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New Cholera Outbreak 'Almost Inevitable' in Zimbabwe
The United Nations in June asked donors for 718 million dollars to fight the disease and stave off hunger, but officials told reporters that less than half that amount has been given.
Zimbabwe's health ministry last month declared an end to the deadly cholera epidemic that swept the country over the past year, killing more than 4,200 people and infecting nearly 100,000 people.
The UN Children's Fund said Wednesday that the nation's crumbling infrastructure made another outbreak almost inevitable, especially when the rainy season begins in November.
"Another cholera outbreak in the country is almost inevitable. We must work together with the government to prevent another outbreak which we see coming," said Peter Salama, the UNICEF chief in Zimbabwe.
"There is a deterioration of infrastructure in the country and Zimbabwe has not made progress in improving this infrastructure. This will expose people to another cholera outbreak again."
A cholera epidemic erupted last August as post-election violence swept Zimbabwe, with worsening public infrastructure and hospital closures adding to chronically overburdened sewer systems and water shortages.
The diarrhoeal disease thrives in places without proper sanitation. While deadly, the disease is easily preventable with clean water and proper sewage.
Zimbabwe's power-sharing government, formed in February, is trying to raise more than eight billion dollars over three years to revive public services, including repairs to sewage lines that leak through populous neighbourhoods.
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