The death toll from Zimbabwe's cholera epidemic rose to 2225 yesterday, with more than 42,000 others infected.
The death toll from Zimbabwe's cholera epidemic rose to 2225 yesterday, with more than 42,000 others infected.
The UN said 1550 new cases were being reported every day and lack of clean water and proper hygiene was causing re-infection after treatment.
It said an operation to feed millions of Zimbabweans because of a hunger crisis that preceded the cholera outbreak meant aid workers were competing for resources such as vehicles and fuel.
Cholera outbreaks are common in developing countries, but the water-borne disease does not usually kill more than about 1% of people infected. In Zimbabwe, the World Health Organisation estimated that the fatality rate was about 5%.
Unicef executive director Ann Veneman said: "We shall keep working until we have managed to eradicate and control the disease together."
While Zimbabwean health officials were co-operating with international aid workers, a power-sharing dispute has kept politicians from addressing the causes of the country's collapse.
President Robert Mugabe and main opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai are due to meet on Monday.-AP
