Govt battles rising cyclone health needs

HEALTH personnel working in Cyclone Idai-ravaged areas of Chipinge and Chimanimani districts are struggling with disease surveillance and early warning and response (EWR), a situation which could easily degenerate into a crisis.

Following the floods which killed hundreds of people, health needs have been mounting, with workers battling to capture data which was worsened by the destruction of communications infrastructure, making it difficult to get word out of the affected areas.

The Health ministry and with technical support of the World Health Organisation (WHO) and partners recently organised a workshop to equip nurses and data entry clerks with skills on how best they could cope.

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