Innocent Mahiya

Meanings That Residents in Budiriro Attach to the Cholera Illness: Cholera Outbreak in Zimbabwe Innocent Mahiya

This study focuses on the meanings that residents in Budiriro attached on cholera illness and the appropriateness of cholera interventions by various institutions. It sought to find out the varied meanings that were attached by residents who were affected and infected by cholera. Since the cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe epitomized the zenith of the economic meltdown, various humanitarian organizations chipped in to help contain the outbreak. The study then sought to capture the various cholera responses that residents showed in the face of cholera and the interventions that were administered in their areas.