Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Cholera claims lives in Zimbabwe



http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_7760000/newsid_7760000/7760002.stm
  • There disease is called cholera and more than 400 people have died in Zimbabwe because of it.
  • And hundreds of people have left the country.
  • Cholera is spread by drinking water. And there is no clean water to drink in this country's capital.
  • The health system does not work efficiently and there have been many problems in Zimbabwe.
  • In fact, cholera is not a difficult to treat, but not enough medicine in Zimbabwe.
  • Although this has been a problem for years, but this time is the worst since 2000.
  • The main cause of this problem is the restrictions placed on what the country is allowed to buy, which is sanctions.
  • A lot of countries, that is including the UK, do not really like and support Zimbabwe President, Robert Mugabe, and others try to force him to give up his role as Zimbabwe's leader by the sanctions in place.

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