Zimbabwe's health-care system struggles on.

摘要

As Zimbabweans vote in general elections, many will have to go to the polls by stepping over pools of raw sewage. Others will be noticeably thin and coughing, showing signs of HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis. Health indicators are worsening drastically in Zimbabwe. Hospitals in the country are unable to undertake the most basic operations because of shortages of anaesthetics, sutures, and other essential supplies. Zimbabwe's health-care system-once held up as a model for Africa-is collapsing.