International medical charity organisation, Medicins Sans Frontier, MSF or Doctor's Without Borders says the recurring cholera outbreaks in Zimbabwe,  directly result from the country's deteriorated water and sewage systems.

The lack of adequate rain has only worsened the situation in urban and rural areas, with the water table rapidly depleting.

Community members in Mbire, work in fields alongside the river; since there are no toilets in the field, they resort to using bush toilets near the river. This results in the contamination of river water, which many use as drinking water.

For more on this, Lulu Gaboo spoke to Regional Medical Responsible at MSF Southern Africa, Mounia Amrani...

International medical charity organisation, Medicins Sans Frontier, MSF or Doctor's Without Borders says the recurring cholera outbreaks in Zimbabwe,  directly result from the country's deteriorated water and sewage systems.
The lack of adequate rain has only worsened the situation in urban and rural areas, with the water table rapidly depleting.
Community members in Mbire, work in fields alongside the river; since there are no toilets in the field, they resort to using bush toilets near the river. This results in the contamination of river water, which many use as drinking water.
For more on this, Lulu Gaboo spoke to Regional Medical Responsible at MSF Southern Africa, Mounia Amrani...

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