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Cholera Epidemic in Zimbabwe

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Cholera Epidemic in Zimbabwe
Location:

Troutbeck, Zimbabwe
Category:

Health
Published: 11 December 2008
Progress:
100% funded
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More and more people in Zimbabwe have contracted cholera. Thus far, more than 15,000 people are affected. action medeor receives calls for assistance from every region in Zimbabwe. The local project partners no longer can meet the demand of the many people that are affected because everywhere they lack essential medicines. Within two days’ time, action medeor put together 1,051 packages weighing 15,601 kilograms in total – they were shipped to Harare, Zimbabwe by air freight on December 11th, 2008. Primarily, the packages contained medicines to treat cholera such as antibiotics, sugar-salt solutions, infusion solutions and water disinfection tablets.
However, there is still a great need for medicines. Sister Christel from Troutbeck, Zimbabwe writes, “Many patients are dying right before our eyes. It is difficult to see these things happen and to cope with them. We are working nonstop, but without the medicines we need, we won’t be able to contain this.” If patients are not treated promptly, they risk dying within 24 hours.
Oral rehydration salts and antibiotics, at a value of € 2, are enough to cure [one person] in the initial phases of the illness. If the infection is advanced, infusion solutions and antibiotics, at a value of € 10, are needed for one sick person.
(Translation by betterplace)

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  • 10 Behandlungen mit Medikamenten

    One for 10 Euro. • Published 11 December 2008
    In Simbabwe erkranken immer mehr Menschen an Cholera. Bisher sind schon mehr als 15.000 Menschen betroffen. Aus allen Regionen Simbabwes erreichen action medeor Hilferufe. Die lebensnotwendigen Medikamente fehlen überall.

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    Steffi S.
    Steffi S.

    12.12.2008 E-Mail aus Simbabwe

    by Steffi S., posted about 1 year ago

    Dear Inge, thanks for your welcome concern. The cholera epidemic is growing worse by the day thanks to a combination of lethal factors: 770 are the people listed officially as already dead(but the numbers are probably triple than that due to la...

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  • M. Perau

    M. Perau

    F

    Durch meine Kontakte nach Nigeria weiß ich, wie schwierig es ist, hochwertige Medikamente zu bekommen. In Ländern wie Simbabwe, wo die medizinische Versorgung unzureichend ist, ist eine Cholera Epidemie eine Katastrophe. Die wenigen Medikamente die es gibt sind schnell aufgebraucht. Außerdem sind die Medikamente die es im eigenen Land zu kaufen gibt, oftmals gefälscht und ohne Wirkung. Wo action medeor mit Medikamentenspenden im Einsatz ist, da geschieht viel Gutes. Deshalb ist es wichtig action medeor und damit den Menschen in Simbabwe zu helfen.

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  • R. Fanenbruck
    R. Fanenbruck
    66/M
    by R. Fanenbruck, asked on 09 March 2009 at 08:44 PM
    Da Simbabwne doch seit einigerzeit keine westliche Hilfe in Anspruch nehmen will ( bzw. die Clique von Mobuto ) , sei die Frage erlaubt : WIE KOMMT DAS GELD AN DEN RICHTIGEN MANN / PLATZ / ORGANISATION ??? MFG R.Fanenbruck
    • Steffi S.
      Steffi S.
      26/F
      Tönisvorst, Germany
      by Steffi S., asked on 10 March 2009 at 07:30 AM
      Hallo Herr Fanenbruck, wir kooperieren mit vielen Gesundheitsstationen und Krankenhäusern vor Ort die schon lange in Simbabwe aktiv sind. Die meisten Mitarbeiter sind Einheimische. Einfuhrprobleme gibt es daher kaum. Dort wo uns diese Fälle bekannt sind, bestellen andere Krankenhäuser/ Stationen für die Betroffene mit und übernehmen die Verteilung. Herzliche Grüße aus Tönisvorst, Steffi Sczuka

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