The UN recorded total death toll to be 1,564, with 29,131 suspected cases since August. On the other hand, Unicef stated the amount to be 1,174. While, figures from local health ministry on 1 December put it at 484. According to World Health Organisation, all 10 Zimbabwe’s provinces have received reports of cholera cases. Thus far, situation in suburb of Budiriro, Harare’s capital, has been the worst, followed by Beitbridge on border with South Africa. South Africa alone has recorded a total of 1,279 cases and 12 deaths.
Shortages of medical aids and food supply further accelerate the dire state. Many clinics and hospitals have ceased operations, leaving the population without proper treatments. Besides this, demand for food is yet another concern. Save the Children reported some five million people in Zimbabwe are in need of food aid.
Certainly, more aids are required for the population in Zimbabwe. The UN stressed that it could take up to six months to control the outbreak.
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