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Feature - Starvation of a nation

Published: March 09, 2009

The people of Zimbabwe are hungry. In fact, they are starving. The country is in a state of emergency with a cholera outbreak, a massive food shortage and a deteriorating security situation.

It has been reported that there may not be any more contributions to the World Food Program in Zimbabwe therefore food supplies will run out. Food security is not the only concern. The whole country is at a standstill. Schools are closed. Children walk for miles to get to school only to find there are no teachers.

The health system is failing, with hospitals closing and medicine almost impossible to find. Our HIV/AIDS programs are becoming more difficult to implement. There are no antiretroviral drugs in the country and there are no supplies to replenish medical kits for home-based care.

There were many times when I was in Zimbabwe that I felt very sad. There was one Sunday in Church when I just couldn't stop crying. I watched the faith of the people who were praying and believe that God will bring them out of their suffering. They certainly are a people of hope.

We cannot afford to place Zimbabwe in the too hard basket. The people of Zimbabwe really believe that things can change and we all have a responsibility to do whatever is in our power to see that they are not holding onto false hope. - Sr Ivy Khoury, The Southern Cross (click below for full article)

http://www.adelaide.catholic.org.au/sites/SouthernCross/features?more=10639

 

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