Zimbabwe / Cholera situation / Death toll has now topped 3,000
HARARE, Zimbabwe, January 29, 2009/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Daily press briefing by the offices of the spokesperson for the UN secretary-generalAnd the spokesperson for the general assembly president
In its latest update on the cholera situation in Zimbabwe, the World Health Organization (WHO) says the death toll has now topped 3,000. As of yesterday, 3,028 deaths had been reported, with the total number of cholera cases at nearly 58,000. Both the reported number of cases and the death toll have increased by nearly 50 per cent in the past two weeks.
In response, WHO has helped to establish a cholera control and command centre. It is stepping up efforts to improve case reporting and response, including through improved access to health care, and ensuring safe isolation and infection control. WHO has also deployed additional experts in public health, water, sanitation, logistics and other areas.
SOURCE : United Nations – Office of the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General
