

    The collapse of Zimbabwe’s water, sanitation and health systems has been deemed as the cause of such extraordinary health crisis. Many hospitals are closed down and water supply in towns is not sufficient. Broken sewers and uncollected waste could be seen lying around. There are rising concerns by aid workers over rainy season, which could lead to even more infections as water sources become contaminated.

    The UN agency has stressed the need for international community to interfere in Zimbabwe’s uncontrollable cholera epidemic.

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