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MAR | Data | Chronology for Ndebele in Zimbabwe (3221 words) |
 | Matabeleland suffered from a severe lack of water and was in the midst of a ten-year drought. |
| The village of Gandangula in Matabeleland North was forced to abandon a ceremony planned to give victims of the 1982-1987 massacres a proper burial. |
| Matabeleland North and South were peaceful in the midst of food riots in the rest of the country. |
| Nutrition country profiles: Zimbabwe summary (581 words) |
| Matabeleland North, known to be dry and drought prone also exhibited the highest prevalence of stunting (28.5%). |
| The results of a study in 1997 in four provinces (Mashonaland Central, Midlands and Matabeleland North and South) showed that 33% of pregnant women, 29.6% of lactating women and 17.6% of pre-school children and 16.5% of adult males had haemoglobin levels between 11 and 9 g/dl. |
| In 1991, a vitamin A survey in Matabeleland North Province reported 0.6% of children from 6 months to 6 years with nightblindness and 0.2% with vitamin A-related corneal scars. |
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