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What South Africa's Water Trial Can Teach Us About Health Care For All

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 10.18.2009 | Politics

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Emma Ruby-Sachs

Let's hope that the Constitutional Court and the U.S. court of public opinion come to the right conclusion and accept responsibility for essential services.

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Zimbabwe's Poor Healthcare System Causing Humanitarian Crisis

NYCity News Service | Posted 05.08.2009 | World

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NYCity News Service

The collapse of Zimbabwe's health system has created a humanitarian crisis where people are already suffering from a crippling hyperinflation and severe food, fuel and currency shortages.

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South Africa Cholera Fears Spread As Zimbabwe Refugees Evicted

Mail and Guardian | NOSIMILO NDLOVU | Posted 04.13.2009 | World

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Humanitarian organisations assisting Zimbabwean refugees in Musina have warned that the closure of the showground -- a large open field near the bord...

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Zimbabwe Cholera Epidemic Getting Worse

CNN | Nkepile Mabuse | Posted 03.20.2009 | World

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The outbreak -- one of the world's largest, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) -- is only getting worse, and could be a stepping-stone t...

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As Obama Urges Action on Zimbabwe, Health Crisis Worsens

Jirair Ratevosian | Posted 03.05.2009 | World

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Jirair Ratevosian

As hopeful rhetoric permeates US leadership, Zimbabwe's health crisis is taking a turn for the worse. The average life expectancy has plummeted from 62 in the early 1990s to 36 today.

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Zimbabwe Cholera Death Toll Tops 3,000

Mail and Guardian | Posted 02.28.2009 | World

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A total of 3 028 people are now known to have died from the water-borne disease while 57 702 have been affected, the organisation said in its latest u...

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1,500 Dead As Cholera Rages On In Zimbabwe; Disease Spreads to South Africa

Thezimbabwetimes.com | Posted 01.29.2009 | World

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HARARE - The deadly cholera epidemic had spread to all the ten provinces of Zimbabwe and killed a total of 1 518 people by Christmas Day, the World H...

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Zimbabwe Cholera Epidemic Spills Into Neighboring Countries

Washington Post | Karin Brulliard | Posted 01.05.2009 | World

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MUSINA, South Africa -- Zimbabwe's crumbling economy and services have transformed this South African border town into a teeming district of shoppers,...

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Zimbabwe Health Crisis a Regional Problem

Jirair Ratevosian | Posted 01.03.2009 | World

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Jirair Ratevosian

A complete collapse of Zimbabwe's health system and sanitation infrastructure has given way to a major cholera epidemic spreading throughout the country. Raw sewage is running in the streets, and medicine is unavailable.

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Zimbabwe Asks For International Help To Tackle Cholera Outbreak

BBC NEWS | Posted 01.03.2009 | World

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Zimbabwe's government has asked for urgent international help to tackle its cholera outbreak, the World Health Organisation has said. At a meeting ...

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"Another Desperate Plea from a Trapped Zimbabwean"

Michealene Cristini Risley | Posted 01.01.2009 | Politics

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Michealene Cristini Risley

How do we begin to change human behavior around the globe to convince our leaders to stop and help in Zimbabwe?

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Zimbabwe Cholera Toll Rises As Rainy Season Comes

AP | ANGUS SHAW | Posted 12.31.2008 | World

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HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe health authorities say 425 people have died in a cholera outbreak and they are concerned it will worsen with the ons...

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Zimbabwe Health Crisis "A Disaster of Unimaginable Proportions"

Jirair Ratevosian | Posted 12.25.2008 | Politics

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Jirair Ratevosian

This weekend, a group including... Kofi Annan and former U.S. President Carter had to cancel a humanitarian assessment visit to Zimbabwe when the Mugabe government refused them visas.

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Michealene Cristini Risley | Posted 12.23.2008 | Politics

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Michealene Cristini Risley

In addition to the AIDS epidemic, the mass starvation and increase of rape and abuse, Cholera has reared its head. Still, nothing is done by the rest of the world.

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