DEVELOPMENT-ZIMBABWE: Hunger Exacerbating Child Mortality - 0 views
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after 2000 as health delivery services declined amid growing international isolation.
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he used to give her older children, who have since finished their primary education, supplements like peanut butter. But now she cannot do the same for her three-year-old son because of escalating prices.
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Zimbabwe's economic decline has led to the breakdown of the country's health delivery system. Health care is now characterised by acute shortages of drugs and skilled personnel.
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The economic situation is affecting healthcare in Zimbabwe. Food prices are going up, making it harder for mothers to provide good nutrition for their children. There are not enough funds for supplies and personnel, and doctors and nurses cannot be paid fair wages.