HARARE – At least 35 children born to parents who are members of the apostolic sect have died from suspected mumps and measles inside a single month in Mashonaland West province’s Hurungwe district, a government spokesperson has said. Last year, Harare recorded cases of mumps (mahumunya/amatitiyane), a contagious viral infection which leads to painful swelling…
The death of 16 children from four families is feared to be a tip of the iceberg compared to hundreds of unrecorded deaths among the apostolic sect members in the district.