Paul Conneally
Paul Conneally has worked for more than ten years in conflict zones with the International Red Cross. He currently works in Geneva as Head of Media for the International Red Cross. This blog is written in a personal capacity and doesn't necessarily reflect the position of the International Red Cross.
Cholera still stalks Zimbabwe
Author: Paul Conneally
It is likely that at some point in the coming week, the 100,000th case of cholera will be officially reported in Zimbabwe. So far, 98,309 cases have been reported, with some 4,283 deaths. In February Zimbabwe was making news and the cholera crisis was top of the news agenda. Yet, in the interim three months, while Zimbabwe has faded as a news story cases of cholera have doubled and nearly 4,300 people have now died from a disease that is easily prevented. 100,000 cases: The spectre of cholera remains in Zimbabwe is a report issued earlier this week by the Zimbabwe Red Cross Society (ZRCS) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). It warns that although rates of infection have slowed down over the past months, serious risk remains. ...
Author: Paul Conneally
It is likely that at some point in the coming week, the 100,000th case of cholera will be officially reported in Zimbabwe. So far, 98,309 cases have been reported, with some 4,283 deaths. In February Zimbabwe was making news and the cholera crisis was top of the news agenda. Yet, in the interim three months, while Zimbabwe has faded as a news story cases of cholera have doubled and nearly 4,300 people have now died from a disease that is easily prevented. 100,000 cases: The spectre of cholera remains in Zimbabwe is a report issued earlier this week by the Zimbabwe Red Cross Society (ZRCS) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). It warns that although rates of infection have slowed down over the past months, serious risk remains. ...
