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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2,958 new diarrhoea cases
Nearly 3,000 new cases of diarrhoea were reported across the province on Tuesday, a Sindh government official said. Of the 2,958 patients of diarrhoea reported at hospitals in a single day, 457 were
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3 more malnutrition deaths in Attappadi
Dengue Cases Also On The Rise In The Region With three more children dying in the last two days, the number of malnutrition related deaths in Attappadi became 33 this year. A five-day-old infant
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More malaria cases recorded in crowded parts of Chennai
Improved living conditions could make vector control operations more effective in preventing malaria in children. The Chennai Corporation has recorded 105 cases in the last two weeks until Saturday. Many
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Waterborne diseases take toll in Sindh
With the increasing intensity of summer heat, waterborne diseases are becoming epidemic especially in the outskirt settlements of the city. Around 36 people, including 22 children, majority of them belong
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Diarrhoea killed 11, affected over 15,000 since May 13: officials
A total of 11 persons died of diarrhoea in the past month while about 15,897 people were admitted to hospitals across 21 out of 23 districts of the province since May 13, according to health department
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Now, Attapadi faces threat of waterborne diseases
There Is A Rise In Number Of Jaundice Cases Reported In The Tribal Block After malnutrition deaths, Attapadi is now staring at waterborne diseases. There is a rise in number of jaundice cases reported
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Diarrhoea kills one, affects 50 in Jibantala
A woman died and at least 50 people are suffering from diarrhoea in two villages adjoining Jibantala in Canning block II. Doctors confirmed the death of Menoka Sardar, 40, a resident of Bhabanandachoti
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48.6 percent Pakistanis suffer food insecurity
State of food security in Pakistan has deteriorated since 2003. The conditions for it are inadequate in 80 out of 131 districts of Pakistan. Ab out 48.6 percent of Pakistanis do not have access to sufficient
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Contaminated water supply triggers diseases
ALLAHABAD: Feeding on supply of contaminated water, water-borne diseases are again raising its heads in large pockets of Old South and West City. The Old City area, including Khuldabad, Sultanpur Bhawa,
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Health officials rule out cholera outbreak in Kuttanad
The district administration and district health wing have initiated steps to prevent any possible outbreak of cholera in Kuttanad. Two cases of cholera have been confirmed in the area in the last few days.