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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Cholera outbreak kills 42 in Somalia in 10 months: UN
An outbreak of cholera/ acute watery diarrhea (AWD) in Somalia has killed 42 people since December, a UN health agency said on Thursday. The World Health Organization (WHO) said in its latest report
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Cholera death toll climbs to 45 in Zimbabwe
At least 45 people have been killed by cholera in Zimbabwe in the past three weeks, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday, describing the strain as "multi-drug resistant". It said that
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Cholera kills 97 in Nigeria's northeast
A cholera outbreak in Nigeria's northeast has killed nearly 100 people over the past two weeks and infected thousands more, the United Nations said. The number of recorded cases in Yobe and Borno states
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Nigeria: Borno Cholera Death Toll Rises to 18
Maiduguri — Four more people have died of cholera in Borno State.This takes the number of deaths from cholera outbreak in the North East state to 18 from 14, as 300 new cases were recorded from September
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Cholera outbreak kills 10 people in Zimbabwe
A cholera outbreak has killed 10 people in Zimbabwe’s capital Harare after they drank contaminated water, a city health official said on Sunday. Harare city council has struggled to supply water to
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10 diarrhoea cases reported in Mullanpur
As many as 10 cases of diarrhoea were reported from Deep Nagar, Mullanpur, on Wednesday. Residents of the area have been getting contaminated drinking water supply from the past couple of days after the
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Jaundice probe bares faecal contamination
Jamshedpur: The jaundice outbreak in Dhatkidih that affected more than 400 residents since July was caused by the hepatitis E virus that is primarily transmitted orally owing to faecal contamination of
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Aid prize winner spotlights water crisis in Kenya's slums
Thousands of lives are at risk in Kenya's slums as dirty water and poor sanitation fuel the spread of deadly diseases, said the winner of the world's largest humanitarian prize on Wednesday. Kenyan
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Malawi: Rotavirus Vaccine Cuts Infant Diarrhoea Deaths by a Third in Malawi
A major new study has shown that rotavirus vaccination reduced infant diarrhoea deaths by 34% in rural Malawi, a region with high levels of child deaths. The study led by scientists at the University
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Nigeria: Cholera- Abuja Records Seven Deaths in Four Communities- Official
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has said that seven deaths have been recorded from the outbreak of cholera in four communities in the territory. Humphrey Okoroukwu, the Director