Act against spreading cholera, govt urged

THE International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) has called for quick intervention by stakeholders and government to curb the imminent spread of cholera across Zimbabwe’s provinces.

Zimbabwe is currently under a cholera outbreak which has claimed six lives and recorded 340 cases in about six districts, according to a situational report released by the Health and Child Care ministry last week.

In a situational report, IFRC said Zimbabwe had recorded a surge in cholera cases, which have reached critical levels, necessitating urgent intervention.

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