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10-02-2009  Photo Collection  
Zimbabwe: deaths from cholera rising, unchecked
A cholera epidemic struck Zimbabwe around August 2008. By December over 1,000 had succumbed to it. Today the death toll has trebled.

The clothing of infected individuals is disinfected to control contagion.
© ICRC/R. Waudo/V-P-ZW-E-00053

The clothing of infected individuals is also disinfected to control contagion. The ICRC has teams in Makonde district that are promoting the prevention of cholera by spraying the households of patients and raising communities’ awareness of basic hygiene.

The organization is also working in Kadoma and Chegutu towns in Makonde district to improve water and sanitation and thereby promote the prevention of water-borne diseases.




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