Cholera Claims Life, Sickens Dozens Near Harare.
Bad water killed one person and made 60 others sick at two spots near Harare. The deadly disease hit Mazowe Flowers Farm and Glendale Highway homes last month.
Health teams rushed to help. They set up care spots and went house to house to teach people how to stay well. They also watched food sellers and checked big groups at events like funerals.
The trouble started at Mazowe farm on December 21. People there share just one water tap. The tap runs dry when the power goes out. Few toilets serve many homes.
Things look just as bad in Glendale. Dirty water from broken pipes mixed with rain. It leaked into home wells. The area had no clean water for a week.
"Broken pipes let bad water get into wells when rain came," said Takura Mzorodzi, who leads health work there. He wants towns to fix pipes and pick up trash.
Health workers teach people to wash their hands with clean water. They also check sick people and give them water with a special salt mix to help them heal.
The area knew trouble might come. Leaders met on December 9 to plan for rain season problems. Local teams work hard to keep people safe.
"We check food sellers," Mzorodzi said. "We make sure they have spots for hand washing." His teams teach street vendors who sell corn and other food.
Both areas need better water systems. One tap serves many homes on the farm. Glendale needs fixed pipes and better wells. Clean water could stop more people from getting sick.
Bad water killed one person and made 60 others sick at two spots near Harare. The deadly disease hit Mazowe Flowers Farm and Glendale Highway homes last month.
Health teams rushed to help. They set up care spots and went house to house to teach people how to stay well. They also watched food sellers and checked big groups at events like funerals.
The trouble started at Mazowe farm on December 21. People there share just one water tap. The tap runs dry when the power goes out. Few toilets serve many homes.
Things look just as bad in Glendale. Dirty water from broken pipes mixed with rain. It leaked into home wells. The area had no clean water for a week.
"Broken pipes let bad water get into wells when rain came," said Takura Mzorodzi, who leads health work there. He wants towns to fix pipes and pick up trash.
Health workers teach people to wash their hands with clean water. They also check sick people and give them water with a special salt mix to help them heal.
The area knew trouble might come. Leaders met on December 9 to plan for rain season problems. Local teams work hard to keep people safe.
"We check food sellers," Mzorodzi said. "We make sure they have spots for hand washing." His teams teach street vendors who sell corn and other food.
Both areas need better water systems. One tap serves many homes on the farm. Glendale needs fixed pipes and better wells. Clean water could stop more people from getting sick.
