NGOs call for donor intervention, as Southern Africa tackle El Niño food crisis
Oxfam, Save the Children and CARE call for donor intervention, as Southern Africa region tackle El Niño food crisis.
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ZIMBABWE Fear of another cholera outbreak as rain season approaches
Zimbabwe experienced the worst that it ever had cholera outbreak between August 2008 and June 2009, with over 100,000 reported cases and 4,287 deaths recorded with an average fatality rate of 4.3 percent. During the last outbreak cholera was also spread…
ZIMBABWE Deadly cholera epidemic threatens to become an annual crisis
“Every single day, people are coming up to us, saying ‘help us!’. But we don’t have the supplies people need and we don’t have the money,” said Stephen Gwynne-Vaughan, Country Director for CARE in Zimbabwe. “Water and sanitation systems need to be…
ZIMBABWE CARE takes emergency steps to prevent the spread of cholera during food distributions
Almost half the population, which is struggling under the weight of runaway inflation and crippling food shortages, will be dependent on food aid by January 2009. But mass food distributions, which involve large gatherings of people, is a perfect conduit…
ZIMBABWE food crisis looms if donors do not fund WFP appeal
The UN has said three million people are already reliant on aid, and that figure could rise to five million. CARE is one of WFP’s largest partners in Zimbabwe, and is also a member of the Consortium for Southern African Food Emergency food distribution…
ZIMBABWE CARE prepares to resume operations
HARARE, ZIMBABWE (August 29, 2008) – CARE International in Zimbabwe was pleased today to receive notice the Government of Zimbabwe will permit registered humanitarian organizations to resume full operations, effective immediately. The announcement was…