Zimbabwe is an African nation of around eight million people. The nation has been suffering from economic and political problems for many years. World Vision says two-point-eight million people are in need of food aid just to survive.
Zimbabwe is still recovering from Africa’s worst cholera outbreak in more than a decade, which killed more than four thousand people.
Several cases of the H1NI flu virus have been reported in the country, and representatives from World Vision are expressing great concern that Zimbabwe’s health delivery system would not have the ability to address the outbreak if it were to spread out of control. The nations health system is mismanaged and underfunded.
World Vision is providing flu kits, including 500 masks to the nation, and also is drawing up a preparedness plan for the H1N1 flu virus.
World Vision has been working to get children back in school as well as continuing long term development work in the nation including work in the education and health care programs, and has also been providing clean water. Pray for these concerns for the people of Zimbabwe, and the work of ministries like World Vision.
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