Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe has one of the highest HIV/AIDS prevalence rates in the world. Malaria is the second-leading killer of children under age five in Zimbabwe, following HIV/AIDS.
With your help, NetsforLife® will work to fight malaria in Zimbabwe through prevention and treatment.
Progress Indicators
- Nets distributed to date: 52,561
- Community members reached: 597
- Community volunteers trained: 177,302
- Nets to be distributed in 2010: 155,969
- Population:
- 13.2 million
- Reported malaria cases:
- 2.7 million*
- Cases among children under 5:
- 400*
- Reported Deaths:
- 1,300*
* Data on Zimbabwe based on figures from WHO’s World Malaria Report 2008.
Political instability and involvement in DR Congo’s civil war has caused incredible economic hardship for the people of Zimbabwe—the official inflation rate soared from 32% in 1998 to 585% in 2005 and continues to grow.
A violent land-redistribution plan has crippled the farming industry and created food shortages that leave millions at risk of starvation.
An estimated 80% of the population is unemployed and lives in poverty.
Zimbabwe has one of the highest HIV/AIDS prevalence rates in the world—24.6% of adults are infected—and life expectancy is now under 40 years.
Malaria in Zimbabwe
Malaria is the second-leading killer of children under age five in Zimbabwe, following HIV/AIDS. Approximately 84% of the population is at risk of contracting malaria.
Adding to the burden is the fact that the unstable political situation has decimated the health-care system, which makes treating and collecting data on malaria very challenging.
NetsforLife® Implementing Partner
The Diocese of Masvingo is NetsforLife®’s implementing partner in Zimbabwe. It is one of five dioceses in the country.
Areas Impacted
NetsforLife® is working in 11 districts in Zimbabwe: Buhera, Chasiyatenmde, Renco, Rambanepasi, Ngombeyarara, Mudanda, Viriri, Munyanyi, Dorowa, Chiwehe and Chiwenga.
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