Hundreds killed by Zimbabwe cholera outbreak

More than 1.4 million people are at risk from cholera in Zimbabwe because of dirty drinking water and poor sanitation, according to global health leaders.

Infrastructure in the African nation has gone downhill under the leadership of Robert Mugabe, who claims sanctions on Zimbabwe have led to the country's economic crisis.

Money is worth less throughout the day as ongoing inflation forces shopkeepers to change the prices of goods on a regular basis and last month the country brought in six-figure denominated notes.

According to the Times, hospitals do not have the staff nor the facilities to provide adequate care in the face of a crisis, with aid agencies forcing their way into hospitals crippled by the cholera outbreak.

The World Health Organization said 294 people had died from cholera in Zimbabwe and there had been more than 6,000 infections.

Medicins Sans Frontiers said that 1.4 million people were at risk from the water-borne disease, as fewer aid agencies had been able to bore holes for clean water in the country.

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