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Zimbabwe Children Suffering from Various Health Problems: Charity
As the African country goes to the polls this weekend, the charity said Zimbabwe's six million children are among the most vulnerable in the world, with HIV/AIDS a constant threat which has made a record number orphans.
"Children are bearing the brunt of the economic crisis in Zimbabwe," said Rachel Pounds, the charity's director in Zimbabwe.
"Children are going hungry and suffering from illness because they can't get enough clean water to drink. Their families can't afford to get them help when they are sick and one in 10 children will not make it to their fifth birthday."
And she added: "The misery is compounded by high rates of HIV and AIDS ... Zimbabwe's children are some of the most vulnerable in the world."
"Daily life for most children in Zimbabwe has become unbearable," she said.
Veteran President Robert Mugabe, who has been in power for 28 years, is hoping for re-election for a sixth term in polls which opposition forces and human rights groups fear are fixed in advance.
The election comes at a time when Zimbabwe is grappling with the impact of the world's highest rate of inflation -- officially put at 100,580.2 percent -- and an unemployment level which has breached the 80 percent mark.
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