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IRIN Examines Risk Of Waterborne Diseases In Zimbabwe
IRIN examines how a lack of sanitation facilities and access to clean water, as well as the onset of the rainy season, are increasing the risk of waterborne diseases in rural areas of Zimbabwe. A 2009 survey, "compiled by the government and U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF), listed diarrhea as one of the major causes of infant mortality resulting in around 4,000 deaths in Zimbabwe annually" and "showed a 20 percent increase in under-five mortality since 1990," IRIN writes.
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