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Fresh typhoid outbreak hits Zimbabwe
January 12, 2014 in Local, News
THERE has been a fresh outbreak of typhoid in Harare as the city council battles to address the water crisis which has seen many suburbs going for weeks with dry taps.
BY PHYLIS MBANJE
The latest weekly surveillance report from the Ministry of Health and Child Care, show that 28 cases of typhoid have been reported countrywide, 13 of these in Harare alone.
The erratic supply of running water has resulted in many Harare residents seeking alternative sources which include unsafe water points.
?Most people now rely on water from boreholes, many of which are contaminated. The local authority has also been blamed for not providing necessary health information on safe water sources,? reads the report for week 52...
Fresh typhoid outbreak hits Zimbabwe
January 12, 2014 in Local, News
THERE has been a fresh outbreak of typhoid in Harare as the city council battles to address the water crisis which has seen many suburbs going for weeks with dry taps.
BY PHYLIS MBANJE
The latest weekly surveillance report from the Ministry of Health and Child Care, show that 28 cases of typhoid have been reported countrywide, 13 of these in Harare alone.
The erratic supply of running water has resulted in many Harare residents seeking alternative sources which include unsafe water points.
?Most people now rely on water from boreholes, many of which are contaminated. The local authority has also been blamed for not providing necessary health information on safe water sources,? reads the report for week 52...
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