PHOTO: BRENDA HARWOODDunedin Hospital staff are banding together in a bid to help people affected by Cyclone Idai, which devastated swathes of Southern Africa last month. The natural disaster caused serious flooding across Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, killing more than 1000 people and displacing 22,000 people without food or shelter. A fundraising campaign, entitled "Bin it for Zimbabwe'', has been launched by three Southern DHB senior medical officers with links to Africa - Dr Adel Mekhail, Dr John Woodfield and Dr Elliot Mackenzie. "The people need food, clothing and medicines immediately, and then will need to move on to rebuilding,'' Dr Mekhail said. A blue bin has been set up in the Dunedin Hospital foyer for cash donations, and people can also give via https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/bin-it-for-zimbabwe-cyclone-idai-victimsBRENDA.HARWOOD @thestar.co.nz

Source: Otago Daily Times April 13, 2019 03:56 UTC