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EU
gives 9 million Euros to Zimbabwe against cholera
Deutsche Welle World
December 02, 2008
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3843490,00.html
The European Commission
said Tuesday it was providing 9 million euros ($11.4 million) in
funds to help Zimbabwe deal with a cholera outbreak that has claimed
nearly 500 lives so far.
Officials in Brussels
said the money would be given to UN and non-governmental agencies
working in Zimbabwe to support water, sanitation and hygiene programmes,
epidemic response and the provision of essential drugs.
"I'm shocked at
the deteriorating humanitarian crisis in Zimbabwe and call upon
the authorities there to respond quickly to this cholera outbreak
by allowing full assistance from international humanitarians and
regional partners," said Louis Michel, the EU commissioner
responsible for the bloc's humanitarian aid.
The European Commission
says it is the main donor to the vulnerable populations of Zimbabwe,
having provided more than 500 million euros in direct support to
the population since 2002.
On Monday, authorities
in Zimbabwe shut down water supplies for Harare's estimated 2 million
residents because purification chemicals had run out.
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