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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Sanitation operation flags off in Kagadi district to curb hygiene related issues
The department of health Kagandi district local government has commenced a district-wide sanitation campaign to prevent the spread of cholera and other water-borne diseases. District health minister,
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Mubi Cholera: 434 cases recorded, 13 deaths
The Adamawa Ministry of Health has confirmed that the cases of cholera outbreak in Mubi have risen to 434 with 13 deaths. The Information Officer of the Ministry, Abubakar Muhammed, confirmed the number,
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Kenya: Costly Lessons- Over 200 Schools Shut as Water-Borne Diseases Rise
The state of health in various schools hit by ongoing floods is worrying, as students and pupils risk contracting various diseases. This comes even as the Kenya Meteorological Department warns of heavy
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Uganda vaccinates more than 360,000 people against cholera
HOIMA- The Government, with support from the World Health Organisation (WHO) is conducting a campaign to vaccinate more than 360,000 people against cholera in six hotspot areas of Hoima district.
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Food safety law found wanting
Surat: The provisions in the food safety law are not enough in themselves to contain the sources of water-borne diseases in the Diamond City. Penalties are very few after samples are taken for testing
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Sudan is free of acute diarrhoea: health minister
According to a government report in June 2017, the AWD killed 272 people and infected 16,000 in a number of states including Gedarif, White Nile, Khartoum, Sennar, River Nile, North Kordofan, and Gezira.
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Uganda: Cholera Outbreak- Seven Patients Receiving Treatment At Naguru Hospital
The Ministry of Health has indicated that it has not registered any new cholera case in Kampala apart from the seven cases currently receiving treatment at Naguru hospital. According to Dr Henry Mwebesa,
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Despite drastic fall in malaria cases, Gadchiroli tops state
NAGPUR: Though malaria cases have dropped by over 27,000 in Gadchiroli in the last three years, the district continues to have the highest incidence of the disease in not only Nagpur division but also
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Malaria knocks at city’s door
Diarrhoea cases also on the rise in densely populated areas With the onset of summer season, cases of malaria and diarrhoea have started surfacing in the densely populated areas of the city. While
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Uganda: Districts On High Alert Over Cholera Outbreak
The rainy season is often associated with various challenges such as floods and cholera outbreaks. Recently, cholera, a highly contagious and deadly communicable disease, claimed 44 lives in Kagadi