HARARE
–
Three
people
have
died
and
more
than
1,000
malaria
cases
have
been
recorded
across
Zimbabwe
in
the
first
week
of
November,
according
to
the
Ministry
of
Health
and
Child
Care’s
latest
weekly
disease
surveillance
report.
The
report
for
the
week
ending
November
2,
2025,
shows
that
1,074
new
cases
and
three
deaths
were
reported
nationwide.
The
fatalities
were
recorded
in
Makoni
and
Chimanimani
districts
in
Manicaland
Province,
and
in
Mount
Darwin,
Mashonaland
Central.
Health
ministry
data
indicates
that
125
of
the
new
cases
—
about
11.6
percent
—
involved
children
under
five,
a
group
considered
most
vulnerable
to
severe
malaria
complications.
Mashonaland
East
Province
recorded
the
highest
number
of
new
infections
at
407,
followed
by
Mashonaland
Central
with
283
cases.
Cumulatively,
Zimbabwe
has
now
recorded
154,024
cases
and
423
deaths
since
January,
underscoring
the
disease’s
persistent
burden
despite
ongoing
control
strategies.
Malaria
remains
endemic
in
large
parts
of
Zimbabwe,
particularly
in
low-lying
regions
of
Manicaland,
Mashonaland
Central
and
Mashonaland
East.
Government
prevention
efforts
include
indoor
residual
spraying
and
distribution
of
insecticide-treated
mosquito
nets.
However,
health
experts
warn
that
sporadic
outbreaks
continue
to
be
fuelled
by
shifting
rainfall
patterns
and
delayed
community-level
interventions.
“This
surge
is
no
coincidence,”
said
Dr
Memory
Mapfumo,
an
epidemiologist
at
the
Africa
CDC.
“Rains
have
fuelled
mosquito
breeding,
while
activities
like
gold
panning,
fishing
and
artisanal
mining
are
exposing
more
individuals
to
risk,
especially
during
peak
mosquito
activity
hours.”