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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Zambia: Cholera Cases Rise to 585 Cases
The cholera count has hit 585 across the country as the Ministry of Health tries to arrest the situation. Lusaka has recorded 16 more cases while so far six deaths have been recorded with Lusaka still
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Cholera cases hit 528 in Lusaka
THE number of cholera cases in Lusaka has reached 528 since the disease broke out in February, provincial medical officer Kennedy Malama has said. Dr Malama said as at 18:00 on Friday, 27 new cases were
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Cholera kills four in Mbale
The director of health services in the ministry of health, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng has warned the public against eating contaminated food to avoid cholera. The warning comes after four people died in Bulambuli,
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Kenya: Cholera Outbreak Kills 216 While 13,000 Others Have Been Admitted in Two Years
At least 216 people have died and close to 13,000 others admitted following a cholera outbreak that has affected more than half of the country. The Ministry of Health has mapped out close to 12 counties
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Swine flu yet to subside, dengue shows its ugly face
Swine flu has yet not subsided and now dengue has started showing its ugly face. A local resident has tested positive for dengue while a woman died of swine flu last night. The deceased was a 63-year-old
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Preparedness in disaster situations- Lessons from Chennai floods 2015
Serious epidemics after the December 2015 floods in Chennai were averted by prompt preventive action initiated by the government which was supported by NGOs and citizen groups. This article highlights
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Zimbabwe: Typhoid Cases On the Rise
THE Harare City Council's health department has issued a typhoid alert as the number of confirmed cases has increased from six early this month to 13 this week. Typhoid cases were first reported in
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326 cases of Hepatitis C traced in 3 years
A large number of cases of Hepatitis C are being traced in the blood bank during blood donation. Except for a survey conducted at a village in the district, there has been no assessment over the matter.
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Zimbabwe: Typhoid Outbreak Spreads to Budiriro
The sporadic cases of typhoid recorded in Harare's Hopley, Glen Norah and Hatfield last week have spread to Budiriro, raising fears of an outbreak, amid scarce resources to control the bacterial infection.
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Addressing cryptosporidium infection among young children in low-income settings: The crucial role of new and existing drugs for reducing morbidity and mortality
<p>Diarrheal disease is the world’s second leading cause of death among young children. It claims more than half a million lives of children under five years old each year, accounting for 9% of global