Zimbabwe Health:
It
is recommended that travelers to Zimbabwe obtain vaccinations for
Malaria, Hepatitis A, Typhoid and Tetanus. Visitors should also
take precautions in relation to food and drinking water.
Avoid
eating poorly cooked foods and ensure that fresh fruit and
vegetables are washed using clean water. It is advisable to
boil drinking
water especially out of Harare and Bulawayo. Bottled water
is cheap and easily available, sold in shops and supermarkets.
Health facilities in the country have deteriorated steadily
in recent years and the best facilities can be found in Harare
and Bulawayo. Zimbabwe has one of the lowest life expectancy
rates in the world currently at about 40.39 years for men and
38.16 for women. HIV/AIDS is also a major health problem and
it is estimated that close to 2 million people are living with
the disease in Zimbabwe.
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