03 February, 2009

UPDATE: Cholera Far from Under Control in Zimbabwe

To date over 60,000 people have been infected with cholera, and more than 3,100 are dead. Despite international efforts to control the outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) has called for additional, urgent measure to be taken, as the outbreak is still far from being under control.

Related Articles (more at www.HealthMap.org):

http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2009/cholera_zim_20090130/en/index.html

http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/World/Story/STIStory_332256.html

http://www.oxfamamerica.org/newsandpublications/press_releases/school-in-a-time-of-cholera-health-risk-threatens-return-to-school-for-zimbabwean-children

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