Stamps was speaking to journalists ahead of the Second Annual Zim-Afro Medical and Health Expo to be held at Harare International Conference Centre from the 26th to the 28th of this month.
Exhibitors at the expo include manufacturers and distributors of medical equipment or devices, pharmaceutical companies and health insurance companies among others. Over 35 exhibitors are expected, excluding medical associations.
“Top on the agenda during the expo will be the issue of water the lack of which is a crisis in Zimbabwe at the present moment,” Stamps said. “The lack of water is the major source of war in Somalia and North Eastern Kenya and I hope we are not heading towards that.”
He said there was need to educate people on the proper use of water. “Water is life. We will all die if we don’t get safe water. Educating people on simple issues of hygiene like hand-washing and brushing teeth will save the government money spent on dealing with outbreak,” added the former health minister.
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