ZIMBABWE’S escalating cholera epidemic could be just a hint of what’s to come as the country’s healthcare infrastructure collapses.
As New Scientist went to press 11,735 cases of cholera and 484 deaths from the disease had been reported, while hospital closures and shortages of health workers and medical supplies are spreading the misery beyond cholera.
Maternal health – a barometer for the state of a country’s healthcare system – is in disarray. Two maternity hospitals in the capital, Harare, have closed and women needing Caesareans are being forced to seek help in rural areas or to pay for private…
