Zimbabwe cholera outbreak: Anger at crowdfunding scheme
According to BBC NEWS,More than 3,000 people have been infected with cholera in Zimbambwe after the outbreak of the disease on 6th September 2018.
Zimbabwe has launched a crowdfunding campaign to deal with an outbreak of cholera that has so far killed 25 people, mostly in the capital, Harare.
New Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube sent an appeal on Twitter, sharing a mobile payment account number.
An emergency has been declared and public gatherings banned in Harare to prevent the spread of the infection.
Some Zimbabweans have criticised the fundraising plan on Twitter, accusing the state of misusing public money.
The current outbreak began on 6 September after water wells were contaminated with sewage in Harare.
Tests found the presence of cholera and typhoid-causing bacteria which has so far infected over 3,000 people, Health Minister Obadiah Moyo told reporters on Thursday.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), patients were not responding to first-line antibiotics.
"Relevant medicines should be purchased as a matter of urgency as soon as resistance patterns have been ascertained," it said.
WHO also said the disease has spread to five of the country's 10 provinces.
Zimbabwe has launched a crowdfunding campaign to deal with an outbreak of cholera that has so far killed 25 people, mostly in the capital, Harare.
New Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube sent an appeal on Twitter, sharing a mobile payment account number.
An emergency has been declared and public gatherings banned in Harare to prevent the spread of the infection.
Some Zimbabweans have criticised the fundraising plan on Twitter, accusing the state of misusing public money.
The current outbreak began on 6 September after water wells were contaminated with sewage in Harare.
Tests found the presence of cholera and typhoid-causing bacteria which has so far infected over 3,000 people, Health Minister Obadiah Moyo told reporters on Thursday.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), patients were not responding to first-line antibiotics.
"Relevant medicines should be purchased as a matter of urgency as soon as resistance patterns have been ascertained," it said.
WHO also said the disease has spread to five of the country's 10 provinces.