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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DRC cholera outbreak sweeping more towns
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday sounded alarm over the spread of a cholera in July, which has killed 528 people and now affects 20 of the 26 provinces in the Democratic Republic of the
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Death toll in NE Nigeria cholera outbreak jumps to 35
Thirty-five people have now died during a cholera outbreak in northeast Nigeria, up from 21 at the start of the week, local health officials said on Sunday. “The number of deaths reported… is 35. The
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Cholera spreads through camps in Nigeria's strife-hit northeast- U.N.
Cholera is spreading fast through camps housing people displaced by Boko Haram militants in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, the United Nations said on Wednesday. Most deaths were recorded in Muna Garage
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After deadly mudslide, Sierra Leone vaccinates against cholera
Sierra Leone will vaccinate half a million people against cholera as thousands risk infection in emergency shelters with limited access to clean water and sanitation, an official said three weeks after
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Sudan: Cholera Death Toll Mounts in Darfur
Darfur — Eight people died of cholera at Dauo and Fina areas of Darfur's East Jebel Marra on Monday and Tuesday, while a medical isolation centre in the area recorded more than 150 cases from Saturday
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NCDC confirms 20 cholera deaths, 319 suspected cases in Borno
The Federal Government, through the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has confirmed 319 suspected cases of cholera outbreak and 20 deaths in Borno State. It has also deployed a rapid response
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Benue Flood: Five cases of diarrhoea reported in IDP camp; occupants reach 4,776
After surviving Boko Haram attacks, displaced persons die of diarrhoea in IDP campAfter surviving Boko Haram attacks, displaced persons die of diarrhoea in IDP camp No fewer than five cases of diarrhoea
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Kenya: Mailu Urges Extra Caution During Rains as 92 Cholera Cases Diagnosed
Nairobi — Health Cabinet Secretary Cleopa Mailu is asking for maintenance of a high standard of cleanliness revealing that 92 people have so far been infected by the deadly cholera bacteria in the latest
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Sudan: Cholera Still Haunts Darfur
Murnei / Zalingei / Nierteti — New cases of cholera are being reported daily across Darfur, but medics in Nierteti are cautiously optimistic with a drop in cases this week. In addition to the spread
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Uganda: Kalangala Struggling to Contain Waterborne Pollution in Communities
Kalangala — Communities living in Kalangala District stand a greater risk of contracting waterborne diseases arising from the increasing consumption of unsafe water and poor sanitation. The chronic