World Vision UK, in collaboration with International Health Partners, has sent a shipment of urgent medicines to the cholera stricken areas of Zimbabwe. The charity has received medicines from a number of UK healthcare companies, including 18,500 litres of Saline solution and Ringer’s Lactate from Baxter Healthcare, vials of injectable water from Ambe Medical and antibiotics from Pfizer and Wockhardt.

World Vision UK Chief Executive, Charles Badenoch, said –

‘We are very grateful to Baxter, Ambe Medical, Pfizer and Wockhardt for their extremely generous donation to help save people’s lives in Zimbabwe. We need to get the supplies out there as soon as possible, and we’re asking the British public to help make this happen.’

These supplies will be vital to the success of the 10 Cholera Treatment Centres set up by World Vision throughout Zimbabwe, each equipped to treat 100 patients a month. More than 3,300 people have now died with another 60,000 infected since October last year, with the number of fatalities expected to rise.

Deterioration of the health delivery system, lack of adequate water supply, and lack of capacity to dispose of solid waste and sewer blockages have all been the main causes of the current spread of cholera. World Vision UK is one of the largest relief agencies working on the ground in Zimbabwe, with the situation in some areas improving thanks to the supply of medical supplies, staff and vehicles to help in the fight against the disease.

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