then, commentators have alleged an increasingly violent policy of displacing MDC leadership in particular, but also MDC supporters in general, from their rural homes. This has happened against the rhetoric of ZANU PF claiming to be abiding by the law and the constitution, and of being committed to a presidential run off. However, displacing people from their rural homes effectively disenfranchises them from voting in any run off, and removing MDC leadership has a clear impact on the ability of the MDC to organise and motivate its supporters to vote. As the vote in the first presidential round was comparatively close, and as neither of the main contenders managed to achieve the 50% plus one required, 46 ZANU PF has been accused of aiming to displace and /or to discourage a sufficient number of voters nationwide, in order to win the run off. This report reviews over 700 individual interviews in order to establish the degree to which individual experiences can support or refute the various claims in the paragraph above. 2. Dangers and difficulties of trying to access or deliver health care The 700+ people interviewed here, of which more than 650 spoke of post election violence, are likely to represent a very small percentage of those who are in fact suffering violations at this time. ZADHR estimate only a tiny fraction of victims is managing to travel to a major centre for medical support, with others being treated in rural clinics and hospitals, or not being treated at all, either because they are too injured to travel or because their efforts to reach help are being obstructed. 47 There are reports of ambulances being turned back from accessing these districts, and of severely affected districts being under curfew where any movement out of the area is almost impossible owing to army and police road blocks. Nobody is being allowed to leave certain areas where violence is very bad without written permission from the war vets and police controlling these areas. 48 Doctors and nursing staff at rural hospitals are working under conditions of severe stress and many health workers have reported intimidation with some having been specifically instructed by state agents not to treat opposition supporters. These health workers, who, according to some reports are treating up to 60 victims of torture and violence a day, are emotionally traumatised and depressed. One nursing sister treating victims in a rural clinic was observed to be shaking so violently with fear that she was unable to write. 49 Most rural clinics have very few medical supplies and are understaffed. They are poorly equipped to deal with the sudden number of assault cases. Rural clinics certainly do not have x-ray machines, or even basic antibiotics in some cases. The authors recently interviewed two people retrieved from Gokwe by activists, who sat in their rural homes with multiple fractures for more than two weeks because the local clinic was unable to adequately deal with the injuries and they could not afford to travel further for help. In one of these cases, a sixty seven year old man with a broken arm and two broken ribs, with blood leaking into his thoracic cavity, received no medical attention from the 24 April until the 10 May. He had to spend several days on antibiotics to clear his infection before he could be operated on. ZADHR reports increasing numbers of victims presenting with complications such as wound infections or infected haematomas which are directly attributable to delayed treatment. 50 This is a completely unacceptable situation, but it is the reality in Zimbabwe today. 46 According to ZEC: the true results will likely never be known. ZADHR statement, 8 May 2008. 48 Add REF HERE. 49 ZADHR, 8 May 2008 50 ZADHR, 8 May 2008. 47 22