Half of the world’s population still does not have adequate access to safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) which could have prevented at least 1.4 million deaths and 74 million disability-adjusted life years in 2019, according to this latest report by the World Health Organization (WHO). The report summarizes …
Zinc treatment of childhood diarrhea has the potential to save 400,000 under-five lives per year in lesser developed countries. In 2004 the World Health Organization (WHO)/UNICEF revised their clinical management of childhood diarrhea guidelines to include zinc. The aim of this study was to monitor the impact of the first …
Mumbai: More than 50% of Mumbai's population are not satisfied with the water they are supplied with. This has been revealed in a survey conducted by the Academy of Pharmaceutical, Kalina. The study on a sample size of 500 people from Cuffe Parade to Borivili was conducted in June. "Over …
Teena Thacker About 1.5 million children under five die of diarrhoea every year. While the highest number of deaths occur in Africa, of the total 38 per cent deaths that took place in South Asia in 2004, India accounted for the highest number of deaths. This has been revealed by …
Diarrhoea is a major killer in India claiming the lives of about 1,000 children below five years of age everyday. Worldwide diarrhoeal diseases and acute respiratory infections are responsible for the deaths of more than 3.5 million children below five years of age each year. The second annual Global Handwashing …
BALASORE: Three persons, including a woman and two children, have died of diarrhoea within last couple of days in Mukhura panchayat under Remuna block of Balasore district. The deaths have been reported from two tribal hamlets. The deceased have been identified as Sita Singh of Gourapur and Kuni Singh and …
Two diarrhoea patients died on Sunday night, raising the number of diarrhoeal deaths to six in a week, while 111 more people were admitted to Pabna General Hospital and Pabna Sadar Upazila Health Complex in 24 hours till yesterday afternoon. A specialised team will start work in Pabna from today …
Nonihatwari (Dumka), Oct. 6: The death of a 25-year-old woman in Nonihatwari under Jama block this morning has triggered panic of a possible diarrhoea outbreak in the area. Lilabati Kumari could not be taken to Sadar hospital and she died without treatment. But Dumka civil surgeon S.N. Jha was unaware …
Population density intensifies in every country around the world. Recent statistics shows (World total population Wikipedia) the total population in the world is around 6.78 billion people whereas in 100 years before the overall population was approximately 2.0 billion. 100 years ago most of the countries were dependent on agriculture. …
This report examines the latest available information on the burden and distribution of childhood diarrhoea. It also analyses how well countries are doing in making available key interventions proven to reduce its toll. Most importantly, it lays out a new strategy for diarrhoea control, one that is based on interventions …
Jamshedpur, Sept. 21: The situation in diarrhoea-hit Potka block has deteriorated, as the disease has now spread to more villages. Cases of diarrhoea were reported from four new villages today, raising the number of affected villages to 19. Potka circle officer Sanjay Shandil confirmed six deaths due to diarrhoea.
Till Friday, it preyed on 80. Within 72 hours, the count has jumped to 400. Diarrhoea, which reared its head in Potka, East Singhbhum, last week is stalking as many as 15 villages in the block, where at least 100 have been hospitalised. Unconfirmed reports say six villagers have already …
BHUBANESWAR: Cholera may have been controlled in Kalahandi but it is still fully on with its dreaded hybrid variant threatening to break loose. A surveillance study suggests that this killer bacteria is present in at least 13 districts of the State. While Rayagada witnessed the scourge of cholera in 2007, …
Eighty people were affected over the past 24 hours as diarrhoea gripped villages in Potka block of East Singhbhum. Of them, 50 have been admitted to various hospitals in Jamshedpur, Jadugora and Ghatshila. The worst affected village is Dokarsahi where 55 persons, including women and children, have fallen victim to …
n Illegal water connections to blame n Panicky authorities disconnect supply Manish Sirhindi Tribune News Service Panipat, September 18 Deplorable sanitation conditions coupled with careless attitude of residents, who drew water from pipes passing through septic tanks, has resulted in outbreak of diarrhoea in the local Batra Colony, which has …
Formal launching of publication and website (www.watsanbd.info) on Disaster Friendly Water and Sanitation technologies, was held under joint aegis of Concern Universal-Bangladesh (CUB) and Dhaka Ahsania Mission (DAM) in the city's Dhanmondi auditorium of Dhaka Ahsania Mission on September 12. Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) initiatives in Bangladesh have lot of …
BHUBANESWAR: After diarrhoea, malaria is spreading in Western Orissa districts putting the efficacy of the health services to test. As diarrhoea has a long history in the State and takes heavy toll in the backward districts at regular intervals, malaria has emerged as the highest killer in the tribal- dominated …
Sept. 8: After the swine flu havoc, cases of cholera, jaundice, malaria and dengue are on the rise. A confirmed case of chikungunya has also been reported in the city. In all, 72 cases of cholera have been recorded in the city till September 7 compared to 64 in 2008 …
LUCKNOW: Polio eradication in UP seems to have come across a double whammy this season. In a state where authorities are fighting hard against the sub-optimal efficacy of oral polio vaccine, the increasing challenge of diarrhoeal outbreaks is making things worse. The reason: polio is caused by `entero' virus that …
BHUBANESWAR: Even as the State Government claimed to have controlled diarrhoea in Kalahandi where the disease has claimed 27 lives in three blocks, reports of more deaths from Bargarh district has put the administration in a tizzy. Reports reaching here said that there have been several deaths in Bargarh district …
BHUBANESWAR: Outbreak of diarrhoea in Kalahandi district has assumed an epidemic proportion with 26 villagers reported to have died in less than a month while scores of people have been admitted in different hospitals. Although several doctors
