Zimbabwe, December 2008. After years of social and economic decline, Zimbabwe has faced deep-seated humanitarian problems and the near collapse of basic services. This included the worst cholera outbreak in the country's history when, from late 2008 until spring 2009, more than 100,000 people were infected and more than 4,000 died. Throughout the outbreak Dfid worked with UNICEF to provide emergency health care supplies and to ensure clean water reached those communities in most urgent need. In some urban areas no piped water was available to residents for days at a time. In this photo, Dfid funding is providing clean water to communities affected by the cholera epidemic.
Photograph: Dfid
The Guardian
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