2024 water funding gap report
Action Against Hunger released the 2024 Water Funding Gap report, finding that globally, only 36% of appeals for water- and sanitation-related funding were met in 2023, leaving a 64% gap. Despite dwindling
Waterborne diseases
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Dengue cases increase by 300%
Over sixty eight deaths and 4,600 dengue cases were reported during the first five months. This was three hundred percent more than the number of dengue cases recorded within the same period last year.
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Cholera vaccine only by Aug.
May 14: With there being no vaccine against cholera as yet, the state health officials are having a tough time. The secretary of health, Mr L.V. Subramaniam, says that a vaccine against cholera is only in its trial stages at the Central Research Institute in Kasouli, Himachal Pradesh. It can be expected only by August.
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Water quality study and cost-benefit analysis of rainwater harvesting in Kuttanad, India
In the Kuttanad region of Kerala, intensive untreated human sewage and agricultural activities have caused severe surface water contaminations. At the same time, other sources of fresh water are unreliable for drinking: ground water is acidic due to the soil conditions and iron leaching; fresh water from
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Water quality study and cost-benefit analysis of rainwater harvesting in Kuttanad, India
In the Kuttanad region of Kerala, intensive untreated human sewage and agricultural activities have caused severe surface water contaminations. At the same time, other sources of fresh water are unreliable for drinking: ground water is acidic due to the soil conditions and iron leaching; fresh water from
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56 fresh cases from new areas
May 13: In all, 56 fresh cases of diarrhoea and vomiting were reported at the government hospitals in the city on Wednesday. Among them, only four patients at Gandhi Hospital and one at Osmania Hospital are from Bholakpur, said the health officials. The new patients came from places like Moula Ali, Naryanguda and other parts of the city.
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40 new cases in Warangal
May 12: At least 40 more people were hospitalised at the Wardhannapet government hospital in Warangal. This is in addition to the 100 others who had been hospitalised after consuming contaminated drinking water. People from different localities are now getting admitted to the government hospital after complaining of vomiting, loose motions and stomach ache.
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8 days on, no end to infection
May 12: The disease outbreak in Bholakpur seem-ed out of control with one more person succumbing and 53 fresh cases of diarrhoea and vomiting being reported on Tuesday. The toll in eight days of cholera in Bholakpur in the city now stands at 13.
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Deadly diseases re-emerge in AP
May 12: Diseases supposedly on the verge of eradication have reared their deadly head in the state. A cholera epidemic in Bholakpur, an anthrax outbreak in Visakhapatnam and the recurrence of polio cases, are the recent reminders that yesterday
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Water and sanitation projects completed in Kurram Agency
The government has completed different projects in water and sanitation sector in Kurram Agency, Frontier Region (FR) Dera Ismail Khan and Peshawar to control water born diseases and ensure safe drinking water supply to people.
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Canal water contaminated in Dadu
Water supply to half of the town remains suspended for 45 days due to construction of a drain network. The affected areas include Manzoorabad, Najam colony, Masan Nako, Mallah chowk, workshop, Chhano Shahabad, New bus stand, Johi More and Pir Bux colony.