{"id":2000102271,"date":"2026-02-17T18:27:54","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T16:27:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/?p=2000102271"},"modified":"2026-02-17T18:27:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T16:27:56","slug":"zimbabwe-ramps-up-efforts-against-water-borne-diseases-during-rainy-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/zimbabwe-ramps-up-efforts-against-water-borne-diseases-during-rainy-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Zimbabwe ramps up efforts against water-borne diseases during rainy season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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So far, the country has experienced sporadic and isolated outbreaks of water-borne diseases typically associated with the rainy season, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Zhemu Soda said during a post-cabinet media briefing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said that although no major outbreaks have been officially declared, risks remain elevated due to current wet conditions, population movements, and increased strain on water and sanitation infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“In response, the government of Zimbabwe has intensified its preparedness efforts by conducting comprehensive risk and hazard mapping, enhancing alertness among response agencies, and expanding public health communication initiatives,” Soda said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said the measures aim to prevent isolated cases from developing into large-scale outbreaks, and to reduce undue pressure on the healthcare system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, the Zimbabwean cabinet on Tuesday approved a contingency fund to support the country’s preparedness and early response activities for seasonal disease outbreaks, Soda said, adding that a multi-sectoral approach involving relevant ministries and agencies responsible for water and sanitation, local government, transportation, education, environment, and social services will be strengthened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zimbabwe’s rainfall season typically runs from October to March, with the wet conditions heightening the risk of water-borne disease outbreaks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Women and children fetch water in the township of Luveve in Bulawayo.\u00a0Photograph: Aaron Ufumeli\/EPA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Zimbabwean government said on Tuesday it is intensifying preparedness for possible outbreaks of water-borne diseases amid the ongoing rains that have caused flooding in some parts of the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":2000102273,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[101],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-2000102271","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-40","tag-internationl","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"featured_image":{"id":2000102273,"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/az.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":1000,"height":600,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/az.jpg","width":150,"height":90},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/az.jpg","width":300,"height":180},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/az.jpg","width":768,"height":461},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/az.jpg","width":1000,"height":600},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/az.jpg","width":1000,"height":600}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000102271","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2000102271"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000102271\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2000102275,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000102271\/revisions\/2000102275"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000102273"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2000102271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2000102271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2000102271"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=2000102271"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=2000102271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}