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Health Crisis - Focus on Cholera and Anthrax - Index of articles
Zimbabwe
Complex Emergency Situation Report #6, FY 2009
USAID / DCHA
May 13, 2009
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Background
Conditions for most
Zimbabweans remain difficult due to the country's economic
crisis, limited access to basic social services, the effects of
HIV and AIDS, poorly maintained infrastructure, political instability,
and violence. Although continuing to decline in scope nationwide,
cholera remains a potential concern due to the possibility of recurring
localized outbreaks. Previous Government of Zimbabwe (GoZ) policies
and corruption, as well as a decade of economic decline characterized
by hyperinflation and high unemployment, have resulted in a lack
of maintenance of the infrastructure required for adequate agricultural
production, water and sanitation, and power generation. Food security
in Zimbabwe has improved in 2009 but remains precarious as a result
of poor governance, fluctuating global food prices, and low crop
production due to lack of access to seeds and fertilizer.
On February
11, 2009, the ruling Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic
Front (ZANU-PF) and opposition Movement for Democratic Change
(MDC) implemented the September
2008 power-sharing agreement by forming a transitional government.
In early April, ZANU-PF and MDC announced a 100-day
plan to begin the process of economic
recovery. Tensions remain concerning rule of law and ongoing
political detentions, farm seizures, and appointments to government
posts.
On October 6, 2008, U.S.
Chargé d'Affaires a.i. Katherine S. Dhanani reissued
a disaster declaration in Zimbabwe due to the complex emergency.
On December 16, the U.S. Chargé d'Affaires a.i. also
declared a disaster due to the effects of the cholera outbreak.
From mid-December through early April, a USAID/OFDA Disaster Assistance
Response Team (USAID/DART) based in Zimbabwe identified humanitarian
needs resulting from the cholera outbreak, evaluated response effectiveness,
conducted field assessments, and participated in U.N. cluster meetings.
To date in FY 2009, the U.S. Government has provided nearly $148
million for health, protection, disaster risk reduction, agriculture
and food security, humanitarian coordination and information management,
local and regional food procurement and distribution, and water,
sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) programs in Zimbabwe, as well as
emergency relief supplies and emergency food assistance.
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