Cholera ravages Zimbabwe, over 36,000 dead: WHO

09 January,2009 01:27 PM IST |   |  PTI

Cholera epidemic continues to rage in Zimbabwe with the World Health Organization (WHO) saying that the number of cases has now reached almost 36,000 with death toll reaching around 1780 over last five months.


Cholera epidemic continues to rage in Zimbabwe with the World Health Organization (WHO) saying that the number of cases has now reached almost 36,000 with death toll reaching around 1780 over last five months.

The relief community has boosted its response capacity and coordination in order to manage the outbreak, the worst ever in the country's history, amid a collapsing health system and worsening humanitarian situation.

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