LOCAL Government minister Saviour Kasukuwere says at least 189 people have died this year due to malaria out of 195 376 cases reported since the beginning of the year.
BY STAFF REPORTER
Addressing journalists on International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction at his offices on Thursday, Kasukuwere said the country needed to raise awareness to risk and strengthen multi-hazard warning system to prevent the unnecessary loss of life.
“In Zimbabwe, exposure to preventable hazards has also resulted in loss of life ranging from incidents in the home such as burns to large-scale incidents like diseases outbreaks,” he said.
“Statistics on diseases in 2016 from January to mid-September alone show that 17 636 people were bitten by dogs and five died of rabies as a result. A total of 195 376 people contracted malaria and 189 died, 27 699 contracted dysentery and 53 died.”
International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction celebrates how people and communities around the world are reducing their exposure to disasters and raising awareness about the importance of reining in the risks that they face.
It started in 1989, after a call by the United Nations General Assembly as a way to promote a global culture of risk-awareness and disaster reduction.
Kasukuwere said statistics on the road traffic accidents front indicated that 3 959 accidents had been recorded so far this year and of these 184 were fatal with 255 deaths between January 2015 to February 2016 reported.
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