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Zimbabwe: Rural oral health survey to cost $2,5 million
Government needs to mobilise US$2,5 million to undertake a study to assess the impact of excessive fluoride in drinking water and to develop cost-effective interventions to reduce the severity of dental health care problems associated with this, a senior Government official says. In a statement, Deputy Minister of Primary and Secondary Education Professor Paul Mavima, […]
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Zimbabwe: Villagers Sue Diamond Firms for Pollution
THE Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (Zela) and villagers living along Save River are seeking a court order to bar three diamond mining companies in Marange district from polluting water sources. Zela is a common law trust established to promote environmental justice in the country. In a High Court application last week, Zela and the villagers […]
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Zimbabwe: Diamond Firms Poison Save River
PEOPLE who live along Save and Odzi Rivers in Manicaland province are at risk of contracting cancer and other diseases as diamond mining companies in Marange are dumping dangerous chemicals into the rivers, a recent biological and chemical study has shown. The study, carried out early this month by the University of Zimbabwe on behalf […]
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Zimbabwe: Public Health Vs Profits
HARARE— Residents of Zimbabwe’s major urban areas tend to take a laid-back approach to their environment and rarely raise a finger when it is polluted. It was, therefore, encouraging to hear residents of four suburbs in eastern Harare expressing their grave concerns at the environmental harm and public health impact as a result of pollution […]
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