Typhoid News
Doctors slam failure to contain typhoid
- Doctors in Zimbabwe are appalled at local authorities and central government for allowing citizens suffer from typhoid, a preventable disease
Council Faces Lawsuit Over Typhoid
- The Community Working Group on Health have been considering suing the Harare City Council following the deaths of two residents of Mbare, a high-density suburb of Harare, saying that the city council’s negligence in providing water or health services is to blame for the outbreak
ZADHR – Statement on the Failure to Stem the Spread of Typhoid in Harare
- The Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights is appalled by the continuing spread of typhoid and calls on the government to come up sustainable solutions, not just emergency interventions
Typhoid outbreak: Mugabe’s minister blames MDC
- A minister in Mugabe’s government has accused the opposition party of responsibility for the typhoid outbreak in Harare
Bulawayo on Typhoid Alert
- The Bulawayo City Council is on alert after several typhoid scares that later proved not to be typhoid
Harare evicts vendors over typhoid outbreak fears
- The Harare City Council is giving street food vendors 48 hours to comply with the vending ban or face eviction
- Food vendors have been defiant of the ban, which the city council says is in the public interest
Zimbabwe Steps up Typhoid Fight
- Zimbabwe has formed an inter-ministerial committee to address typhoid, coming up measures to contain spread such as banning food vendors on the streets, enhancing waste management, stopping illegal dumpsites, improving sewage systems and providing health education
As Mugabe Gets Pampered in Singapore
- Opinion piece blasting the Zimbabwean government for asking church leaders for the $250,000 needed for refuse collection and other typhoid preventative measures
Why has Zimbabwe banned street food?
- Overview of the Zimbabwe street food ban and the effort to manage the spread of typhoid in Harare
BCC issue advice to residents on prevention of typhoid
- The Bulawayo City Council indicated that the city’s tap water is safe to drink but warned residents to be careful of typhoid
Parirenyatwa hails BCC for keeping city clean
- Health and Child Care Minister Dr. David Parirenyatwa commended Bulawayo for keeping the city clean, preventing typhoid
- There are no cases of typhoid in Bulawayo, in contrast to Harare
Editorial Comment: Harare Must Emulate Bulawayo in Typhoid Fight
- An editorial makes the case that the Harare City Council must emulate the Bulawayo City Council in managing water and delivering services
South Africa Prepares for Possible Typhoid Outbreak
- The National Institute for Communicable Diseases has announced plans to prevent typhoid fever from spreading to South Africa from neighboring Zimbabwe
Govt on High Alert After Zim Typhoid Outbreak
- The Ministry of Health of Swaziland advised Swazis living in or travelling to Zimbabwe to take precautions from typhoid
Zimbabwe: Zim Govt Raises Cholera Fears, Appeals for Aid
- Zimbabwe’s government has appealed to donor partners and church leaders to raise at least $250,000 needed to combat the typhoid outbreak
- The outbreak has killed at least nine, and another 2,225 cases have been recorded. There are also fears of cholera
Typhoid outbreaks a Mugabe legacy
- Opinion piece arguing that the Zimbabwean typhoid outbreak is the result of the infrastructure decay and economic stagnation that occurred under President Mugabe’s administration
Zimbabwe: Vendors Laugh Off Ban, Blame Typhoid on Govt
- Street food vendors in Harare have refused to obey a government ban on the selling of vegetables and fruits, saying that the state must first give them jobs
- Vendors point out that typhoid has spread due to unclean water, uncollected garbage and burst sewage in the high-density suburbs, and is not present in the central district where vendors sell food
‘Borehole water could be contaminated’
- Health Minister David Parirenyatwa warned that water from boreholes in Harare must be tested for contamination
Typhoid menace… 76% cases reported in Harare
- Harare has contributed 76% of overall typhoid cases countrywide in Zimbabwe
Typhoid outbreak: Parirenyatwa fumes
- Health and Child Care Minister Dr. David Parirenyatwa blasted the Harare City Council for allowing the typhoid outbreak to happen, accusing them of neglecting their duties to the city
