35 Children From An Apostolic Church In Hurungwe Die From Suspected Measles In One Month

The government is investigating after 35 children from an apostolic church in Hurungwe died from suspected measles and mumps within a month.

This was revealed by the Information Publicity and Broadcasting Services Permanent Secretary, Nick Mangwana, on his X account.

35 Children From An Apostolic Church Die From Suspected Measles In A Month

The Civil Protection Unit (CPU) is probing the shocking case. The affected wards and villages are Ward 4, 22, and Nyama Village 5 of the Hurungwe Rural District Council.

Mangwana shared the details:

“The CPU is seized with the death of 35 children who have died in a space of a month from suspected measles and mumps. The children are from one of the apostolic religious sects. The tragic deaths came to light when a member of the church brought four of his children to Karoi Hospital, with two showing signs of measles and the other two having mumps.”

The families whose children died lost at least two each. The Nduna household of Hurungwe lost seven children, while the Magara family lost five. Two from the Matashu family died while the Chikonamombe family lost two children, and the Kaitano family also lost two.

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When news of the 35 children’s deaths broke out, the CPU rushed to Hurungwe to engage the apostolic church leaders.

Some apostolic sects do not believe in having their children immunised. In 2014, Apostolic Christian Council of Zimbabwe (ACCZ) leaders went to engage Madzibaba Ishmael’s Johanne Masowe Echishanu church over alleged human rights abuses, including not immunizing children. Madzibaba Ishmael and his followers thoroughly attacked the ACCZ in an infamous incident that went viral.

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