Cut off from care in flooded Zimbabwe, pregnant women airlifted to safety
Published on: Friday 28 June 2019
HARARE, Zimbabwe – Chioniso Mutenda, 18 years old and nine months pregnant, lies on a bed in Mutambara Mission Hospital’s maternity waiting home. She is tired but relieved. Until recently, her safety and health were not assured. Just weeks ago, she survived Cyclone Idai, one of the worst storms to ever strike in the southern hemisphere. “The cyclone was powerful,” Ms. Mutenda recalled. “It destroyed houses, buildings and swept away people.”
