Report
Zimbabwe Humanitarian Situation Report No.6
Multi-hazard Situation Report, August 1- 31 2024
Highlights
- According to the 2024 Zimbabwe Livelihoods Assessment Committee (ZimLAC), 7.6 million people (50 per cent of the total population) in the country are facing food insecurity. Furthermore, the prevalence of child wasting has increased from 4.1 per cent to 4.9 per cent in 2023 and 2024 respectively.
- Seasonal outlook indicated increased chances of La Niña for the 2024/25 rainfall season, increasing the risk of flooding.
- In addition, 4 per cent of the enumerated water sources in the country have dried up, and 11 per cent of water points are broken down.
- Since January 2024, more than two million children aged 6-59 months were screened for wasting and 7,004 children were treated.
- As of 31 August 2024, 304,112 children received the first dose of measles rubella 1 and more than two million people accessed essential primary health care services in UNICEF-supported facilities.
- Common diarrhoea cases increased from 29,445 in July to 43,661 in August. Out of the cases reported in August, 55 per cent were children under five.
- UNICEF reached 434,035 people (including 86,807 children and 135 People with Disabilities (PWD), with safe water in cholera and drought affected areas.
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