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: 66,361
- Community members reached: 633
- Community volunteers trained: 316,310
- Nets to be distributed in 2011: 155,969
- Population:
- 13.2 million
- Reported malaria cases:
- 2.7 million
- Cases among children under 5:
- 400
- Reported Deaths:
- 1,300
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.