Overview
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and ...
, a country in
southern Africa
Southern Africa is the southernmost subregion of the African continent, south of the Congo and Tanzania. The physical location is the large part of Africa to the south of the extensive Congo River basin. Southern Africa is home to a number o ...
, is suffering widespread
malnutrition
Malnutrition occurs when an organism gets too few or too many nutrients, resulting in health problems. Specifically, it is "a deficiency, excess, or imbalance of energy, protein and other nutrients" which adversely affects the body's tissues ...
Unicef.org
/ref> and diseases, such as HIV
The human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV) are two species of ''Lentivirus'' (a subgroup of retrovirus) that infect humans. Over time, they cause acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), a condition in which progressive failure of the immune ...
/ AIDS, tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease usually caused by '' Mycobacterium tuberculosis'' (MTB) bacteria. Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body. Most infections show no symptoms, i ...
, and malaria
Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease that affects humans and other animals. Malaria causes symptoms that typically include fever, tiredness, vomiting, and headaches. In severe cases, it can cause jaundice, seizures, coma, or death. S ...
. "One in four human beings is malnourished" in Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...
, but Zimbabwe is near the deep end with almost 12,000 children alone suffering from severe malnutrition
Malnutrition occurs when an organism gets too few or too many nutrients, resulting in health problems. Specifically, it is "a deficiency, excess, or imbalance of energy, protein and other nutrients" which adversely affects the body's tissues ...
(Turner 8). Zimbabweans suffer from lack of food, sustenance, and the politicization of food, but these can be fixed by the fortification of basic foods, the resolution of the political problems in Zimbabwe, and continuing aid from non-governmental organization
A non-governmental organization (NGO) or non-governmental organisation (see American and British English spelling differences#-ise, -ize (-isation, -ization), spelling differences) is an organization that generally is formed independent from g ...
s (NGOs). Causes of malnutrition include unending poverty.
References
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Further reading
* Chinake, Hazel. "Journal of Social Development in Africa (39-51)." digital.lib.msu.edu. N.p., 1997. Web. 16 Mar. 2011.
* "Country Cooperation Strategy." who.int. WHO, May 2009. Web. 16 Mar. 2011.
* "Country Fact Sheet - 2006." who.int. WHO, 2006. Web. 16 Mar. 2011.
* "Malnutrition Figures Up- Survey." allAfrica. N.p., 10 June 2010. Web. 13 Mar. 2011.
* Mutseyekwa, Tapuwa, and Tsitsi Singizi. "Treating malnutrition as Zimbabwe grapples with raging inflation." unicef.org. UNICEF, 28 Oct. 2008. Web. 15 Mar. 2011.
* Sollom, Richard, and Chris Beyrer. "Health in Ruins: A Man-Made Disaster in Zimbabwe." physiciansforhumanrights.org. PHR, Jan. 2009. Web. 14 Mar. 2011
Physiciansforhumanrights.org
* Tsvangiari, Morgan. "Malnutrition bites in desperate Zimbabwe." articles.cnn.com. CNN, 11 Dec. 2008. Web. 13 Mar. 2011.
* Turner, Paul. "Our Human Responsibility." Practical Solutions Magazine (8-9). N.p., Jan. 2009. Web. 18 Mar. 2011.
* "Zimbabwe child malnutrition rises." news.bbc.co.uk. BBC, 27 Dec. 2008. Web. 15 Mar. 2011.
Malnutrition
Health in Zimbabwe