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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Suffocated by sacredness India's holy Yamuna river stifled by pollution
<p>The Yamuna River, which flows through the heart of India’s capital city, is one of the holiest rivers in Hindu mythology. It’s also one of the most polluted rivers in the world, absorbing more than 200 million gallons of sewage from the city each day.
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No cholera outbreak in North Chennai: Mayor
Says majority of inpatients at Communicable Diseases Hospital is from suburbs REFUTING the AIADMK leader J Jayalalithaa
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Outbreak of Gastroenteritis: Health Minister assures action against guilty
Health Minister Sham Lal Sharma today said that the government was taking preventive measures to check gastroenteritis and declared that after fixing responsibility, strict action would be taken against the guilty for the outbreak of the epidemic in Doda.
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Dongria story offers a glimpse into the reality of tribal india
One year ago, if you had uttered the words
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Central team for regular water tests for 4 months
By Mohinder Verma JAMMU, Sept 1: Even as the sudden fall has been reported in the number of diarrhoea cases both at Doda and Banihal, the Central team today recommended regular tests of drinking water at consumer points and utmost precaution for next three to four months to prevent recurrence of epidemic. According to the official figures, only 2 fresh cases of diarrhoea were reported in Dis
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10 die of dysentery in Rayagada
BERHAMPUR: Dysentery has struck Bissamcuttack block in Rayagada district with a vengeance.
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Cholera spreading in north chennai
Nalini Ravichandran | ENS Chennai Consumption of contaminated water is the main reason for increased reports of the disease across Vyasarpadi, Tiruvotriyur and Tondiarpet, as more than 20 have been admitted with diarrhoeal disorders in the past one week CHOLERA cases have been increasingly reported in the city for the past three weeks, especially among the residents of North Chennai, with man
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Cholera-like outbreak in Valley; hundreds ill
SRINAGAR, Aug 30: As over 30 fresh suspected cases of cholera and gastroenteritis were reported in Kashmir, the Public Health Engineering (PHE) department today issued guidelines for creating public awareness to combat the epidemic. After reports of hundreds of patients complaining of cholera and gastroenteritis like symptoms in Kupwara, Budgam and Bandipora districts of the Valley, the PHE dep
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Central team arrives today to inspect Doda's water resources
By Mohinder Verma JAMMU, Aug 29: With no respite from the diarrhoea epidemic in the mountainous and vast Doda district mainly caused by contaminated water, Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry is deputing its team to the district tomorrow to inspect water resources and suggest corrective measures to tackle the epidemic and prevent its recurrence in the future. Authoritative sources told
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Drive to prevent health hazards from Aug. 30
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