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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Jaundice probe bares faecal contamination
Jamshedpur: The jaundice outbreak in Dhatkidih that affected more than 400 residents since July was caused by the hepatitis E virus that is primarily transmitted orally owing to faecal contamination of
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Aid prize winner spotlights water crisis in Kenya's slums
Thousands of lives are at risk in Kenya's slums as dirty water and poor sanitation fuel the spread of deadly diseases, said the winner of the world's largest humanitarian prize on Wednesday. Kenyan
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Malawi: Rotavirus Vaccine Cuts Infant Diarrhoea Deaths by a Third in Malawi
A major new study has shown that rotavirus vaccination reduced infant diarrhoea deaths by 34% in rural Malawi, a region with high levels of child deaths. The study led by scientists at the University
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Nigeria: Cholera- Abuja Records Seven Deaths in Four Communities- Official
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has said that seven deaths have been recorded from the outbreak of cholera in four communities in the territory. Humphrey Okoroukwu, the Director
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Nigeria: Cholera Kills 11 in Kano
The Federal Ministry of Health says in spite of the health and economic benefits of exclusive breastfeeding to mother and child, only 24 per cent of infants are exclusively breastfed in Nigeria. Chimay
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Wider use of rotavirus vaccine urged after 'potent' success of Malawi trial
A rotavirus vaccine introduced in rural Malawi has reduced deaths from infant diarrhoea by more than a third, proving for the first time that a major intervention in a low-income country can be highly
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Cholera, diarrhoea patients flood Ytl GMCH
Yavatmal: The number of patients suffering from cholera and diarrhoea has gone up to 650 at Yavatmal Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH). According to dean Dr Manish Shrigiriwar, the number
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Nigeria: Cholera Kills 11 in Kano
Cholera outbreak has resulted in the death of eleven persons in three villages located in Bebeji local government area in Kano state. According to witness accounts, 47 persons affected by the ailment
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City sees 34 fresh malaria cases, number rises to 207
With 34 fresh cases reported last week, the total number of malaria cases has reached at 207. On the other hand, the total number of people affected by dengue is 117 while the figure for chikungunya stands
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Sudan: New Cases of Suspected Cholera in West Kordofan
Abu Zabad — El Ahmar village of Abu Zabad locality in West Kordofan has recorded eight new cases of acute watery diarrhoea suspected to be cholera on Monday and Tuesday. Activists in the village told