Cholera Mitigation through CHCs in Manicaland Zimbabwe: Final Report 2014
Final Report submitted to USAID Grant Number AID-613-G-12-00001 Complied by Andrew Muringaniza, Regis Matimati & Juliet Waterkeyn May 2014 Final Report
Final Report submitted to USAID Grant Number AID-613-G-12-00001 Complied by Andrew Muringaniza, Regis Matimati & Juliet Waterkeyn May 2014 Final Report
Full Report click here Project Area: This project took place in three districts of Zimbabwe, Chimanimani, Chipinge and Mutare in 2013. It was a one year emergency project funded directly to Zimbabwe AHEAD by USAID. It was an exceptionally successful project given the short implementation time of 8 months and resulted in 380 CHCs with …
Donor: USAID (direct funding) Districts: Mutare, Chimanimani and Chipinge Number of Project Wards : 23 Number of beneficiaries: 811,451 Number of CHC Members: 15,911 Cost of Project: US$ 506,316 Cost per Beneficiary: US$2.34 Start and end Date: October 2012- September 2013 Goal: To improve hygiene and sanitation practices and to sustainably reduce the risk …
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Community Health Clubs were started in Mutare, Zimbabwe in an effort to combat the rapid spread of Cholera in Zimbabwe in 2009. This is an inspiring account of how well mobilised women were able to role back this deadly threat and prevent any daths from cholera in this high risk area. The paper presented at …
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Waterkeyn JAV, Matimati, R Muringniza A, Chingono A, Ntakarutimana N, Ktatbarwa J, Bigirmana Z, Pantoglou J, Waterkeyn A, Cairncross, S. (2020) Comparative Assessment of Hygiene Behaviour change and cost-effectiveness of Community Health Clubs in Rwanda and Zimbabwe. In Healthcare Access: Regional Overviews. Ed. Bacha U, Rozman U, Turk,SS. http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen77967. Download poster: 2019 Waterkeyn et al. …
Year Partner Donor ZIMBABWE New CHCs Number of CHC members Achievement Beneficiaries 1999 -2001 MoH DANIDA Makoni 285 Health Promotion & IGs 1999 -2001 MoH DFID Tsholotsho 35 Health promo water & san 1999 -2001 MoH DFID Gutu 85 Health promotion water & san 2002-2004 LEAD FAO Makoni – 5,000 nutrition gardens 60,000 2008-2010 Mercy …
Name and highest qualification: Siphiwe Mpofu M.Sc. Designated role in Africa AHEAD: Programme Manager Date of joining Organisation: 2012 Summary of expertise: Siphiwe first impressed the Founders in 1999 when they met her as a District Social Support Officer in the first CHC project being undertaken in Tsholotsho. She completed her Post Graduate Diploma with …
The Cyclone IDAI induced storm that caused heavy winds, flooding and landslides has caused devastating effects on the mostly Chimanimani district and other surrounding areas of Manicaland province. Reports have it that a total of 98 deaths have occurred and at least 217 people are reportedly missing, 42 people are still marooned in other area …
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Africa AHEAD combined with the World Bank to host a session at the Africa San Conference in Cape Town in March 2019 entitled Enhancing sanitation and hygiene investments for human development impact in Africa The Water Global Practice of the World Bank Group has invested heavily in understanding the impact of sanitation and water …
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University of North Carolina Cholera Mitigation through Community Health Clubs (USAID/OFDA) 2013.10.USAID_AHEAD_ Chimanimani CHCs