Water for India: sustainable alternatives
In India, around three lakh children die of water-borne diseases every year, with diarrhoea alone causing more than 50 per cent of the deaths. Despite the primary sources of water in the country—groundwater
Waterborne diseases
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Mumbai: 81% juices sold on roadsides unfit for consumption, says BMC
The civic body has decided to act tough against vendors selling such unhygienic drinks which may cause water-borne diseases among consumers. Mumbai, May 9 (PTI) Almost 81 per cent of juices and drinks
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Cholera outbreak declared in cyclone-hit northern Mozambique
Officials declared a cholera outbreak in northern Mozambique on Thursday, a week after cyclone winds, floods and heavy rains hit the area. Cyclone Kenneth crashed into the province of Cabo Delgado on
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Kenya: Shortage of Clean Water to Blame for Cholera Outbreak- Ministry
Shortage of clean water has been cited as the reason Nairobi, Narok, Kajiado, Garissa and Machakos counties have experienced cases of cholera. Poor sanitation and unhygienic practices in isolated high
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Health Ministry dispatches medical teams to five Cholera-hit counties as number of infected patients rises to 62
The number of Nairobi Hospital staff infected with Cholera has reportedly now risen to 62 following an outbreak of the disease on Tuesday. An insider yesterday confidentially revealed that two members
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Cholera resurfaces in Cameroon's North region recording two deaths
At least two people have died of cholera in Cameroon's North region, barely four months after the government declared the country free of the disease, an official of the Ministry of Public Health said
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Mozambique: Almost 600,000 Vaccinated Against Cholera
Maputo — The vaccination campaign against cholera in the central Mozambican province of Sofala has reached almost 70 per cent of its target of 884,000. According to the latest figures released by the
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Cyclone Idai's Death Toll Stands at 847, Cholera Cases Rise
Hundreds of thousands of people are in need of food, water and shelter after Cyclone Idai battered Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi. As of Monday, at least 847 people had been reported killed by the
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Malawi: Mchinji District Registers Two Cholera Cases
Mchinji — Mchinji District Health Office officials have diagnosed two cholera cases at Mikundi Health facility in the district, an incident that has put a dent on Mchinji's record of zero cholera cases
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Cholera cases jump to 138 in Mozambique's Beira after cyclone
The number of confirmed cases of cholera in the cyclone-hit Mozambican port city of Beira jumped from five to 138 on Friday, as government and aid agencies battled to contain the spread of disease among
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Mozambique cholera cases now above 1400; vaccines arrive
Cholera cases in cyclone-hit Mozambique have risen above 1 400, government officials said on Tuesday, as hundreds of thousands of vaccine doses arrived in an attempt to limit the rapid spread of the disease.