The cholera epidemic which broke out in Zimbabwe in early August has still not under control. The World Health Organization (WHO) to encrypted, Friday, December 12, to 792 the number of deaths from the disease. According to WHO, 16'00 cases of cholera were registered on 11 December, mainly in the Harare region, densely populated capital and epicenter of the epidemic. WHO also reported an increase in the number of people assigned to the border with South Africa, mostly in the Limpopo region, where the river serves as border between the two countries. WHO has also detected a few cases "minor" border with Mozambique and Botswana. Thousands of Zimbabweans fleeing the outbreak to neighboring countries, especially South Africa.
The humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders (MSF) For its part, estimated that the epidemic, including the size and number of infections are unprecedented, could take months. "The cholera outbreak is under control now," said spokeswoman Fadela Chaib of WHO. This diagnosis contradicts what the President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe, who said last Thursday that there was "more of cholera" in the country.
In the worst scenario, up to 60,000 people are at risk of contracting the disease. In addition epidemic food shortages, economic collapse and political crisis, which persists despite sharing agreement power reached in September.
The humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders (MSF) For its part, estimated that the epidemic, including the size and number of infections are unprecedented, could take months. "The cholera outbreak is under control now," said spokeswoman Fadela Chaib of WHO. This diagnosis contradicts what the President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe, who said last Thursday that there was "more of cholera" in the country.
In the worst scenario, up to 60,000 people are at risk of contracting the disease. In addition epidemic food shortages, economic collapse and political crisis, which persists despite sharing agreement power reached in September.
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