Emergency & Disaster Relief

According to Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council, in a disaster situation, the provision of safe water and sanitation solutions, and especially hygiene promotion, are vital to reduce the spread of epidemic diseases. Resources available in this sub-theme include case studies of disaster response, overviews of ongoing support to emergencies, and other resources related to WASH provision in disasters.

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Emergency & Disaster Relief Resources

Zimbabwe - Cholera Outbreak Factsheet #8

Published: 
February 10, 2009
U.S. Agency for International Development
On February 6, OCHA reported that the outbreak in Zimbabwe remained uncontrolled. While reported new case rates in urban areas except Harare appeared to have stabilized for the week of January 25 to 31, rates in rural areas continued to increase. According to WHO, cases in Masvingo, Mashonaland...Read more
Regional focus: 
ZimbabweEast Asia and Pacific

Zimbabwe - Cholera Outbreak Factsheet #6

Published: 
January 23, 2009
U.S. Agency for International Development
On January 17, WHO reported that the outbreak remained uncontrolled. According to the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART), the recent increase in reported rural deaths and new cases likely results from December holiday travel between cholera-affected urban areas and urban...Read more
Regional focus: 
ZimbabweEast Asia and Pacific

Zimbabwe - Cholera Outbreak Factsheet #5

Published: 
January 16, 2009
U.S. Agency for International Development
On January 10, WHO noted that the cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe remained uncontrolled. For the week of January 4 to January 10, WHO reported a weekly CFR of 5.9 percent, similar to the weekly CFR reported two weeks earlier, attributing the significant decrease in the intervening week to lack of...Read more
Regional focus: 
ZimbabweEast Asia and Pacific

Zimbabwe - Cholera Outbreak Factsheet #4

Published: 
January 9, 2009
U.S. Agency for International Development
On January 9, WHO reported that more than 54 percent of cumulative deaths had occurred outside health facilities, cholera treatment centers (CTCs), and cholera treatment units (CTUs). The figures reflect significant challenges in providing sufficient treatment access to cholera-affected...Read more
Regional focus: 
ZimbabweEast Asia and Pacific

Zimbabwe - Cholera Outbreak Factsheet #3

Published: 
December 31, 2008
U.S. Agency for International Development
Since the outbreak began in August 2008, cholera has spread to all of Zimbabwe's 10 provinces and 53 of Zimbabwe's 62 districts. On December 26, the U.N. World Health Organization (WHO) reported cholera cases in Matabeleland North Province, previously the only province without any...Read more
Regional focus: 
ZimbabweEast Asia and Pacific

Zimbabwe - Cholera Outbreak Factsheet #2

Published: 
December 19, 2008
U.S. Agency for International Development
According to USAID/DART staff and relief agencies, a breakdown in water and sanitation infrastructure has exacerbated Zimbabwe's cholera outbreak, and the nation's collapsed health system is unable to respond adequately. On December 3, the Government of Zimbabwe Ministry of Health and...Read more
Regional focus: 
ZimbabweEast Asia and Pacific

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