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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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.
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WHO to allocate 38 mln USD to contain cholera outbreak in Idai-hit Mozambique
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday that 38 million U.S. dollars will be allocated to contain and minimize the extent of cholera outbreak in central Mozambique in the next three months.
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Cyclone Idai: cholera cases rise to more than 1,000 in Mozambique
Cholera has infected at least 1,052 people in Mozambique’s cyclone-hit region, the health ministry said on Monday in a new report, marking a massive increase from 139 cases reported four days ago. The
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Idai: Cholera cases spike to 517, first death reported in Mozambique
Cases of cholera in Mozambique soared to 517 people in Sofala province, the government of Mozambique said Sunday, while announcing that a first cholera fatality is now reported in the hard-hit port city
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Cholera cases increase to 271 in Mozambique's cyclone-hit Beira
The number of confirmed cases of cholera in Mozambique’s cyclone-hit port city of Beira has nearly doubled to 271 in the last 48 hours, the southern African nation’s government said on Saturday. Government
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Kenya: More Than 10 Cases of Cholera Reported in Nairobi in the Last Two Weeks
More than 10 cases of cholera have been reported in Nairobi since the outbreak of the disease in the capital two weeks ago. Nairobi County Health chief officer Dr Washington Makodingo said that so far
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Mozambique to start cholera vaccinations next week after cyclone
Mozambique will start a cholera vaccination campaign next week in areas ravaged by Cyclone Idai, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday, after five confirmed cases were detected. Thousands