At least 13 people have died from cholera while a further 106 have been hospitalised after the latest outbreak in Harare. Acting director for health service in Harare, Clemence Duri, to NewsDay
The number of people infected with cholera continues to rise. As of yesterday, we had four deaths in the community, two who were brought in dead and seven who died at the institution. The number of people who been admitted due to cholera was 106 patients and they were admitted at Beatrice Road Infectious Diseases Hospital.
The Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights (ZADHR) criticised the government, both local and central, for poor service delivery. In a statement the ZADHR said,
The state of service delivery ranging from water supply, refuse collection and sewer reticulation has continued to deteriorate, thereby posing a grave danger to inhabitants of most urban and peri-urban communities…Government should urgently appoint a national taskforce comprising of Ministry of Health, Local Government, civil society, residents’ association and other stakeholders that will comprehensively come up with actionable plans to deal with the resurgence of diarrheal illnesses in Zimbabwe.
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