Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe: Humanitarian Gaps 2013 at a Glance (as of 02 May 2013)

SITUATION

• 1.6 million rural people are expected to need food assistance at the peak of the lean season from Jan-Mar 2013.

• Ongoing drought in the southern part of the country will continue into 2013 according to meteorological forecasts.

• Zimbabwe continues facing outbreaks of cholera, typhoid and acute diarrhea in both urban and rural areas.

• Only one third of the population having access to clean water combined with a limited capacity of health structures, large-scale disease outbreaks remain a risk.