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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Titupati: Health wing gears up to curb viral diseases
More than 20 dengue cases registered in the district. The district has witnessed maximum number of 421 cases in the year 2017. TIRUPATI: Learning lessons from the high incidence of seasonal diseases,
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114% increase in cholera cases over last June
Ahmedabad: Contamination in water supply lines in the city of Ahmedabad has led to a 47% jump in the number of typhoid cases in June this year as compared to June 2018. Cases of cholera registered a 114%
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Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation braces to curb illnesses during rain
Civic body's public health department trains its medical staff for dealing with monsoon-related diseases in city In order to treat patients with monsoon-related diseases, the Brihanmumbai Municipal
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Summer focus: preventing water-borne diseases
The city corporation has taken several steps to create awareness of waterborne diseases and precautionary measures. The corporation is taking steps to treat water at the source itself, City Health Officer
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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